CHALLENGE 2: PATH FINDER

WHY IT MAY WORK: We use visuospatial skills constantly, for instance, when navigating the supermarket, using a map, or figuring out how to use a tool. In a recent study from Japan’s University of Tsukuba, people who did visual reasoning exercises regularly for several weeks improved their thinking skills.

PLAY IT: Draw a path that leads from one of the maze’s openings to the other. The path can move up, down, left, or right but not diagonally and can pass through any cell only once. The black numbers tell you how many cells the path passes through in that single horizontal or vertical line of boxes. The red numbers indicate the total number of cells the path passes through in both its vertical and horizontal lines.