We know from an often skeptical press that many brain training apps do not work beyond practice effects specific to the games themselves. But it’s clear from the steady stream of peer-reviewed cognitive neuroscience research that some types of brain training are effective for increasing IQ and focus (ref). So what works? What brain training has so-called far-transfer to general cognitive abilities (as opposed to ‘narrow transfer’ to highly similar tasks
HighIQPro has been designed to expand working memory capacity. In this article I will look at the scientific basis of the connecting threads between working memory, working memory capacity, working memory training and IQ. I will be answering the question: How does working memory training increase IQ? Working Memory Definitions Working memory has been has been defined in everyday language as: “a set of skills that helps us keep information in mind while using that information to complete a