13.07.2025[\/vc_column_text][image_with_animation image_url=”1831″ image_size=”full” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” img_link_large=”yes” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”3%” left_padding_desktop=”10%” right_padding_desktop=”10%” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” gradient_type=”default” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]We often think of mental math as \u201csimple calculation without a calculator.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, scientific research shows that regularly practicing mental math creates new connections in the brain, improving attention, memory, and thinking speed.<\/b> All of this happens thanks to a phenomenon called neuroplasticity.<\/p>\n
Neuroplasticity is the brain\u2019s ability to adapt, grow, and change<\/b> \u2014 both structurally and functionally \u2014 in response to experience, learning, and training. In the past, it was believed that the brain developed only during childhood, but now we know that it can be trained throughout life.<\/b><\/p>\n
Still, in childhood \u2014 especially between the ages of 5 and 13 \u2014 this plasticity potential is at its highest. And this is where mental math becomes an excellent \u201cworkout\u201d for the mind.<\/p>\n
When a child calculates in their head, they must remember several values, operations, and intermediate results simultaneously. This actively trains the brain\u2019s prefrontal cortex, which is responsible for planning task sequences and focus. For children, new neural connections are formed; blood flow to the brain increases \u2014 bringing more oxygen and nutrients \u2014 which enhances overall brain performance. The brain\u2019s executive functions are exercised (faster response times, more precise decision-making, and better adaptation to complex mathematical challenges).<\/p>\n
\u201cActive Brain Academy\u201d, which compiles insights from neuroscience and pedagogy, has concluded that mental math activates both hemispheres of the brain simultaneously, stimulating the development of cognitive abilities and improving concentration, working memory, logical thinking, and visual perception.<\/p>\n