Simple brain exercise can boost IQ

Re:Simple brain exercise can boost IQ by whacked_new on Monday April 28, 2008 @11:37PM (#176271)

Actually I wrote my first n-back test close to two years ago, but for myself. The biggest reason why I wanted to make a web version is because of all these brain games popping up, made by people who don't know what they're talking about. This thing is for real.

I'm also working on subitization test variants, but that's much more familiar.

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Re:Simple brain exercise can boost IQ by palish on Tuesday April 29, 2008 @07:44AM (#176468)

Since you've trained with n-back (for two years!):

Did it improve your fluid intelligence?

How has it affected you personally?

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Re:Simple brain exercise can boost IQ by whacked_new on Wednesday April 30, 2008 @04:28PM (#177765)

Haha, back then I wasn't really into database applications and built it just to experience it. That's how I know that 2-back is fairly easy and 3-back isn't, but beyond that I can't answer you (yet).

I gave my dad a 3-back test, on which he did surprisingly well, and he said, "oh, that's easy, all you have to do is concentrate." Indeed, a big portion of it is attention.

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