Oct 10th, 2006
Exercise Brain: Frontal and Parietal lobes
Let's now exercise our Frontal Lobes (that deal with working memory and attention, among other things) and Parietal Lobes (visual interpretation). (Basic brain anatomy here)
Quick! Count the number of times the number "6" appears below. Then, count the total of both "3"s and "7"s, trying to add the total number of both as you see either (this is, don't just count all the "3"s, and then the "7"s)
1234467889974674657865876576576 3576573625432657346578436578342 2732188582735827456724687343828 7672878682768723682376783768267 2647648823178346432764876774653 7436574386581483627868653873465
The Answer will appear as a comment on Friday. The most important thing here is not to get the right answer, but to try. This type of exercise has been used by the military to improve attention for decades (now there are more advanced, computer-based, tools, but this keeps being fun).



just so i don't forget - i got 33 and 58!
Eleanor, very very close!
6s: 33
3s and 7s: 59
I got the same amount as Eleanor did.
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There are 59 3s and 7s combined. Easy to miss one or two of them. Why don’t you print the exercise, and underline the 3s and 7s. The combined number of 3s and 7s, row per row, is:
Row 1: 8
Row 2: 11
Row 3: 9
Row 4: 12
Row 5: 10
Row 6: 9
33 and 57……….ummmmmmm
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i got it right... i was shocked, though. i kept missing 3's and seeing thme after i moved down to the next line. i was sure that number would be wrong!
good work, Amy! those missing 3s will probably appear in your dreams now...
I guess I'm not good at deciphering directions. I counted the 6s, then added up the 3s and 7s. In other words, 3-6-9 and 7-14-21 at the same time. My brain feels confused. Ouch.
well, that's another take at this exercise. Not bad, in any case!
I was just told that I have a cyst in Between the Frontal and Parietal lobes.I have lots of headaches.I took the test and came out with32-6s,57-3&7s.I have an appoi. to see the neuroligist in a week.
Wade, your performance was very good!
Funny, I counted all 59 3's and 7's, but I missed one of the 6's: I only counted 32.
Hola Javier,
Yes, sometimes we can get distracted in the "easy" tasks...
pretty impressive job, in any case.
all together 92!
I got 31 6s and 57 total of 6s and 7s
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I got 33 #6
I misunderstood the directions on the 3's & 7's. I thought you were to scan through one time and keep two seperate running talleys of the 3's and 7's.
I got 23 #3 and
36 #7. Still equalls 59 but I guess I did it the hard way.
Hi Flea: the goal here is the exercise part, not just to get to the right answer...so it is great that you did it one way. Try now doing it the other way (with same or other 2 digits)
Okaaay this is strange. I got 33 (6) and 60 (7/3).
Fun game, though!
Glad you enjoyed it Myrh!
I did same as flea but got 32 for 6s, 24 for 3s and 27 for 7's. Great dizzy spell after
good workout, Jules!
I had a brain injry in 1980 that killed the front temperal lobes and I found 32 for 6s and 32 for the 3s and 7s. I express my intrest in this topic and please contact me if I can be of help in your reaserh and development of this non standardized field.
Dear Jules and Joe, happy to see you enjoyed the exercise!
Joe: thanks for sharing your experience, am glad to see your rehab is going well.
Regards
I must have miss understood too! I counted the 6's (33) and added the 3's and 7's (318). Add me to you're research, accident in 2000, 'sheared' closed head injury.
Executive functions shot! Thanks for the fun!
I got 33 and 59!!
Nice game,really!
Glad you got some good exercise!
6's 33.total of 3's and 7 is 59
Perfect, Nisha!
I got it right i was shocked, though.I kept missing 3's and seeing them after i moved down to the next line. i was sure that number would be wrong!
[...] 21. How many...: Train your Frontal and Parietal lobes. [...]
i got
> 58 3's and 7's and
> 33 6's
Heh, I thought we were supposed count seperately the 3s and 7s... 33 6s, 23 3s and 36 7s
I thught I would count well the number of 6's, and latter I would count less 3's and 7's that are. The result is inverse, I counted 32 6's (-1) and the 59 3's and 7's.
i got 92
Read the directions! The point of the excersice is to count the 3s & 7s separately, in one scan; not combinatorially.
I tried to scan all three numbers separately at the same time at first...going crazy trying to keep each apart!!! Then did it as intructed here and that was easy. Still got 33 6's, and 58 3' and 7's.
O. I got 33 x 6
ugh what a workout, especially seeing as i had to talk to my boss for a minute half way through. 23 x 3's, 35 x 7's.
But i thought you were supposed to count the 3's and 7's together but keep them seperate
33 and 59
33 - 6
59 - 3 & 7
33 and 58
i got
6-33 times
3 & 7's -57
guess they r close!
I counted 32 6's and 54 3's and 7's. Think I will open this page on a regular basis as I will be 73 next week and don't want to lose my ability to think.
Hello Kathy! thanks for stopping by. If you are going to do this oftent, you can also change the digits you are counting, so the exercise always offer novelty. See you soon
I got 33 6s, 23 3s and 36 7s, for a total of 59 on the 3s and 7s. I couldn't believe I got it right!
how can a man work on his brain that increases intiative and increase self regulatory behaviors
hello Lee,
quick general suggestions:
1) initiative: with practice, starting small, developing confidence, and expanding scope.
2) self-regulation: practices like breathing and visualization, perhaps complemented with tools for better planning and reflection (diary, To Do lists), or biofeedback. See these articles
http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2007/09/17/judith-beck-train-your-brain-to-think-like-a-thin-person/
http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/11/21/emotional-self-regulation-and-biofeedback-freezeframer/
I got the correct answers on my 2nd try.
But I did it by counting down each column, instead of across rows.
33 and 59....
it was great.
Wow, I was shocked to scroll down and see that I got it right, 33 and 59. Cool.
59-3 & 7 32 6's now I got to go back and count the 6's again
I thought we were supposed to add all 3--I got 92.