A study published this month in the prestigious journal Intelligence has shown brain training combined with exercise results in getting smarter through gains in fluid intelligence (visuospatial reasoning) – a key measure of IQ.
Your day to day experience tells you that focus on practicing a new skill, doing a intensive project or homework, or performing another cognitively demanding task can affect breathing. Sometimes our breathing may be inhibited; in… Read More »Breathing For The Brain
Not following through with your intentions or commitments – and as a result simply not completing your brain training program – is one of the major obstacles for effective brain training. For as long as… Read More »Complete Your Brain Training Program Using Productivity Hacks
In the first week of August I committed to these weekly training goals for an 8 week program. . There were some early refinements / substitutions which settled quickly on the following: CORE PROCESSES: x2 full Sessions (20 blocks) and… Read More »8 Week Brain Cross Training Program Update
We know the most effective brain training for health, resilience and performance combines effective computer based brain training with other strategies such as meditation, exercise, intermittent fasting, nutrition and sleep management. I call this brain cross training. And… Read More »8 Week Brain Cross Training Program For Resilience & Performance
Can physical exercise be used to improve memory? And this is what a study published this week in Current Biology by Dutch researcher Eelco V. van Dongen and his colleagues.
“An 8 mile mindful run on a grey and misty day. Enjoyed the focus of being in the moment. Re-focused on my breath when I found it getting harder and my mind wandering. Relaxed shoulders… Read More »External and Internal Mindsets in Physical and Mental Training
We want to do two things when brain training: (1) grow new stem-cell neurons – the raw material for neuroplasticity (2) integrate the new cells into brain circuits before they die off through programmed cell… Read More »How Does IQ Mindware Brain Training Work? 1. 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.