Across
- 4. What the brain does when you challenge it regularly
- 7. Learning an instrument activates many brain regions at once
- 8. An activity like a crossword that exercises your mind
- 10. Taking in new information creates new brain connections
- 11. The organ that gets stronger the more you challenge it
- 12. A simple movement that increases blood flow to the brain
- 13. Activities like chess or trivia that sharpen the mind
- 14. Something that reduces memory ability if unmanaged over time
Down
- 1. A daily practice like journaling that supports brain health
- 2. The ability to pay attention and stay on task
- 3. Writing down your day helps your brain process and remember it
- 5. The ability to store and recall information
- 6. An activity that builds concentration and vocabulary
- 9. A time when the brain is actively healing and rebuilding
- 12. Even mild lack of this reduces thinking and focus
- 15. When the brain consolidates memories and repairs itself