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Play something that needs aim

Darts, pool, table tennis, archery, climbing. Anything where a small movement has to land exactly.

1 hour a weekEvidence: worth trying

Precise aimed movement trains the same circuits, in the cerebellum and motor cortex, that handle timing and fine control everywhere else. The neuroscientist recommending it studies exactly those circuits. Whether it makes you sharper off the table is untested. Evidence: worth trying

Good excuse for a pub game with a friend either way.

Source: Marco Tripodi, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, via Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, "21 brain hacks"

Same theme: Play

Arrows to move, Enter to open, Esc to close.