Flex Your Brain!

3. a research project involving participants can be called a “___”
4. regular movement that benefits both the body and the brain
6. the mental processes involved in thinking, learning, and remembering, it rhymes with diction
7. an important time when the brain and body rest and recover
10. a careful process scientists use to answer questions and make discoveries
15. a specialized cell of the brain and nervous system, it rhymes with pleuron
16. the natural process of growing older
18. the study of the natural world through observation and investigation

1. a person who takes part in a research study
2. a type of game or problem that challenges you to think, it rhymes with nuzzle
5. the system of words we use to communicate with one another
8. gaining new knowledge or skills to keep the brain engaged
9. a simple form of physical activity that can support healthy aging
11. an older adult whose memory remains exceptionally strong for their age
12. maintaining social “___” with friends is one part of healthy aging
13. the organ that helps us: think, remember, learn, and feel
14. our ability to store and recall information and experiences
16. the ability to focus on something, also a type of span
17. a word describing a long lifespan, it rhymes with gravity