Marilyn Minter Quotes

Some people say video games rot your brain, but I think they work different muscles that maybe you don't normally use.

Your brain, like your tongue, is a muscle. Practicing thinking by yourself really helps develop your brain, which you need throughout your day. I like to practice my thinking in a darkened room, alone.

I have a little Nintendo DS, and I play these brain games that are supposed to stimulate your mind.

Brain power improves by brain use, just as our bodily strength grows with exercise.

My memory seems to be holding on quite well. There is no reason why it shouldn't if you keep training it.

Studies of social games, puzzle games, and brain-training games have shown they have little effect on the brain despite often being marketed as improving memory and reaction speeds.

By playing games you can artificially speed up your learning curve to develop the right kind of thought processes.

Your brain - every brain - is a work in progress. It is 'plastic.' From the day we're born to the day we die, it continuously revises and remodels, improving or slowly declining, as a function of how we use it.

Fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the muscles that can. Of course, I could be wrong.

Learning ballroom dancing is great for your brain. But it only works for three to six months. After that, you've got all the benefit you can get, and so you have to move on to yoga, and then Tai Chi, and then bridge, always keeping on the steep part of the learning curve.

The single biggest misconception about games is that they're an escapist waste of time.

If you have a therapist who agrees with your every word, then your brain isn't getting proper exercise.

I think it's so important to keep learning and keep your brain active.

With all the lines I have to learn for TV scripts, I don't think I have any problems with forgetfulness - that's brain exercise enough for me.

If you're going to train your body, it would be a really good thing to also train your brain.

We all go to the gym, and we're thinking about how we look and what we're eating, but our brain is a muscle, and you have to train it!

If it's a cliche to say that intellectual curiosity keeps your mind sharp, your senses alert, and your capabilities cutting-edge, that's because it's true.

Talking about smart thinking, The British-made 'Brain Training Podcast' is a brief daily workout for the mind that could easily get addictive.

Children love this idea that their brain is like a muscle that gets stronger as they use it.

We've forgotten how to remember, and just as importantly, we've forgotten how to pay attention. So, instead of using your smartphone to jot down crucial notes, or Googling an elusive fact, use every opportunity to practice your memory skills. Memory is a muscle, to be exercised and improved.

It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others.

Just as physical exercise is a well-known and well-accepted means to improve health for anyone, regardless of age or background, so can the brain be put 'into shape' for optimal learning.

The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous.

I think it's good to stimulate your mind.

Writing is mentally stimulating; it's like a puzzle that makes you think all the time.