Sentences with phrase «memorization exercises»

Positron - emission tomography images taken by cognitive scientists at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, for example, have shown that even when doing basic recognition or memorization exercises, seniors exploit the left and right brain more extensively than men and women who are decades younger.

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Furious, I raced through the math exercises, glared at the lists of words for memorization, and counted numbers until my frontal lobes began to radiate heat through my forehead.

Its counting and word - memorization activities, math problems, and reading challenges (all based on the brain - imaging research of Japanese neuroscientist Ryuta Kawashima) sparked a mental - exercise boom in Japan.

In general, teaching methods are old fashioned, with an emphasis on memorization, structured learning, and «drill and kill» exercises directed at the mastery of basic skills.

Without giving much away, it exercised my brain because the game tested my memorization skills.

While I went into the game looking for more of an arcade brawler, I wound up with a more interesting rhythm game and exercise in memorization.