There are many Lego fans who enjoy creating wonderful constructions with a few pieces (sometimes thousands!) tiny and colorful. And there are many benefits that this hobby has for them, and of which we have already spoken to you on occasion.
But a recent study just pointed out that these benefits would not only be short term, but could also affect brain development during adulthood.
Benefits of doing Legos
The study, carried out by the Lego company in Japan and published last week, brought together 100 graduates of the most prestigious universities in that country with the aim of finding out if games that they had carried out during their childhood they could have influenced their academic development during the university stage.
And it turned out that 60 percent of the graduates had played with Lego constructions when they were children. Of these, 92 percent claimed to have made their own constructions with Lego pieces without following any instruction manual.
They were also asked about the effect that they believed the Lego had had on their brain development Over the years, and many responded that he had contributed positively to his spatial organization, creativity and ability to concentrate.
The Japanese experts in education they have agreed with this study, and have also affirmed that the fact that children invent their own constructions also helps them improve problem solving, as they are forced to think how to build what they see in their mind.
But Lego not only serves to make wonderful constructions but can also be used to explain mathematical concepts to children, create arm prostheses that help people with disabilities to pick up objects, and even decorate our house.
Although this study conducted by Lego has not had a large sample of participants and the results can be purely casual or anecdotal, there is no doubt that at least during childhood it has been shown that playing with building blocks brings great benefits to children's development.
And, in addition to the positive effects mentioned above, the building blocks or parts help to develop the spatial language (below, above, next to, behind ...), to better understand the shapes, spatial properties and dimensions of objects, and to develop motor skills Thanks to the manipulation of the pieces.
Therefore, let the children enjoy this wonderful activity through construction games adapted to their age, such as MegaBloks and Duplo for young children, and Lego from the age of four.
Via Geek
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