Author: DynamicBrain Inc.
Publication: Monthly Newsletter
Published Date: May 22, 2023

Did you know that staying on your feet is a “brain job”? Your brain is constantly telling your body to make tiny adjustments in milliseconds and millimetres so that you don’t fall. For instance, if you trip on a crack in the sidewalk, the fact that you’re starting to fall is detected by both your balance system (your “inner ear”) and visual system (which notices that the world is starting to tilt), and your brain sends commands to your muscles to help keep you upright. When we’re young, our visual system works fast to notice that we’re off balance and reacts quickly to keep us upright. As we age, our brain slows down and doesn’t react fast enough to prevent falls.

New results from a large 10-year study show the risk of falls in older adults can be significantly reduced through a modest amount of training on BrainHQ’s visual exercises!

Please do your brain training today, and, if you still don’t have full access, join now.

Kind regards, Frieda Fanni President DynamicBrain Inc. DynamicBrain Inc. is the Canadian partner of Posit Science Corporation since 2010 providing brain fitness program BrainHQ in English and French.

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