Rewards could be more rewarding

I like the more silent themes very much. I have also chosen the color one for the same reason and they are enjoyable, but I agree the rewards are boring. I haven't found the animation rewards in the travel section enjoyable at all, so I am glad we have the option to skip them. I like the animal rewards best, but there doesn't seem to be a lot of variety. More variety in the animal and travel pictures would be nice.

I enjoy the Brain Fitness reward section that displays photographs of places around the world, along with captions naming the spots. (for its subtle sound affects and speed, in part) The animals section is similar, but I found myself disappointed that there are no captions accompanying the animal photos.

I realized the "places" section was operating as a reward for me because I love to learn, and felt I was learning to recognize foreign spots of interest. The animals section, although equally gorgeous, began to frustrate me because I kept wondering what these animals were called.

Please consider the addition of Animal captions, identical to those employed for the places (or travel? can't remember) section. Through this easy adjustment, you would be enhancing the learning opportunities, interest, enjoyment and reward.

I too choose the color option. I find it less distracting, and some of the graphics and colors are even enjoyable. I don't think I have ever seen that theme's reward animation. I will give it a look. But how about rewarding us with money??? :-) OK, maybe just like monopoly money or mileage, or something the brain is already wired to appreciate and truly views as a "reward" if the number continues to grow. Having to sit and watch cartoons is more painful for me than pleasurable and somewhat enfantile. Unless they are snippets of the old vintage cartoons I used to see as a kid like Rocky and Bullwinkle, or Fractured Fairy Tales, Yogi Bear, Quick Draw McGraw, Top Cat, or shows from the 1950's. Those I would appreciate and maybe find pleasurable.

Not to take away from the current animations which are well done and somewhat sophisticated, they are just too long. I want to keep going on the exercises, and they seem to break my stride.

And I would shake up the music as well. I'm getting a bit tired of the jazz, and the bass. I will say that the sound quality of the recordings is very good. I also like the ambient sound interruptions offered at certain points. They seem "clear my audio palette" at intervals so my brain has to refocus.