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Increase Your Intelligence When You Increase Your Memory?

by Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader on May 6th, 2008

Has the ol’ brain been feeling rather weak, lately? You may want to read up on how researchers now think we can improve our fluid intelligence.

Researchers conducted a study to determine whether or not increasing working memory would help increase fluid intelligence, because the two are so closely related.

The results?

Yes.

According to Susanne M. Jaeggi, a University of Michigan postdoctoral fellow in psychology and one of the paper’s co-authors, the “results show you can increase your intelligence with appropriate training” (Memory Training Shown to Turn Up Brainpower).

However, no one knows yet how long your intelligence will remain “increased” after you stop engaging in the activities that increase your working memory, so, I suggest keeping your kid’s deck of Concentration cards handy. :)

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