Dual N-Back Training for Intelligence
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Dual N-Back Training for Intelligence
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#2If anyone is looking for an open source python version that doesn't require silverlight:
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#3Hi! 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.
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#4"In the study performed by Susanne M. Jaeggi et. al., study subjects practiced the dual n-back test for about 20 minutes a day for up to 19 days. At the end of that time, the subjects were shown to have increased intelligences (as measured by gF)."
An improvement in intelligence that becomes apparent after only 19 days smells too good to be true. Correct me if I'm wrong, but surely someone that practices IQ test problems will appear to be more intelligent the next time they are evaluated. It seems like something like that might be what they're seeing here, but I don't know enough about this training to say that.
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#5"In the study performed by Susanne M. Jaeggi et. al., study subjects practiced the dual n-back test for about 20 minutes a day for up to 19 days. At the end of that time, the subjects were shown to have increased intelligences (as measured by gF)." An improvement in intelligence that becomes apparent after only 19 days smells too good to be true. Correct me if I'm wrong, but surely someone that practices IQ test prob…
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/
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#6Another one here, which I like because it remembers your 'N' and lets you advance only when you're ready.
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#7"In the study performed by Susanne M. Jaeggi et. al., study subjects practiced the dual n-back test for about 20 minutes a day for up to 19 days. At the end of that time, the subjects were shown to have increased intelligences (as measured by gF)." An improvement in intelligence that becomes apparent after only 19 days smells too good to be true. Correct me if I'm wrong, but surely someone that practices IQ test prob…
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.
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#9Hi! 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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#10Earlier 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.
It would definitely make sense (the more you can hold in memory at one time, the faster you could learn stuff), but I don't think they've actually concluded that's how it works. They are clearly related though.
Another hypothesis is that working memory and fluid intelligence both utilize the same neural paths/network, so an increase in one benefits the other.
The study itself is linked in my article above if you're interested in reading it. It's pretty interesting stuff.