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Forget Brain Age: Researchers Develop Software That Makes You Smarter
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Brain researchers for the first time claim to have found a method for improving the general problem-solving ability scientists call fluid intelligence, otherwise known as “smarts.” Fluid intelligence was previously thought to be genetically hard-wired, but the finding suggests that with about 25 minutes of rigorous mental training a day, healthy adults …improve their mental capacities.
Memory training shown to turn up brain power
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Until now, it had been widely assumed that the kind of mental ability that allows us to solve new problems — what psychologists call fluid intelligence — is innate and cannot be taught. But in the new study, researchers describe a method for improving this skill, along with experiments to prove it works…it may be possible to train people to be more intelligent, increasing the brainpower they had at birth. … All performers, from the weakest to the strongest, showed significant improvement.
…The New York Times, April 29th, 2008
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‘Brain training’ games do work, study finds
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A novel kind of mental exercise that limbers up the brain’s overall ability to solve problems has been shown to work for the first time. … The scientists who develop the method believe that it will prove to be a boon for education, since it offers a way to improve overall intellectual performance.
…The Daily Telegraph, 28th April, 2008
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Mind games may improve our performance at work
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A daily regime of mental gymnastics can improve people’s intelligence and make them better at their jobs, a study has shown. …Volunteers who took part in tests found that they had better memories, were able to reason more effectively and could solve tougher problems. …Devoting 25 minutes a day to specially designed mental exercises is enough to bring about significant improvements, but even five minutes should be enough to help.
…Times Online, April 29th, 2008
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Boost your memory, become smarter?
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A… memory task might kick your intelligence up a notch or two, and the more you engage your brain this way, the smarter you might become. …The idea that it’s possible to improve fluid intelligence without directly practicing on tests themselves opens a wide range of applications in education, according to the researchers.
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