Brain Games

Puzzles requiring thought

Brain games are activities designed to exercise mental faculties—puzzles, memory challenges, logic problems, and similar tasks meant to sharpen cognitive skills.

The term also describes psychological manipulation or mind games: Stop playing brain games with me. *Brain Games* is additionally a popular science television series exploring perception and cognition through interactive demonstrations.

Related
  • puzzlesProblems designed to challenge
  • triviaUnimportant miscellaneous facts
  • memoryMind's retention capacity
  • logicScience of valid reasoning
  • riddlesPuzzling questions or teasers

lateral thinking · concentration · mental · challenge · IQ · cognitive · critical thinking · thinking · strategy · puzzle solving · sudoku · crossword · maze · quiz · neurons · clever · focus · sharp

Opposites
type of activity

Brain Gamesphysical exercise

Intentional bodily activity for fitness

cardio · sports · weightlifting · bodybuilding · aerobics

cognitive engagement

Brain Gamesbrain rot

Cognitive decline from junk media

vegging out · zoning out · channel surfing · doomscrolling · trash TV

purpose/intent

Brain Gamesescapism

Habitual mental retreat

guilty pleasures · relaxation · time-wasting · stress relief · unwinding

Family

brain, brains, brainy, brainier, brainiest, brainless, brainstorm, brainstorming, game

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Known to kids · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G