New Brainpower Quiz

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Ready to tst your knowledge about the brain and how it works? Try the Brainpower quiz I just added to the site.

Think you know a bit about the brain and how it works? See how you do on this brainpower quiz.

1. How much of a person's blood supply does the average brain use?

A) 5% B) 20% C) 50%

2. The cerebellum is needed to:

A) Regulate body temperature. B) Recognize faces. C) Maintain posture.

3. The number of neurons in the average brain is closest to:

A) 100 Million. B) One billion. C) 100 billion...

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- It has been reported that more intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair. Criminals, interestingly, have often been found to have copper deficiencies.

- 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

- An ostrich's brain is smaller than it's eye.

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You come to a fork in the road and don't know which way to go to reach your destination. There are two computers there. One is programmed to always tell the truth while the other always lies. You don't know which is which, and you get to ask one of them only one question to find the right way. Which computer do you ask, and what is the question?

(The answer is at the bottom of the page)

For more insightful analysis, train yourself to challenge assumptions. Suppose you want ways to get customers into your store? Ask, "Do I really need more customers?" An assumption-challenging question like this suggests other creative solutions, like finding ways to make more money off existing customers, or ways to cut expenses. Maybe these will lead to more profitable ideas. Challenging assumptions increases the creativity of your solutions.

(Many subscribers are not aware of all the pages of the site. This section is a reminder of useful pages you may have missed. You can just ignore this part if you have read the following page.)

Brain exercises can be as simple as having an intelligent conversation or reading about something new to you. They can also be more involved, like doing crossword puzzles or solving lateral thinking puzzles. Here are few general brain exercises you can do anywhere, and then a few ideas for exercising specific areas of brain function.

One of the more entertaining brain exercises is to invent things in your mind. There are many techniques for doing this, but you can start as simply as looking at things and asking "How could this be better?" Look at a clock, for example, and you might wonder if it would be better if you didn't have to look at it. A clock that periodically announced the time and even reminded you of appointments might be useful.

Other simple, but not necessarily easy brain exercises are those that involve puzzle solving. These can range from crossword puzzles to difficult lateral thinking puzzles. A simpler, fun version of the latter, is the basic...

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Until next time,

Steve

www.IncreaseBrainpower.com

Riddle Answer: Ask either computer: "If I asked the other computer if I should go left, would he say yes?" If left is the correct direction, the honest computer would say "no" because the other would lie. The dishonest one would say "no" because it would have to lie about what the other would say. So if either answers "no" you should go left. A "yes" answer means the road to the right is the correct one.

P.S. Muhamad from Pakistan won the brainpower tips contest this week, and gets to choose any of the e-books at http://www.99reports.com as his prize.

To see his entry and others, visit the contest page here:
http://www.increasebrainpower.com/brainpower-contest.html

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