I tell my students that studying Hebrew helps to keep their brain active which can stave off things like Alzheimers’ disease.
For example, here’s a lecture illustration I use. Which brain would you rather have?
![Your brain on Hebrew](http://stay-curious.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/hebrew_brain.jpg)
But even with all that language study, there are days when you need some supplemental grey matter exercise. So, here’s a suggestion. This is a nice little surface maze (a sample from Dover Publications’ The Ultimate Maze Book by Galen Wadzinskiby) for your brain to tackle when you need to take a break from research, reading, writing, or whatever.
![Surface Maze (Dover Publications)](http://stay-curious.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/surface_maze.jpg)
Dover Publications has lots of books with puzzles, mazes, and more to keep your brain cells active. I still have lots of stuff I want to coax out of my brain, so I’m going to do everything I can to keep exercising my brain cells.