Human mental abilities include empathy, learning, reflective action, and perception, among others. Mental abilities are related to and dependent on neural processes in the brain.
Mental abilities can be improved through specific training. Meditation and concentration training improve especially the perception, the ability to concentrate and the attention. Relaxation and sensitivity training harmonize emotional abilities. For dementia patients, memory and learning games can mitigate memory decline and disorientation.
Cognitive skills are also part of mental abilities, but are often considered separately. In many professions, these skills are very important. Educators, artists, computer scientists, and chemists all rely on cognitive...