Brain Games

Chen KS, Masliah E, Grajeda H, Gnido T, Hnang J, Khan K, Motter R, Soriano F, Games D, Prog. Brain Res. 1998,117, 327-334. 

But consider I said earnestly. Count the cost Your brain may, as you say, be roused and excited, but it is a pathological and morbid process which involves increased tissue-change and may at least leave a permanent weakness. You know, too, what a black reaction comes upon you. Surely the game is hardly worth the candle. Why should you, for a mere passing pleasure, risk the loss of those great powers with which you have been endowed Remember that I speak not only as one comrade to another but as a medical man to one whose constitution he is to some extent answerable. ... 

Lai son J, Lynch G, Games D, SeubertP (1999) Alterations in synaptic ti ansmission and long-teim potentiation in liippocampal slices from young and aged PDAPP mice. Brain Res 840 23—35. 

Bacskai BJ, Kajdasz ST, Christie RH, Carter C, Games D, Seubert P et al (2001) Imaging of amyloid-beta deposits in brains of living mice permits direct observation of clearance... 

Does your family like trivia and problem solving Brain Quest Be a Know-It-All (Workman Publishing) is a wonderful series of flip books, each with 1,000 questions and answers for ages seven to adult. These very portable decks cover math, history, English, and science Brain Quest Extra for the Car includes travel games. Brain Quest decks can be found at bookstores and toy stores, or visit www.brainquest.com for more information. 

Get some exercise in the days preceding the test. Play a game outside with your friends or take your pet for a walk. Exercise helps give more oxygen to your brain and allows your thinking performance to rise on the day you take the test. But moderation is key here. You don t want to exercise so much that you feel too tired however, a little physical activity will do the trick. 

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