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Source: BestPsychologyDegrees.com

Everyone wants to be smarter, but how much of a difference can we really make?

Types of Intelligence

● Crystallized

The information and functional knowledge stored in the brain

● Fluid

The ability to learn and think critically

How to Strengthen Your Fluid Intelligence

Previously thought to be untrainable abilities, information processing and problem solving skills are now believed to be improved by the following exercises:

• Memory training

Uses strategic activities to increase activity in the prefrontal cortex and target the brain’s weak memory centers

• Working Puzzles

Requires the integrated interpretation of multiple sets of information such as shape, pattern, and orientation

• Meditating

Sustaining attention and vigilance improves short-term memory

• Learning a new language

Switching between languages ignites the prefrontal cortex, where higher-order functions occur

• Napping

Resting for 90 minutes recharges and strengthens power in the hippocampus, thus improving memory and navigational skills

• Physical exercise

Stimulates production of BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor), which nurtures the creation of new neurons and synapses

• Drinking coffee

Strengthens electrical activity between neurons

Are You Getting Any Smarter?

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brainage.nintendo.com/why-concentration-training/

news-medical.net/health/Hippocampus-What-is-the-Hippocampus.aspx

forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2012/01/10/yes-you-can-make-yourself-smarter/

nytimes.com/2012/04/22/magazine/can-you-make-yourself-smarter.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0