Each exercise uses a specific mental ability you have and activates an important part of your brain. There are no “right or wrong” answers. Maintain and enhance your cognitive abilities based on neuroscience principles. Each exercise takes 5 minutes or less. Write down your answers or just keep them in mind. Enjoy.

This is the time of year when parents take their children to school; it may be to begin school, rejoin classmates from prior years or start college.

Emotions run high for parents and students. How would you describe how what and how they are feeling?

Mental Ability: Emotional intelligence.

Brain Map: Right frontotemporal and limbic system.

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