What is online brain training?
Online brain training is a relative new feature that consists of games and exercises that train your brain.
The games are specifically designed to improve your memory and focus. To ensure that you improve as much as possible the level of difficulty is constantly adopting according to your performance.
Why online brain games?
There are several advantages to having your brain training online:
- Our fun brain games are always reachable and easy to use.
- There is no need for installing software or setting aside time for training when you are at home
- You can log in anytime and anywhere!
- You can use your coffee break or steal some time from work to improve your brain.
Who can benefit from online brain games?
Research show that everyone benefits from brain training. Young people improve their performance compared to their peers and older people can slow their brains aging and improve their relative brain age.
Those suffering from specific disorders such ADHD (attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder) benefits from brain training and research shows that improving your working memory reduce symptoms of attention deficit.
Training your memory can also help those with diseases such as Alzheimer to retain as much as possible of their capabilities.
How long does it take to improve my mental capabilities?
Research shows that improvement in brain function starts immediately when you start to train them. Foxy thinking however recommends that you train around 20 minutes, two or three times a week to experience a large improvement in performance. But every little bit helps and it is better to train once in a while than never at all.
Research also shows that improvement in memory and focus is retained at least six months after you stop training your brain and some brush up sessions at the brain gym can keep your performance consistently high. So with little effort you can be clever as a fox for the rest of your life!
How does Foxy thinking improve my memory?
There are three different types of memory, sensory memory, working or short-term memory and long-term memory. Sensory memory consists of our sensory input. Short-term memory is defined as the ability to hold information for a few seconds. Long-term memory is defined as the ability to hold information during a long time.
Foxythinking.com primarily aims at improving your short-term memory through brain games and exercises. When you improve your short-term memory your ability to store information in your long-term memory and your ability to focus increases.
The increased ability to focus is especially useful for those who are students, have high demanding jobs or suffers from ADHD (attention deficit and hyper activity disorder).
