Experts in any field differ from novices in their perception. More generally, smarter people have a better ability to quickly learn how to perceive a situation. Perception is an active process: we select and organize the… Read More »Expert Perception & Chunking
In this post we look more closely at how to harness the hippocampus for better mental performance by brain cross-training strategies affecting neurogenesis.
Unless we experience the unpleasant symptoms of being wrong — that surge of Pe activity a few hundred milliseconds after the error, directing our attention to the very thing we’d like to ignore — the brain will never rewire itself to do better. We’ll keep on making the same mistakes, forsaking self-improvement for the sake of our self-image.
Today I’ll be reviewing Lumosity’s comprehensive scientific study into the effectiveness of its brain training programs for the general population. The study was published in Sept 2015 in PLoS One (full paper here). The Lumosity study The study… Read More »Does Lumosity Work? 2015 Lumosity Study
How to optimize your dual n-back training with key strategies, including breaking up training into morning and evening, and using goal setting apps.
Both depression and anxiety can thus be treated with the right kind of computerized brain training, complementing other brain health strategies.
Generally what we understand by ‘brain training is computerized cognitive training (CCT) – apps usually designed to improve your attention, processing speed, memory, reasoning and so on. In this chapter I shall be reviewing what… Read More »Working Memory Training Review
A matrices test is a non-verbal ‘culture fair’ multiple choice IQ test, that measures your fluid intelligence (Gf) – your reasoning and problem solving ability.
What is IQ? What is general intelligence? Why is IQ valued? Advantages of a high IQ in the knowledge economy and other considerations.