左手刷牙、閉眼洗澡，這些小方法讓你的大腦更健康

Giving your brain new experiences will keep it healthier.

讓你的大腦感受新體驗會讓它更為健康。

Try these brain exercises during your morning routine or your down time and see if you feel the difference.

在早起洗漱晨練等活動期間或不工作的時候試試這些大腦鍛煉方法，看看是否會有什么效果。

01

Brush teeth with your non-dominant hand.

用非慣用手來刷牙。

Research has shown that using the opposite side of your brain (as in this exercise) can result in a rapid and substantial expansion of in the parts of the cortex that control and process tactile information from the hand.

研究顯示，使用大腦對側(cè)(就像這里的鍛煉方法一樣)可使控制處理手部觸覺信息的大腦皮層區(qū)域出現(xiàn)快速的實質(zhì)性擴展。

02

Shower with your eyes closed.

洗澡的時候閉上眼。

Your hands will probably notice varied textures of your own body you don t "see," and will send messages back to your brain.

你的手將可能會感受到自己身體上那些眼睛所“看不到”的紋理質(zhì)感，然后這些信息將會傳遞回你的大腦。

03

Switch around your morning activities.

時常改換早晨的活動。

Brain imaging studies show that novel tasks exercise large areas of the cortex, indicating increased levels of brain activity in several distinct areas.

腦成像研究顯示，新異的工作任務(wù)會鍛煉大腦皮層的很大面積區(qū)域，一些不同區(qū)域的腦部活動水平出現(xiàn)增長。

This activity declines when the task becomes routine and automatic.

當(dāng)上述工作任務(wù)成為例行的機械式日常時，這種大腦活動也會出現(xiàn)衰減。

04

Switch seats at the table.

改變餐桌邊的座位。

In most families, everyone has his or her "own" seat, but your brain benefits from new experiences.

在大多數(shù)家庭里，每個人都有自己“獨有”的座位，但你的大腦會從新體驗中受益的。

05

Play with spare change.

擺弄零錢。

Because our brains regularly rely on visual cues to distinguish between objects, using touch to identify subtly different things increases activation in cortical areas that process tactile information and leads to stronger synapses.

大腦通常會以來視覺線索來辨別物品，使用觸摸來識別那些細微的不同之處會讓處理觸覺信息的大腦皮層區(qū)域更加具有活性，同時也會讓神經(jīng)鍵更為強韌。

06

Place a cup full of coins in your car s drink holder.

在車子的水杯槽里放上一杯子的硬幣。

While at a stoplight, try to determine the denominations by feel alone.

在等紅綠燈的時候，僅靠感覺來確定硬幣面額。

You can also put coins in your pocket, and identify them when you stop at a corner.

你也可以把硬幣放在口袋里，在拐角處停留的時候用上述方法來識別硬幣。

07

Scan at the supermarket.

在超市里仔細觀察。

Stop in any aisle and look at the shelves, top to bottom.

在走道中停下，從上到下觀察貨架。

If there s something you ve never seen before, pick it up, read the ingredients and think about it.

如果有什么東西你之前從未見過，拿起來看看它的成份，并對此展開思考。

You don t have to buy it to benefit; you ve broken your routine and experienced something new.

用不著為此去買下來它，你已經(jīng)打破了習(xí)慣性枷鎖，體會到了新的東西。

08

Read differently.

用不同的方式閱讀。

When we read aloud or listen to reading, we use very different brain circuits than when we read silently to ourselves.

當(dāng)我們大聲朗讀或傾聽朗讀時，所使用的大腦回路與自己默讀時的回路是很不相同的。

Read aloud with your partner or a friend, alternating roles of reader and listener.

與同伴或朋友一起大聲朗讀，并進行朗讀與傾聽的角色替換。

It may be slow to get through a book, but as a bonus you ll spend quality time together.

這樣做可能會導(dǎo)致讀書進度變慢，但作為回報你們會共同獲得這段優(yōu)質(zhì)時間。

試試也無妨~

英文、圖片來源：MSN News