As we are careful when we think about the passwords? Let's take note of what are the characteristics of the words we use every day? There are passwords which are made up of two or three different words and which together form a new word that has a different meaning from the original words, such as “passamano”.
We are at episode number 37 of the column “Mental gymnastics" for a "Winning Brain” the result of the collaboration of FIRST online Professor Giuseppe Alfredo Iannoccari, neuropsychologist, professor at the State University of Milan and president of Assomensana, the association for the development and enhancement of mental activities. Every Sunday a mental gymnastics exercise is proposed on FIRSTonline that stimulates different mental abilities. In the banner on the right of our home page or here all the exercises already published are grouped together, which have stimulated a different ability of our brain each time.
Let's remember the basic rules
For each exercise you will be shown:
- which cognitive functions it stimulates
- what purpose does it serve in everyday life
- delivery to carry out the exercise
- how long should the execution time be?
- how to calculate the score
- the finish line for an optimal score
- how to make it more empowering
- which variations to adopt to continue doing so
Mental gymnastics exercise number 37: “Married words”
This week we propose the new exercise “Married Talk” for the column “The Winning Brain” which develops and strengthens the following mental skills: Language, Planning, Concentration, Mental Flexibility. The exercise helps to focus on the words that we use when we speak, a useful attitude to quickly decide whether it is appropriate to use one term rather than another, but we must train the ability to analyze how words are formed.
Delivery: Find at least 10 words that are composed of two distinct words. Example: PASSA-MANO. The words must be able to be broken down into two different words.
Execution time: 150 seconds.
Score: 10 points for each word recovered in 150 seconds.
Traguardo: score at least 100 points.
Strengthening: score 100 points by finding compound words made up of three other distinct words.
variants: Find five compound words that begin with the same word.
Call: Write your results in the comments
