pay attention we’re going to play a
little game to test your mind-body
coordination what I want you to do is I
want you to take your right hand and
place it on your nose like this and then
take your left hand and loop it under
your right hands to hold your right
earlobe you got it
okay now when I say switch I want you to
reverse it I want you to take your right
hand to hold your left earlobe and your
left hand to hold your nose you’re ready
switch so how did you do did you get it
or did you maybe mess up don’t feel bad
if you messed up sometimes your body has
a mind of its own but with a little bit
of practice you can get your brain and
your body working better together let’s
try another one okay here’s one you can
try right from your own couch using your
lap as a surface I want you to take your
left hands and I want you to place it on
your left leg
now make a fist with your right hand and
place it on your right leg what I want
you to do now is I want you to gently
move your left hand back and forth in a
sliding motion as though you’re standing
a surface and then gently lift and lower
your right hand as though you’re
hammering you got the motions going okay
good now when I say switch I want you to
reverse it are you ready switch
it’s not as easy as it looks did your
left hands try to make a sliding motion
with your fist okay we’re going to
really pay close attention and we’re
going to try to do it together now and
let’s see how many we can get correct
are you ready okay
switch switch switch switch switch so
how many did you get
you get one correct maybe two did you
get all of them correct
and are you curious why these
coordination games are so difficult the
coordination of both sides of your body
happen in a single place in the brain
the cerebellum and when your hands have
to switch while doing simultaneous tasks
it causes something called bimanual
interference making your brain pause
over the action that is trying to do and
now that you know how these games work
you can try them at home with your
friends and with a little bit of
practice you can get better SS but as
you know the first time you do them they
can cause some serious brain body mix-up
little game to test your mind-body
coordination what I want you to do is I
want you to take your right hand and
place it on your nose like this and then
take your left hand and loop it under
your right hands to hold your right
earlobe you got it
okay now when I say switch I want you to
reverse it I want you to take your right
hand to hold your left earlobe and your
left hand to hold your nose you’re ready
switch so how did you do did you get it
or did you maybe mess up don’t feel bad
if you messed up sometimes your body has
a mind of its own but with a little bit
of practice you can get your brain and
your body working better together let’s
try another one okay here’s one you can
try right from your own couch using your
lap as a surface I want you to take your
left hands and I want you to place it on
your left leg
now make a fist with your right hand and
place it on your right leg what I want
you to do now is I want you to gently
move your left hand back and forth in a
sliding motion as though you’re standing
a surface and then gently lift and lower
your right hand as though you’re
hammering you got the motions going okay
good now when I say switch I want you to
reverse it are you ready switch
it’s not as easy as it looks did your
left hands try to make a sliding motion
with your fist okay we’re going to
really pay close attention and we’re
going to try to do it together now and
let’s see how many we can get correct
are you ready okay
switch switch switch switch switch so
how many did you get
you get one correct maybe two did you
get all of them correct
and are you curious why these
coordination games are so difficult the
coordination of both sides of your body
happen in a single place in the brain
the cerebellum and when your hands have
to switch while doing simultaneous tasks
it causes something called bimanual
interference making your brain pause
over the action that is trying to do and
now that you know how these games work
you can try them at home with your
friends and with a little bit of
practice you can get better SS but as
you know the first time you do them they
can cause some serious brain body mix-up
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