I was diagnosed last winter as possibly suffering from mild cognitive impairment, benchmarked, and told to return for more tests at the end of this year. Taking a doctor's advice that it wouldn't hurt to exercise my brain, in fact that it might actually do some good, by nothing more than dumb luck I progressed from "MyBrainTrainer.com" through "Lumosity.com" into "Happy-Neuron.com". This certainly proved to have been my ideal training regimen. Embarking upon MyBrainTrainer with a pathetically low score in almost every area, I made it to "Brain Master" pretty quickly - within ten or twelve weeks. Primarily this series of mental exercises games focuses on developing response speed, and it works extremely well. This was an ideal entry point. Lumosity took longer to conquer, and its games are the most fun of these three mind trainers. Even thought I earned high scores from the outset for mental speed (presumably thanks to My Brian Trainer) I moved from an overall 50-plus percentile into the 94th percentile within about four months. By then I was looking for a greater challenge, and I found it. Happy-Neuron addresses both visual and auditory training. Like Lumosity, its games deliver a lot of fun while they challenge, and like My Brain Trainer, they especially reward speed. When I started six weeks ago, I entered at Happy-Neuron's "gold medal" status (levels are bronze, silver and gold). To date my over-all progress score has increased by more than 20% - and "Platnium" medal status may soon be within my reach. Each of these three mind training exercises has immeasurably aided my recall, mental alacrity and perception. I still dip back into My Brian Trainer and Lumosity as I struggle to reach the summit of Happy-Neuron, and they serve as great refresher courses. Coupling these mental exercises with increased physical workouts has compounded their benefit. My greatest fear when I faced my 69th birthday was what I then viewed as an almost inevitable onslaught of Alzheimer's Disease. Now, nine months later, my worst fear is that I might not make it to Happy-Neuron's "Platinum' level status before I turn 70. What an extraordinary difference these mind exercise routines have made to my life!
I was diagnosed last winter as possibly suffering from mild cognitiv...
