var fDesc=new Array(); fDesc[0] = "Thought, memory, imagination, behavior – your brain is the starting point for all these, and just like bodies, brains need exercise. As anthropologist George Dorsey said once, the more you use your brain, the more brain you will have to use. The human brain is made up of millions of special cells called neurons, which are constantly sending and receiving signals every moment of our lives. Each neuron has one sending part called the axon and many receiving parts called dendrites. When you put your brain to work, the dendrites grow, branching out to receive more signals and make new connections. Research shows that fun and challenging mental activity, like playing Brain Training for Dummies, can stimulate the growth of dendrites. That’s right, playing games can make you smarter!
Brain Training for Dummies exercises six different skill areas: Memory, Reflexes, Math, Language, Logic, and Spatial. Each Brain Builder (game) works out two of these skills, for double the mental muscle building. There are 15 different Brain Builder games so you won’t get bored for sure! For example, Lost Locations works on memory and spatial while Lightning Letters works on reflexes and language. The How To section of the game contains a complete tutorial for each Brain Builder game, with suggested strategies to help you succeed. In the Practice section, you can play all of the games at your leisure, setting the difficulty level of each as you like.
When you’re ready to put your new skills to the test, head on over to the Play section for a Brain Training challenge. You have a choice of three play options: the 15-game Full Circuit, the 6-game Mini Circuit, or the Skill Circuit, which consists of all 5 games from one skill area. When you complete a circuit, your results power up the Brain Gauge. The individuals areas of the Brain Gauge brighten with each successfully completed challenge in that skill area. The difficulty level for each game in a circuit is determined by your current Brain Gauge score for the skills in that game. In your first circuit, all games are at Level 1. In successive circuits, the lower of your two skill scores in each game determines the difficulty level for that game.
Just like a real brain, your Brain Gauge only remains bright with regular use. Brain Training for Dummies watches the calendar. If you haven’t played for several days, your Brain Gauge starts to dim.
You can try this game for 60 minutes before you buy the licensed version. If you like it, you can buy this game for only 19.95 dollars, right from the Oberon Media Game Center, on the Web.
About the system requirements, is not that big computer that you need to run this game. Take a look to the list:
• 600 MHz Intel Pentium III or higher.
• 256 MB RAM Windows 2000 and XP, 1 GB RAM Vista
• OpenGL or DirectX compatible 3D video card w/32mb memory
• 60 MB Free Hard Drive Space
• Direct X 7.0 or higher
• Windows compatible 16-bit sound card
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