Dual N-back is also available for free online at http://cognitivefun.net (under Tests -> Memory) along with other well-known psychological tasks, including visual/auditory reaction time test, Eriksen flanker test, Stroop test, various flavors of the digit span test, paced serial addition test, and more.
Dual N-Back Training for Intelligence
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Re: Dual N-Back Training for Intelligence
#12Hi! I'm the author of soak your head. We worked with the researchers to follow the scientific paper as closely as possible. Feel free to use the app (the source is open and available on the site). In addition, we already have the application in the Windows Phone 7 marketplace, and it's on its way to the iOS app store.
what is your contact info, I would like to contact you.
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#13Earlier quoted context omitted.
The effects are test-independent. That was sort of the point of the study. You will certainly get better at the dual-n-back game, but the gains apply elsewhere, not just to game itself. It has much to do (they think) with the interconnectedness of fluid intelligence and working memory. I wrote about this fairly in depth here: http://www.ajkesslerblog.com/how-to-get-smarter/
Interesting, so the idea is that your short-term/working memory is indicative of your fluid intelligence? Then increasing your working memory increases your intelligence. Seems reasonable enough.
Actually it appears that increasing working memory alone doesn't increase intelligence (from the paper). But doing the 2 tasks together does seem to do the trick.
Re: Dual N-Back Training for Intelligence
#14Hi! I'm the author of soak your head. We worked with the researchers to follow the scientific paper as closely as possible. Feel free to use the app (the source is open and available on the site). In addition, we already have the application in the Windows Phone 7 marketplace, and it's on its way to the iOS app store.
feature request: I would like to be able to use the software with a pointing device or with the two mouse button rather than with the A and L keys.
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#15Wow, I did this, and went through the following stages:
1. What am I supposed to do?
2. Oh okay. Wow, this is really hard.
3. Focus focus focus tunnel vision mode
4. Now I am really good at this.
5. My brain is tired and I am no longer good at this at all.
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#16In the paper didthe difficulty increase automatically? How did that work?
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#17Can anyone reccomend a good iPhone or android version?
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#18IQ boost for the iPhone is free and soon to be open sourced.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/iq-boost/id286574399?mt=8
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#19Can anyone reccomend a good iPhone or android version?
Android : Brain N-Back
https://market.android.com/details?id=phuc.entertainment.dua... It's well done with good features and free (I am using it since couple of weeks). I think it's a port of this open source project: http://brainworkshop.sourceforge.net/
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#20I found it incredibly frustrating that for whatever reason the author decided to have A for location and L for audio. Perhaps this is a bug?