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I know regular exercise is an important part of my present and future well-being. Many studies have shown the correlation between exercise and health.

But a new St. Tammany Parish Library program has set out to demonstrate the importance of neurobics, the science of exercising our brains. Studies show its important to takes steps to ensure a healthy mind as well as a healthy body.

Samantha Brown, a research librarian at the Madisonville Branch, and Noelle Williams, a research librarian at the Slidell Branch, are offering a course titled "Building a Better Brain: Library Resources for Neurobics."

Adults are invited to learn about keeping their brains fit and to try some fun exercises that will stimulate brain growth.

Each program is dedicated to different exercises for the brain, Brown said. Theyve incorporated games and hands-on activities into each class.

The program is for adults but not just for the elderly. Although a person with Alzheimers disease or dementia can benefit from brain training, Brown said, brain health is important throughout your life. You can do these exercises and improve your brain at any age.

Building a Better Brain began with a workshop on memory and will continue with three more sessions. The next class, on logic, will be held from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 17, at the South Slidell Branch, 3901 Pontchartrain Drive, and at the Madisonville Branch, 1123 Main St.

The class will engage participants in interactive logic puzzles and optical illusions. With an optical illusion, Brown said, the brain has to adapt to new and different situations.

When information is missing, such as in a word scramble, the brain is confused, but then it adapts to make sense of the image or letters. Having to adapt makes the brain physically more flexible, she said.

As you learn, the brain makes new connections, new synapses," Brown said. "If the brain is not exercised, it can actually shrink. By exercising it, the brain is learning to grow.

When planning the final class on creativity, Brown said she was surprised to learn what the brain does when a person is involved in the creative process.

It doesnt just activate one part of the brain; it lights up everywhere, she said.

And you dont have to be sculpting in marble or playing a violin solo with an orchestra. You can be coloring, she said.

The creativity class will include exercises called Zentangles, a new type of doodling that follows patterns. Not only do the exercises help activate the brain, she said. They also provide stress relief.

People can attend any or all of the classes, and each class is self-contained. Registration is important so the librarians can have sufficient materials available.

Part three, motor skills, will be held July 1 at the Slidell Branch, 555 Robert Blvd., and at the Madisonville Branch; and part four, creativity, will be held July 15 at the Slidell and Madisonville branches. All classes are Saturdays from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Brown said she believes the library systems basic premise of encouraging lifelong learning is in itself brain training. She said the course was developed show the resources available through the public library system.

More than a hundred books and online resources are available that involve brain training, she said.

Participants also will learn how to access online databases and do keyword searches using their library cards. The librarians will demonstrate programs such as Data Road Warrior, where patrons can learn about the diversity of cultures and the whole entire world, she said. There is also Pronunciator, a program that trains people in more than 80 languages.

It all about connections, Brown said.

To register for one or more classes, visit http://www.bit.ly/stplregister or call the Madisonville Branch at (985) 845-4819 or Slidell Branch at (985) 646-6470.

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