DIY – The Mind Your Body Game | Brain Games

pay attention we’re going to play a

pay attention we’re going to play a little game to test your mind-body

little game to test your mind-body

little game to test your mind-body coordination what I want you to do is I

coordination what I want you to do is I

coordination what I want you to do is I want you to take your right hand and

want you to take your right hand and

want you to take your right hand and place it on your nose like this and then

place it on your nose like this and then

place it on your nose like this and then take your left hand and loop it under

take your left hand and loop it under

take your left hand and loop it under your right hands to hold your right

your right hands to hold your right

your right hands to hold your right earlobe you got it

earlobe you got it

earlobe you got it okay now when I say switch I want you to

okay now when I say switch I want you to

okay now when I say switch I want you to reverse it I want you to take your right

reverse it I want you to take your right

reverse it I want you to take your right hand to hold your left earlobe and your

hand to hold your left earlobe and your

hand to hold your left earlobe and your left hand to hold your nose you’re ready

left hand to hold your nose you’re ready

left hand to hold your nose you’re ready switch so how did you do did you get it

switch so how did you do did you get it

switch so how did you do did you get it or did you maybe mess up don’t feel bad

or did you maybe mess up don’t feel bad

or did you maybe mess up don’t feel bad if you messed up sometimes your body has

if you messed up sometimes your body has

if you messed up sometimes your body has a mind of its own but with a little bit

a mind of its own but with a little bit

a mind of its own but with a little bit of practice you can get your brain and

of practice you can get your brain and

of practice you can get your brain and your body working better together let’s

your body working better together let’s

your body working better together let’s try another one okay here’s one you can

try another one okay here’s one you can

try another one okay here’s one you can try right from your own couch using your

try right from your own couch using your

try right from your own couch using your lap as a surface I want you to take your

lap as a surface I want you to take your

lap as a surface I want you to take your left hands and I want you to place it on

left hands and I want you to place it on

left hands and I want you to place it on your left leg

your left leg

your left leg now make a fist with your right hand and

now make a fist with your right hand and

now make a fist with your right hand and place it on your right leg what I want

place it on your right leg what I want

place it on your right leg what I want you to do now is I want you to gently

you to do now is I want you to gently

you to do now is I want you to gently move your left hand back and forth in a

move your left hand back and forth in a

move your left hand back and forth in a sliding motion as though you’re standing

sliding motion as though you’re standing

sliding motion as though you’re standing a surface and then gently lift and lower

a surface and then gently lift and lower

a surface and then gently lift and lower your right hand as though you’re

your right hand as though you’re

your right hand as though you’re hammering you got the motions going okay

hammering you got the motions going okay

hammering you got the motions going okay good now when I say switch I want you to

good now when I say switch I want you to

good now when I say switch I want you to reverse it are you ready switch

reverse it are you ready switch

reverse it are you ready switch it’s not as easy as it looks did your

it’s not as easy as it looks did your

it’s not as easy as it looks did your left hands try to make a sliding motion

left hands try to make a sliding motion

left hands try to make a sliding motion with your fist okay we’re going to

with your fist okay we’re going to

with your fist okay we’re going to really pay close attention and we’re

really pay close attention and we’re

really pay close attention and we’re going to try to do it together now and

going to try to do it together now and

going to try to do it together now and let’s see how many we can get correct

let’s see how many we can get correct

let’s see how many we can get correct are you ready okay

are you ready okay

are you ready okay switch switch switch switch switch so

switch switch switch switch switch so

switch switch switch switch switch so how many did you get

how many did you get

how many did you get you get one correct maybe two did you

you get one correct maybe two did you

you get one correct maybe two did you get all of them correct

get all of them correct

get all of them correct and are you curious why these

and are you curious why these

and are you curious why these coordination games are so difficult the

coordination games are so difficult the

coordination games are so difficult the coordination of both sides of your body

coordination of both sides of your body

coordination of both sides of your body happen in a single place in the brain

happen in a single place in the brain

happen in a single place in the brain the cerebellum and when your hands have

the cerebellum and when your hands have

the cerebellum and when your hands have to switch while doing simultaneous tasks

to switch while doing simultaneous tasks

to switch while doing simultaneous tasks it causes something called bimanual

it causes something called bimanual

it causes something called bimanual interference making your brain pause

interference making your brain pause

interference making your brain pause over the action that is trying to do and

over the action that is trying to do and

over the action that is trying to do and now that you know how these games work

now that you know how these games work

now that you know how these games work you can try them at home with your

you can try them at home with your

you can try them at home with your friends and with a little bit of

friends and with a little bit of

friends and with a little bit of practice you can get better SS but as

practice you can get better SS but as

practice you can get better SS but as you know the first time you do them they

you know the first time you do them they

you know the first time you do them they can cause some serious brain body mix-up