Namco recently announced that it has released four new titles for the Android mobile operating system, featured on the G1 Google Phone, including two brain training games: Brain Coach with Dr. Kawashima and More Brain Exercise with Dr. Kawashima.
Brain Coach and More Brain Exercise have been adapted for mobile and allow players to test and refine their mental agility by stimulating different parts of their brain. Dr. Kawashima accompanies the player throughout the experience and explains each of 36 minigame puzzles. The player’s performance is ranked after gameplay, and statistics can be uploaded to the official website or Facebook. You can challenge up to 3 friends too.
Both games are officially approved by Dr. Kawashima of Tohoku University, the mastermind of the brain training games, and are scientifically proven at the Kawashima Lab to stimulate certain regions of the brain. You can try the games online now at the More Brain Exercise website.
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The nature of the brain is similar body muscles in many ways. If it is stimulated and made to work, it gets stronger and if it is not used it gets weaker. However care should be taken to not over stimulate it. Just as over training a muscle leads to injuries, stimulating the brain beyond its capacity might impair its strength.