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>>> WITH SCHOOL REOPENING, BRAIN BOOSTING ACTIVITIES, AND PREVENT THE BRAIN DRAIN.
NELSON IS SHARING TRICKS FOR
KIDS AND MEMORIES AND
CONCENTRATION FOR BRAIN HACKS.
WE CAN USE BRAIN TRACKS.
AS A MOM I HAVE A MOMMY BRAINY
COULD USE HELP WITH THE MEMORY
AND YOU'RE A FOUR TIME USA
MEMORY CHAMPION.
WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO START THAT
JOURNEY?
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME ON.
I DISCOVERED THIS WORLD OF
MEMORY TECHNIQUES TEN YEARS AGO
WHEN MY GRANDMOTHER SUFFERED
FROM ALZHEIMER'S AND IT TOOK ME
AND INSPIRED ME TO GO ON THE
JOURNEY.
>> IT SEEMED LIKE A MUSCLE YOU
HAD TO TRAIN.
WHAT DID IT COME TO BECOME A
CHAMPION?
>> A LOT OF PRACTICE.
IT'S NOT WHAT I HAD GROWING UP.
I HAD TO LEARN IT.
DEFINITELY PRACTICE, IT'S LIKE
ANY OTHER SKIM.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW
THAT.
MEMORY CAN BE TRAINED WHETHER
YOU THINK YOU HAVE A GOOD
MEMORY OR NOT.
>> MOST PEOPLE WOULD SAY I
DON'T HAVE A GOOD MEMORY.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF
SUPERCHARGING YOUR BRAIN AND
BEING ABLE TO STRENGTHEN YOUR
MEMORIES?
>> THINK OF ALL OF THE THINGS
WE RELY ON OUTSIDE OF YOUR
BRAINS.
IMAGINE WE COULD NOT USE OUR
PHONES, REMEMBER PHONE NUMBERS,
STATES AND CAPITOLS, ALL OF THE
MATH FORMULAS FROM SCHOOL AND
ON TOP OF THAT YOU'RE MAKING
YOUR BRAIN HEALTHIER BY WORKING
IT OUT.
>> RIGHT, I COULD HAVE USED
THESE TIPS BACK IN COLLEGE AND
HAD TO REMEMBER ALL KINDS OF
STUFF.
>> ME TOO, I DIDN'T KNOW THEM
BACK THEN.
>> MAYBE I CAN TRAIN MY KIDS TO
RETAIN THE INFORMATION YOU NEED
IN SCHOOL.
DO YOU HAVE ANY MEMORY BOOSTING
TIPS.
WHAT ARE THE TOP 5?
>> YES.
I STARTED WITH MAKING SURE YOU
MAKE THE EFFORT.
THEY GIVE UP AND USE THE PHONE
AND DEVICE.
TRY AND USE YOUR MEMORY AND
YOU'LL SEE HOW MUCH BETTER IT
IS THAN YOU THINK.
THE SECOND THING IS TO THINK IN
PICTURES.
YOU CAN TURN IT INTO A MENTAL
IMAGE THAT'S SILL LOAFER THE
TOP, IT'S BETTER.
LINK IT TO SOMETHING YOU
ALREADY KNOW.
WHEN WE LEARN SOMETHING NEW
THAT'S DIFFICULT, WE CAN STICK
IT TO SOMETHING THAT WE
ASSOCIATE IT TO, AND IT WILL
STAY LONGER AND LAST, THE NEXT
IS PRACTICE, SO MAKING SURE YOU
TRY AND USE YOUR MEMORY AS
FREQUENTLY AS POSSIBLE.
AND THE LAST STEP WOULD BE TO
DO SOMETHING FUN WITH YOUR
MEMORY.
WHETHER IT'S MEMORIZING THE
STATE CAPITOLS OR LEARNING A
LANGUAGE.
YOU WANT TO MAKE IT INTERESTING
FOR YOURSELF.
>> I'M ANXIOUS TO TEST YOU ON
YOUR MEMORY.
BEFORE WE GET TO, THAT WHEN YOU
DO THESE COMPETITIONS AND
BECOME THE MEMORY CHAMPION HOW
MANY PEOPLE HAVE YOU BEEN
COMPETING IT?
>> IT'S BETWEEN 50 TO 100
PEOPLE, IT VARIES YEAR TO YEAR.
>> THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE
WHO ARE PRACTICING THE MEMORY
GAME.
THERE'S LATE OF PEOPLE WHO DO
THIS.
>> IT'S NOT JUST THE MEMORY
GAME, IT'S MEMORIZING CARDS,
NUMBERS, NAMES, ALL SORTS OF
THINGS.
>> AS I MENTIONED I WOULD LOVE
TO QUIZ YOU ON LIVE TV, ARE YOU
UP FOR IT?
>> YES.
>> HOW FAST YOU CAN NAME STATE
CAPITOLS AND THE STATES IN 30
SECONDS AND I HAVE MY PHONE
HERE.
WE'RE GOING TO TIME YOU.
ALL RIGHT, READY, SET, GO.
>> I'M GOING TO DO THEM IN
ORDER.
>> I HAVE TO STOP THEM.
ALL RIGHT, GO?
>> ALABAMA MONTGOMERY, ALASKA
JUNO, ARIZONA PHOENIX, ARKANSAS
LITTLE ROCK, CALIFORNIA
SACRAMENTO, COLORADO DENVER,
CONNECTICUT HARTFORD, DELAWARE
DOVER, FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE,
GEORGIA ATLANTA, HAWAII
HONOLULU, IDAHO BOISE,
SPRINGFIELD, INDIANA
INDIANAPOLIS, IOWA DES MOINES,
KANSAS TOPEKA, AND KENTUCKY
FRANKFURT LOUISIANA.
>> YOU GOT TO THE LS, YOU GOT
TO LOUISIANA, THAT'S PRETTY
GOOD.
>> THAT'S A LOT OF STUFF TO
SAY.
>> THAT WAS PRETTY COOL.
NOW, LET'S SHIFT IT BACK TO
THOSE KIDS.
THEY'RE STUCK AT HOME WITH THE
ONLINE DISTANCE LEARNING, IT'S
POSSIBLE THEY'RE FINDING IT
DIFFICULT TO STAY FOCUSED AND
ENGAGED.
WHAT TIPS CAN YOU GIVE TO
PARENTS TO KEEP THEM FOCUSED
AND WORK THE MUSCLES IN THE
BRAIN?
>> THE BIG PART IS KEEPING KIDS
ENGAGED.
IT'S DIFFICULT WHEN YOU'RE AT
HOME ALL OF THE TIME.
I THINK PARENTS PLAY A LOT INTO
THAT BY MAKING SURE THAT THE
ENVIRONMENT THAT THE KIDS ARE
LEARNING IN IS FRESH EXCITING
AND MOVE THEM AROUND TO
DIFFERENT PLACES.
MAKE SURE THERE'S A LOT OF
LIGHT, THEY'RE COMFORTABLE AND
THINGS LIKE THAT.
THE NEXT THING IS IF YOU APPLY
TECHNIQUES AND THERE'S A LOT IN
MY BOOK COMING OUT NEXT
TUESDAY, IT'S ALL REALLY FUN.
MEMORIZING LIKE THAT SOUNDS
BORING.
MAKE IT A GAME?
>> YEAH, YOU COMPETE, MY KIDS
CAN GET INTO THAT, THEY'RE
COMPETITIVE.
LET'S MAKE IT A GAME, MAKE IT
FUN.
YOU ALSO HAVE AN APP THAT CAN
TEACH US THE NEW LANGUAGE AND
IF PEOPLE WANT TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT THAT, WE'LL GIVE THEM THE
INFORMATION IN JUST A SECOND.
NELSON, OUR MEMORY CHAMP, IT'S
GREAT HEARING