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Today we have a classic planning puzzle, good for our Frontal Lobes and executive functions, developed by mathematician Edouard Lucas in 1883 and frequently used in neuropsychological evaluations. (Basic brain anatomy here)

PLAY online The Tower of Hanoi.

15 Responses to “Exercise brain: planning puzzle”

1. # eleanoron 09 Oct 2006 at 9:04

   The MindFields College blog has linked to you, I hope you don't mind!
   We love reading your posts!

2. # Alvaroon 09 Oct 2006 at 1:32

   Eleanor, I am very honored about that! Let me go further, and say I am very honoured

   NB: will have to spend more time at your blog and MindFields college. From a first look, it seems we are on a very similar wavelength!

3. # eleanoron 10 Oct 2006 at 9:26

   How humourous of you, neighbour!

   I'm glad you liked the look of our blog - as you can see we have only just begun it, and all readers are welcome.

   We published an extract from Elkhonon Goldbergs book 'The Wisdom Paradox' in issue 48 of the Human Givens Journal earlier this year, I just noticed that he is on your advisory board, what a coincidence!

4. # New Directions: Social Intelligence and the Frontal Lobes « SharpBrains: Your Window into the Brain Fitness Revolutionon 14 Oct 2006 at 5:34

   [...] Other links: Take a survey from MITA to help determine clues to your strongest intelligences Ned Herrmann’s Whole Brain Model for thinking of thinking Edward de Bono’s thinking strategies Exercise your frontal lobe Another classic brain puzzle Learning and teaching strategies for different intelligences [...]

5. # SharpBrains: Your Window into the Brain Fitness Revolution » Blog Archive » Social Intelligence and the Frontal Lobeson 28 Oct 2006 at 7:37

   [...] Other links: Take a survey from MITA to help determine clues to your strongest intelligences Ned Herrmann’s Whole Brain Model for thinking Edward de Bono’s thinking strategies Exercise your frontal lobe Another classic brain puzzle Learning and teaching strategies for different intelligences [...]

6. # SharpBrains: Your Window into the Brain Fitness Revolution » Blog Archive » Well-deserved break: Top 10 Brain Teaserson 01 Dec 2006 at 1:49

   [...] 3. Planning is not that easy: Towers of Hanoi [...]

7. # Donon 21 Jan 2007 at 12:46

   7 moves, 13 seconds first try. Is that good, bad or average?

8. # Valentinaon 21 Jan 2007 at 3:06

   i would really like to know what don wants to know... i had 7 moves 11 seconds.. where do i stand?

9. # Alvaroon 21 Jan 2007 at 10:19

   Both of you are right: 7 moves.

   I am not aware of a normalized table for speed...but 11-13 seconds is very good based on the times we have shown this exercise during our classes.

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12. # misson 11 Jan 2008 at 11:04

    7 moves in 7 secs

13. # Matton 17 Mar 2008 at 7:06

    :D lol

14. # ericon 05 Jul 2008 at 9:56

    omg i did autosolve for 12 pegs..takes 4095 moves @.@

15. # Alvaroon 07 Jul 2008 at 10:25

    Miss, very impressive!

    Would you like to try Eric's suggestion

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