Have you ever walked into a room and forgot what you were doing there? It happens to me all the time. As we grow older, our brain’s neurons tend to grow weak but the good news is there are a few ways we can strengthen them.

1. Be a Volunteer Tutor – when you offer your services to help teach people, you sharpen your cognitive skills and work the part of your brain (the prefrontal cortex) that has to do with analyzing, planning and problem solving.

2. Work out – physical activity has a way of making the part of your brain (the hippocampus) that forms memories bigger by increasing the capillaries in that region which in turn helps new cells grow. Also when you lose weight, you reduce fats that can clog up your arteries which take blood to your brain and that makes it easier for your brain to be nourished which in turn leads to faster processing brain power.

3. Learn a new skill – any activity practiced intently has a way of increasing the density of white matter (the fibers that allows neurons communicate) in the part of the brain controlling direct hand-eye coordination, the intraparietal sulus.

4. Look left to right – when you forget where you placed something, move your eyes swiftly from left to right. Rapid horizontal movements of your eyes can cause both hemispheres of your brain to interact with each other more efficiently and this helps with memory recollection.

5. Take a nap – your brain is like a file cabinet which stores information but without sleep, it can get pretty messy up in there. When you sleep, your brain reshuffles received data and creates space for extra storage. This makes it easier to pull out information when you need it.

So there you have it, 5 easy tips to help you work that brain and keep your memories alive. See ya!