Working the left and right brain

Coffee and our Morning Puzzle

It is so nice out each morning we take our pot of coffee outside and last week we started working on a puzzle that we can leave outside on our table.  When we walk away we cover it and start up at another time.   It is so addictive and fun.  
 

3 days later 

Did you know there is a warning on a puzzle box that it is good for your Brain?  The Brain produces a chemical known as dopamine that is chiefly responsible for learning and memory. The production of this chemical increases in the brain at the time when it is engaged in solving the jigsaw puzzle.
Jigsaw puzzles also promote the relationship between the left and right brain. The logical left brain looks at individual parts. It is sequential, rational, analytical and objective. The left brain is stimulated by problem solving. The creative right brain sees the big picture. It thrives on randomness, is intuitive and subjective, and even likes the unfamiliar. Jigsaw puzzles satiate the needs of both the left and right brain.