The human brain has the same general structure as the brain of other mammals, but has a larger size relative to body weight. The human brain is almost twice bigger than brain of bottlenose dolphin, and three times bigger than the chimpanzee brain. The largest increase provides cerebral cortex, especially its frontal lobes, which are associated with executive functions such as: self-control, planning, reasoning and the ability to abstract thinking, as well as perseverance and a wonderful memory. Part of the cerebral cortex associated with vision, among the representatives of the human species is also highly increased.

A study of 2011, spent at Columbia University showed that people rely more on the Internet than on their own thinking. This means that you are likely to forget a lot of things over time. And there’s no way around it. Today, children get the most of the information about the world from TV and gadgets, and it does not always have a good result. Since the information is too huge and not always flow to digest exactly what you need for school knowledge. Another scourge of our time – the ability to concentrate and focus. Psychologists and neurologists say that today generative children make up more than half of all kids in kindergardens. Mental arithmetic is a great tool for training the memory and concentration. Work on the abacus makes even the most active fidgets to focus.

The most anterior brain sector – lobnopolyarny cortex, helps to predict the future based on past experience. This is not entirely Superpower, but our brains are able to make short-term predictions and strategic thinking about the future, making the conclusion on the patterns of recent events. And if train and make active use of neural connections of the brain from the childhood, even after dozens of years, the brain does not lose the ability to think strategically, which greatly enhance its efficiency. In simple terms, mental arithmetic is not just an oral calculation in mind, but is training of the brain cells. Thanks to the development of fine motor skills – as a result of work on the abacus, then its representation in the mind, incredibly develops powerful connection between brain cells. And even if the child will not use practical mental account in future, the result of learning has an impact on cognitive abilities in general.

Today, there are many ways to improve memory, but all of these games for the brain does not do any good for computing functions or memorizing abilities. During the recent study, 11430 volunteers performed series of online tasks at least 10 minutes a day, three times a week for 6 weeks. And although they have improved their ability in these tasks, the researchers believe that it has not given any growth in the total memory and cognitive abilities. Mental arithmetic is a particular useful result for the brain, not just some abstract «vitamin».

If you have signed your baby to class of mental arithmetic, it’s time for another tip – if you want to improve the capabilities of your brain – listen to more music. Researchers from Stanford University found that listening to music helps to better structure the chaos, to focus, to anticipate the results of various actions and refreshing memory.

And yet, try not to spoil your child with cell phones. A recent study by the National Institutes of Health found that cell phone use for less than an hour faster the brain activity in the area closest to the phone antenna. Although the verdict to whether cell phones cause cancer or not, has not yet passed, many studies show that phone radiation is associated with other disorders, for example – with sleep problems.

And if you want to fix the passed learning material in the classroom, then teach your child basic examples of meditation. Yes, yes, the recent research report says that people who meditated for about 30 minutes a day for eight weeks, showed significant changes in brain areas associated with memory, sense of self, empathy and stress.

Amygdala and hippocampus (two parts of the brain associated with depression) are activated when we hear laughter, as well as the pleasure center, which plays a key role in all the pleasant sensations. Try to spend more time with the child, laugh more. Laughter reduces stress hormones and lower blood pressure, which in its turn reduces the possibility of heart attack and stroke. During the one study in 2012, scientists have also found that the level of oxytocin (also known as the «love hormone») increases when person hears the baby’s laughter.