How to Increase Brain Power 1

Brain power can be understood in two ways: 1. In terms of the processing capacity of the brain - how much information it can handle at once, and 2. in terms of the energy supply to the brain under high work loads - how much fuel it can draw on. In this page we will look at 1. Click here to learn about energy supply.

Brain power, Processing Capacity & Working Memory

Our processing capacity - how much information we can handle at the same time - depends on our working memory capacity - a type of short term memory.  Working memory is the name given for the memory system that holds a few items of information mind for short periods to plan, stick to our goals, problem solve, reason and comprehend complex sentences. that is based in the lateral (side) prefrontal cortex in the region shown by the yellow area in the brain image. While you are reading this text, you have in mind the reasons that got you here and what your goal is (for information, or to find IQ or brain fitness increasing methods). Your working memory enables you to keep all this in mind, and not get distracted. Solving a problem like the Tower of Hanoi problem in your head (you can find the problem here) gives you an excellent idea of how we use working memory.

Here another way of understanding working memory. In a computer there are two ways in which information is stored: the hard disk and random-access memory (RAM). Hard disk storage is like our long term memory. But to use this information, we have to retrieve it and load it into RAM. RAM is like our working memory.

The more RAM a computer has, the more complex and sophisticated the programs that can be run on it. The more 'horsepower' a computer has.

Just like computers differ in how much RAM they have, individuals vary a lot in their working memory capacity. And what is interesting is that people with more RAM also have more fluid intelligence and a higher IQ!

How to increase brain power in processing capacity

In 2008 cognitive neuroscientists at Bern and Michigan Universities, lead by Dr. Susanne Jaeggi, demonstrated for the first time that brain power could be increased substantially in just 19 days, half an hour per day, by training on a carefully designed working memory exercise. Not only was working memory capacity increased by this training - nearly double from around 2-3 items to over 5 items), but this increase in 'RAM' translated directly into a substantial increase in intelligence - a 40% gain in the IQ test they used. No other 'brain training' software that exists has been proven to increase intelligence.

This graph shows typical increases in working memory capacity (how many items of information can be held in mind and manipulated at the same time) as a result of daily brain training with the 'brain power' software.

processing capacity gains as a result of training

And this graph below shows gains in 'raw' intelligence as a result of training with the software. This is a remarkable and unprecedented IQ increase.

 IQ  gains while practicing the task that increases brain power

The paper publishing this research in the prestigious journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences can be found here:

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We supply the brain power increasing software

The cognitive neuroscientist led team at IQ Lift has developed a completely faithful version of the original experimental software used by Dr Jaeggi and her colleagues that has been demonstrated scientifically to increase both processing capacity (brain power) and IQ. You can learn more about this software, and purchase an instant download of it, by clicking on the button below.

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