Current research on plasticity of the brain and re-wiring the brain through tactile stimulation has demonstrated the  fingertip as a superhighway to the brain.

A Brainpath Tool is a device constructed of plastic with grooves, raised lines or dots that form a path. The child will choose a finger to follow the path to complete the exercise. Following the path with the pad of the finger will provide tactile exercise that stimulates the brain.

Repetition of the exercise will increase the stimulation. Using Brainpath Tools on a regular basis will allow the human brain to establish strong connections between neurons. Through these repetitious mind exercises, memory is increased, cognitive abilities improve, stress relieved and the child will learn to focus on the task at hand. These are all very important skills needed for learning to read, developing mathematics skills and other areas of learning that require concentration and memory.  

 

It is commonly known that tactile exercises such as puzzles and mazes develop the right side of the brain and enhance learning in young children. Brainpath Tools will provide this needed tactile stimulation.

Tactile touch of violin strings, piano tapping, touching a raised letter in the alphabet (Montessori activity) all develop the right side of the brain. Brainpaths tools (patent pending) will provide an activity that will also provide tactile touch but in a concentrated, deliberate manner.  

Don't miss out on this wonderful opportunity for children. 

Young children will benefit greatly from Brainpath Tools because their developing brains still retain a large degree of plasticity, defined as the ability of the brain to change and adapt to environmental stimuli.

Each fingertip has more than 3,000 touch receptors, many of which respond primarily to pressure. These are packed in just under the surface of the skin, where each reports events in overlapping fields about one-tenth of an inch across. The entire trunk, by contrast, has about as many touch receptors as a single hand. When you touch something, what happens in the skin and homunculus is fairly straightforward: neurons fire. But what happens deeper in the brain is mysterious indeed. Take the simplest possible example--you are stroking your finger across a rather large A, which is raised as in braille. And you are going to recognize it as A, with no peeking. As you stroke, the skin is indented, just ever so slightly, as it passes over the A. That causes several hundred neurons to fire, each one reporting pressure as a bit of the letter passes through its neural field (Handy Guide to Touch, John Hopkins Magazine, April 2005.)

The Skin is An Extension of the Brain:

The effects of tactile stimulation on the structure of the brain can be appreciated by understanding that the skin is almost an extension of the brain, formed as it is from the same layer of tissue during the embryonic stage of life (Taylor, 1979:136).  (Biosociology: An Emerging Pradigm, Anthony Walsh,1995)

Repetition forms Connections

A new study suggests there might be some truth to the use-it-or-lose-it hypothesis. The cells and connections that are used will survive and flourish, while cells and connections that are not used will wither and die (Dr. Jay Giedd MD, frontline interviews, PBS)

Repetition forms connections. With proper stimulation, the synapses become stronger. Electrical chemicals are sent out that make the connections stronger and more permanent. (Brain Development, Karen DeBord, North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service).

Brainpath tools will build mental activities into every day and challenge the mind. But, in addition, Brainpaths will provide the tactile, sensory, fingertip connection to the brain that will

actually improve the functioning of the brain.