Happy New Year readers! We at NeuronUp enjoy all the year end lists come January! It’s fun to look back at the best music, movies, restaurants, bars, etc that we all loved (or find out that we missed!) during the year. NeuronUP didn’t want to get left out of the fun so we’ve made a list of the 10 most used NeuronUP activities in 2021. Enjoy!

List of the 10 most used NeuronUP activities in 2021

Here are the 10 most used exercises by NeuronUP professionals and patients in 2021.

1. Memorization by Forming Pictures

How is it played?

This NeuronUP worksheet for adults consists of remembering the position of a series of dots by forming a drawing with them, as shown in the following video: 

Play by levels

In the simplest levels, the patient will have fewer dots to remember, however, as the level increases, the dots will increase.

What does this activity work?

• Episodic Memory
• Spacial relation

Format

This worksheet is available in both digital and printable formats.

2. Sort the Words Alphabetically

How is it played?

This generator consists of sorting words in alphabetical order. Here’s an example:

Personalization

You can customize the activity to suit the individual needs and capabilities of each paitent. You can even choose the words you want to appear. For example, the names of your favorite basketball players or your patient’s family member names.

What does this activity work?

• Working memory
• Reading
• Semantic memory

Format

This generator/worksheet is available in both digital and printable formats.

3. Bottlecaps

How is it played?

This game consists of eliminating the sequence of numbers in correct order that are in motion. Take a look at an example below:

Play by levels

In the simplest levels the patient will have fewer bottlecaps and with very low numbers, while in the more difficult levels there will be more bottlecaps and numbers of up to three digits may appear.

Activity customization

In addition, you can customize the activity to suit the capabilities of each patient.

General aspects

You can adjust the general aspects such as the number of exercises, the maximum time, whether or not you want a visible timer for the activity, modify the instructions, etc.

Parameters

And, on the other hand, the parameters, where you can select the number of plates, the range of numbers, the order of the numbers (from smallest to largest or from largest to smallest), if the plates are moving or not and the maximum errors.

¿What does this activity work?

• Working memory.
• Sustained attention.
• Hemineglect.
• Inhibition.

4. Incomplete Images

We cannot always see a whole object, however, if we see significant parts of it we should be able to recognize what it is. If your patient has difficulty doing this, the following cognitive stimulation worksheet will be helpful.

How is it played?

It is a matter of selecting the option that completes the image appropriately. See examples below:

Play by levels

In the simplest levels it will be easier to select the option that completes the image, while in the more advanced levels it will be more difficult for the user to locate the remaining part.

What does this activity work?

• Visual gnosis

Format

This worksheet is available in both digital and printable formats.

5. Find the Lost Matches

How is it played?

In this children’s generator, children have to point out all the pictures that are the same as the one shown above. Watch the following video to see how to play:

Customization

You can customize the activity to suit the individual needs and abilities of each child.

General aspects

You can adjust the general aspects such as the type of operation, the maximum time, whether or not you want a visible timer for the activity and an inactivity warning, modify the instructions, etc.

Parameters

And, on the other hand, the parameters, where you can select:

• The size of the matrix: number of rows and columns.
• The similarity between the elements: very low, low, medium, high or very high.
• The presentation: linear or disordered.
• The number of target stimuli.

What does this activity work?

• Selective attention

Format

This worksheet is available in both digital and printable formats.

6. Hangman

How is it played?

This game for adults consists of guessing the hidden words by choosing one by one the letters that form the word.

Play by levels

This game is divided into six levels of difficulty. The user will automatically level up or down based on their successes or mistakes.

Activity customization

In addition, you can customize the activity to suit the capabilities of each person. For example, you can specify your cultural level to display more or less complex words.

What does this activity work?

• Vocabulary
• Working Memory

7. Find the Pairs

How is it played?

This children’s NeuronUP worksheet consists of matching the figures with their corresponding pair.

Play by levels

It also has five levels of difficulty, from basic to advanced, through easy, medium and difficult. This way you can choose the one that best suits the patient’s abilities:

What does this activity work?

• Selective attention.

Format

This worksheet is available in both digital and paper formats.

8. Parts of objects

How is it played?

This NeuronUP worksheet is based on recognizing the object to which a given fragment belongs.

Play by levels

There are also five levels of difficulty, from basic to advanced, through easy, medium and hard. This way you can choose the one that best suits the patient’s abilities:

What does this activity work?

• Visual gnosis.

Format

This worksheet is available in both digital and printable formats.

9. Tidy Up the Mess

How is it played?

This children’s generator consists of matching the images with their corresponding categories.

In addition, the categories are related to elements of daily life: leisure, clothes, musical instruments, animals, school supplies, etc.

Here’s an example video below:

Play by levels

There are also five levels of difficulty, from basic to advanced, through easy, medium and hard. So you can choose the one that best suits the patient’s abilities:

Customization

You can customize the activity to suit the individual needs and capabilities of each user. For example, you can choose how many elements to order.

What does this activity work?

• Semantic memory

Application in daily life

Semantic memory is essential to be able to cope in our daily lives. For example, when children go to the supermarket to buy bread, they should know that they have to go to the bakery section or they should know how to order their clothes logically and then find the garment they want.

Format

This generator worksheet is available in both digital and printable formats.

10. Word Fishing

How is it played?

This game for children consists of forming words by ordering syllables or single letters. Example below:

Play by levels

It has six levels of difficulty. This game is divided into six levels of difficulty. The patient will automatically move up or down a level depending on his or her successes or mistakes.

Activity customization

In addition, you can customize the activity to suit the capabilities of each person. You can choose, for example, the number of bubbles and whether you want to divide the bubbles by letters or syllables.

What does this activity work?

• Vocabulary
• Hemineglect
• Working memory