Welcome to the NEURONS, ACTIVATE! activity book!

    My name is Dr. Tim Brown and I'm a scientist who studies kids' brains. Most kids call me Dr. Tim or just Tim, and some kids call me just plain silly! 🤪

     For many years, I've been studying which parts of the brain children use to do all sorts of different kinds of tasks and activities, like talking, thinking, looking, listening, learning, remembering, writing, focusing, and moving. Everything you do uses different parts of your brain! And this activity book was made to show you exactly which parts of your brain are working hardest when you do different things!

     No matter what kind of mind and brain you have, Neurons, Activate! is meant for you. First, you're going to learn a little about your brain and how its different parts work. Then, you'll be ready to jump into the activities. I designed the tasks and activities in this book specifically to activate all different kinds of neurons all over your brain! 

     These activities will ask you to fling words, touch tigers, hatch actions, loop sloops, rotate potatoes, trace snakes, pinch air, wobble numbers, tap tunes, walk wonkily, grapple apples, chase faces, hurl nonwords, aim arrows, stack hats, and all sorts of other crazy tasks! You'll have to think, focus, look, talk, learn, listen, draw, remember, count, write, move, wait, interact with friends, and be creative!

     As you do each different activity, you'll learn about what your brain is doing during that activity. And you'll learn which parts of your brain are doing it! 

     When you finish all of the activities in the book, you will have a better understanding of how your own brain works. You'll be able to use this power to think about what your brain is doing no matter where you are: at school, at home, at a friend's house or anywhere!

     After you do all of the tasks in this book, you'll also be able to come up with your own new activity, and you'll find out even more about how your own brain likes to activate. All of your completed activities will be counted up to see which of your neurons and brain systems are your most favorite and easiest to use!

     You can do the activities again and again to follow how your own brain systems change and learn over time. Neurons that activate and re-activate get better at what they do!

     So are you ready to start activating the neurons in your brain in all sorts of fun ways? Let's do this! Neurons, Activate!   -Tim 👍🏻