Areas of your brain
Spatial reasoning
Spatial reasoning is picturing shapes, turning them in your mind, and seeing how they fit together.
What these areas do
Spatial reasoning draws on two areas working closely together. The parietal lobe, toward the top and back of the brain, is commonly involved in mentally rotating objects and judging how shapes fit into a space. Just behind it, at the very back of the head, the occipital lobe does the seeing, turning what reaches your eyes into a picture you can work with. You have to see a shape clearly before you can turn it in your mind, so these two areas pass information back and forth as you imagine a piece from a new angle before you ever move it.
What your mind is doing in Fitastic
Fitting a tray of pieces into an outline means turning each one over in your mind, picturing where it lands, and adjusting the plan as the space fills. It is calm, hands-on, and there is no timer pushing you. We do not measure or score anything about you. It is simply an enjoyable way to keep this kind of mental picturing active.
Keep this kind of thinking active
This daily game gives spatial reasoning a gentle, enjoyable workout. Today’s puzzle is always free.
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Looking after your brain
Puzzles are one enjoyable way to stay curious and mentally active. The habits with the best evidence behind them are simple ones: good sleep, regular exercise, learning new things, staying socially connected, and looking after your heart. These games are for fun and mental exercise. They are not a treatment, a test, or a measure of your health.