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shared by prajjwal Devkota on 11 Jan 10 - Cached

Run up your brain cells.
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Research suggests that people who get plenty of physical exercise can wind up with better brains.
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For creative insight into a problem, do the opposite. Work on it when you are in a drowsy state, when your conscious mind has slowed down.
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I continue to find that my brain is greatly stimulated by writing to be read.
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Build a brain trust.
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shared by prajjwal Devkota on 06 May 09 - Cached

Buschkuehl's team postulates that the n-back task improves working memory -- how many pieces of information subjects can keep in their head -- as well as the ability to control the brain's attention. Fluid intelligence tests require those types of thinking, and the training improved performance in these underlying skills.
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In the experiment reported in PNAS, the researchers did not find the upper-limit for improvement, suggesting that more training could yield even better mental performance gains.
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"We saw a linear increase in performance with increase in training time."
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