Nine Letter Target Puzzles For Kids Ages 12-14 - 120 Word Puzzles For Smart Kids Aged 12-14 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781922364654)

The goal of a Nine Letter Target Puzzle is to find as many words as possible by joining letters. An extra challenge is to find the hidden '9 letter word' that is made up of every letter in the puzzle
Want to make your brain more efficient, plastic and adaptive? Looking for something engaging but not stressful? Do you want to expand your vocabulary? Word Puzzles are not only fun to do but have a bunch of added benefits when you complete them. Listed below are some of them.
1. A 2007 Harvard Business Review article by Gikey and Kilts, discussed the benefits of puzzle solving to develop our skill of pattern recognition. Pattern recognition is the brain's ability to find order and create meaning from data around us.
2. Doing word search and other puzzles con help to keep our ageing brains fit. A study published in the March-April 2001 issue of the "American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias" found that simple cognitive activity like word searches benefit older adults.
3. Dopamine is naturally produced in our brains, Touted as the "reward molecule", neuroscientists are linking dopamine to perseverance and the sense of accomplishment. When we finish a task, like finding words in a word search puzzle, our brains reward us with a surge of dopamine. Keeping this dopamine flowing keeps us motivated in other areas of our lives.
These are just a few of the many benefits solving Word Puzzles gives us. Come in and join us to begin experiencing it for yourself

Author: Brain Trainer
ISBN-10: 1922364657
ISBN-13: 9781922364654
Publisher: Brain Trainer
Language: English
Published: 06/10/2020
Pages: 154
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.33d