Scientists Create IQ-Boosting Game

Psychology researchers from the University of Bern, Switzerland, led by Martin Buschkuehl, have discovered a way to improve a type of intelligence called fluid intelligence, which scientists once believed was set by genetics. This intelligence allows a person to adapt and solve new and unexpected problems.

The approach uses an advanced version of a mental exercise called an “n-back task”, which can be easily made into software that might work on a portable game systems or a PC.
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