More brain exercise ideas

These are great - and they may spark some ideas for your own interactive exercises.

http://www.braingle.com/

http://www.sharpbrains.com/teasers/brain-games-the-latest/

http://www.scilearn.com/products/brainapps/lunar-tunes/index.php Lunar Tunes is an exercise that will test your auditory and visual-spatial memory.

http://www.scilearn.com/products/brainapps/hoop-nut/index.php Hoop Nut is an exercise that will test your auditory processing speed and ability to focus your attention.

Radica Brain Games - low tech game for those not ready for a Nintendo DS

The iBrain book also suggests some low tech ideas like learning how to play chess, taking up the tuba and volunteering at a local hospital. Maybe 2009 is the year to learn a foreign language, as well?