Symbolic thinking and coded language are a prerogative of human beings. Through the use of mathematical symbols we can write formulas that explain very complex phenomena, just as stylized images – such as emoticons – can express well-defined meanings.
We are at episode number 48 of the column “Mental Gymnastics” for a “Winning Brain” resulting from the collaboration of FIRST online with the professor Giuseppe Alfredo Iannoccari, neuropsychologist, professor at the State University of Milan and president of Assomensana, the association for the development and enhancement of mental activities. Every Sunday a mental gymnastics exercise is proposed on FIRSTonline that stimulates different mental abilities. In the banner on the right of our home page are grouped all the exercises already published, which have stimulated a different ability of our brain each time.
Let's remember the basic rules
For each exercise you will be shown:
- which cognitive functions it stimulates
- what purpose does it serve in everyday life
- delivery to carry out the exercise
- how long should the execution time be?
- how to calculate the score
- the finish line for an optimal score
- how to make it more empowering
- which variations to adopt to continue doing so
Mental gymnastics exercise number 48: “Coded message”
Today's exercise uses symbols to develop the mind's ability to interpret signs and reason abstractly and enhances the following mental abilities: Language, Planning, Concentration, Reasoning.
Delivery: Replace numbers and symbols with letters that allow you to form a meaningful sentence. The same number/symbol corresponds to the same letter. The sentence is a part of an aphorism by Leonardo da Vinci. Example: M2N%2 = MIND; etc.
C4$3’ C4M2 3L F2&&4 1&&5GG3N3$C2 $2NZ1 5$4, C4$3’ L’3NG2GN4 $2NZ1 2$2RC3Z3O $3 G51$T1.
Execution time: Five minutes.
Score: 10 points per word.
Traguardo: score 100 points in five minutes.
Strengthening: score 100 points in three minutes.
Invitation: Write your solution in the comments 😊
(Solution: JUST AS IRON RUSTS WITHOUT USE, SO INTENT WITHOUT EXERCISE BECOME BAD.)
