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    <title><![CDATA[Discussion on Q&A: New evidence shows brain-training games don't work ]]></title>
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        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-10619-100407]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[This is a very good answer. If you want to learn something just do it. As an octogenarian I recall those who were called up for military service and had to learn a lot in a short while, and their lives depended on it. They learnt quickly. Those returning from war had lost five years of their lives doing jobs that had no purpose in peace time. They had to learn new skills quickly as their livelyhood depended on it. They learnt quickly.Learning useless skills takes you nowhere. My granny was brilliant at crosswords as she sat in a chair all day doing them.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[leonemo]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 07:39:06 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Maybe it doesn't work for normal memories]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-10619-99561]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[But it might help those of us with memory transfer problems. Seehttp://ezinearticles.com/?Improving-Short-Term-Memory-If-You-Have-Aspergers-Syndrome-Or-Nonverbal-Learning-Disorder&amp;id=3098498]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[ka5s@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 10:22:27 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Absolutely Beautiful!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Thanks, you have made it easy for me to understand.custom writer research paper]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Mortan]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 07:28:24 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[marvellous]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-10619-98316]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[I have found the post very useful and informative. Essay Writing UK]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[jackpeterwarn]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 08:00:53 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I think you meant &quot;Spatial&quot;]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-10619-98175]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[&quot;They take tests of comprehension, and special reasoning, etc.&quot;Should probably be:&quot;They take tests of comprehension, and spatial reasoning, etc.&quot;I'm surprised you didn't ask about EQ, which is largely proffered as the 2.0 version of IQ. DZH says that IQ is predictive of performance, but I'm fairly certain that EQ is promoted as more accurately predicting socio-economic success in life.Also, the statement that brain-training doesn't increase fluid intelligence doesn't seem to exclude the possibility of increasing crystallized intelligence. Brain-training might be mode-specific (so if you play solitaire or sudoku all day, that's what you become excellent at) but that doesn't mean it has no application. Probably the &quot;games&quot; available online aren't very helpful, though.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[CanadianThinkTank]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 05:31:31 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Marvelous]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-10619-98087]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[There is currently quite a lot of information around this subject on the net and some are most definitely better than others. You have caught the detail here just right which makes for a refreshing change.mba dissertation]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[broadbenn]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:15:59 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I see the difference like this]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[There are two different things being a bit muddled together here. One is memorized knowledge, the other is the intelligence that uses this knowledge. One without the other is not much good. You might be knowledgeable or &quot;wise&quot; in that You have read and studied much. But without intelligence You are just a walking factbook. Or You can be very intelligent, but without facts You have nothing to work with, base new ideas upon.There are many ways to train Your memory, fewer to train Your intelligence, but by training Your memory and increasing it, You are giving Your intelligence more &quot;building blocks&quot; to work with. So in a way You can expand Your intelligence, even if not actually &quot;train&quot; it. One of my mottos is: &quot;An intelligent person can get out of situations that a wise person never gets into.&quot; As for mindtraining programs: if You enjoy them, use them. An enjoyed life is better than a smart life. Being smart can be very arduous.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dukhalion]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:01:52 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[memory banco]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-10619-96184]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[I spent one week registering items in a tool lending situation by reading off the numbers instead of scanning, and dialing numbers by hand instead of just punching up the name on my cellie.  I found that in just two days, I had pretty much memorized them all with no effort (and just a few mistakes).Sometimes progress doesn't.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[sunnydais]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:35:17 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[When I was young...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[When I was young, my parents did not allow me to play any street game. They always want me to play mind games. But with this study, I think I can now argue this with parents. Thanks for publishing this essay.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew0824]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 23:15:07 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[You all need to get a clue and buy a vowel and watch PBS.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[PBS has aired several shows from NOVA and Frontline on the brain including how we learn and the growth spurts that occur in stages that make learning possible... There is no game that is going to make anyone grow more neurons. There is no game that will make anyone smarter. If you want a smart kid, give them proper nutrition (organic foods are far better and more nutritious than anything else), help them develop a love of reading and learning, dont stagnate their learning with a boring classroom, help, love, and nurture them. Learning games are nothing more than snake oil and wishful thinking.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[i8thecat4]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:02:32 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[brain training]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[oh trust me it definitely makes your brain smarter- im a chess player and i know what it feels like when you are pushing your brain to the limits and i've seen games on luminosity that give me the same feeling but in some ways in a far more intense manner because it is so specified (the luminosity game exercises) ...after training on luminosity i've gone on to play chess and have been much much faster and far more efficient- trust me these brain games really work but you cant be lazy, you really have to use your brain power and you will see instant results- trust me its worth the money]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[dcr210]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:43:58 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[brain training]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I think the key to improving memory, at least, is learning new things, therefore creating new pathways in the circuitry of your brain. If all you do are crossword puzzles daily to help keep your mind sharp, you get good only at crossword puzzle patterns. Crossword puzzles by myself are frustrating but I have a friend who thinks differently than I and when we've done crosswords together, they become fun and I found I have learned a different way to think. Trying new things can create these new synapses in your brain. I think you must do different things every day. It could be as easy as organizing a drawer one day, taking a walk somewhere new, taking a class, joining a group of some kind, to stimulate your brain. I read an article in the last year or two in Scientific American Mind that made sense to me, otherwise I can't cite anything to back this up. As the button below says, &quot;Add Your Opinion.&quot; This is mine.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[czarinatx]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 08:17:56 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[can intelligence be measured?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[well even more important question is... what is intelligence??? as for an uneducated person can be intelligent. As, Darwin simply went around the world and collected species and tried to make sense out of evollution. Should intelligence be a measure of how fast and how well you grasp things?? and then how fast you can utilize the info you know in a certain scenario? Intelligence can not be measured, just like how much info is stored in an individuals brain cannot be measured. As, a lot of biotic and abiotic factors play a role when a person is processing/storing info and everyone does it differently. For eg: Some people need the feel of pressure to bring out the best in them and some people perform poorly under pressure.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[pat2013]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 01:01:19 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[thank youuuuu]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[how would they make money in that case. All these findings are just a way to attract more people and make studies into money making business, so, curious George remains curious forever. This is the sole reason they publish any new finding so it gains popularity and more and more money is  dumped into the study. How else do you think these so called scientists get money to produce genetically engineered food .. build new weaponry.. space projects. These people do not even know what form of life exists at the ocean beds of earth and they flying out into space to find life.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[pat2013]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:32:17 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[brain-training games]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I would like to see this research expanded to include treatment of the ADD/Attention Deficit Hyper Disorder individual. I am using a feedback program called Play Attention with my 8 year old and it has helped tremendously, it is working. Unlike other brain-training programs, this one does not focus on intellect, it is a behavior shaping program that helps her focus, pay attention and avoid distraction. It was developed by a teacher who wanted to help his students with this different nature without the side effects of medication. It is based on NASA technology and the company's premise is that the mind does have the capacity to grow, change and adapt. I believe it because I see it: she now has friends, her grades are up and she is doing great in school.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[jnystrom1]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:31:12 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Calm down, ladies]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[*** WARNING - my english is not very good - might have commited grammatical murder in the major third degree ***Stop being so straight-forward, guys and gals.&quot;Psychologists have been interested in the idea of improving intelligence for over a century.&quot;And yet, only in 2008 we had some research that BARELY scratched the surface. Now it's already proven to be wrong. That does not mean, however, that brain training games don't work. We need more studies about that. I concur with the guy who commented that learning a musical instrument, a language or dance or anything that will require a huge concentration and mind effort will be probably better than a brain-game. The thing is that those activities requires so much time, and in this busy society we live in, for some it's just not possible to commit time to those.I can see the attractive those brain games have. They don't take much of your time. Only 20 minutes per day and you will get good results eventually, just like the gym (people usually train for 40 minutes to 1 hour).I guess we need to wait for more research on this are, and just stop jumping to conclusions. Or we can become scientists and help =D]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[GabeTheDaft]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:48:08 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[At birth or in early years??]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Is fluid intelligence determined at conception, birth or during early years?If it is fixed at conception there is nothing we can do to change it. If it develops in the period prior to birth, maybe we can. If it develops during early years we can influence it by education (in a broad sense).Seems to me it is one of the most important questions for science to answer.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[RobSlack]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 08:23:31 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to help your aging brain - it's not using games!]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-10619-83185]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[These 'brain training' games are being aggressively and attractively marketed even though research does not support their effectiveness.  I suspect that they are attractive to companies selling them as they are marketable and a good money spinner, whereas we like to buy them because they seem like a fun and easy way to help ourselves.  In fact, the research clearly shows that we really don't need to buy anything at all in order to 'train' our brains and prepare ourselves for good cognitive health as we age.  It confirms, rather, that cognitively healthy people eat and sleep well, exercise daily, keep socially engaged and are active and learn new things.  This is a lifestyle not a product!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen62]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2012 05:49:24 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[For Two People, our lives have been improved.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[For me, brain training has really helped.  Whether my IQ is higher or not, I do not know.  I do know that my quality of life has improved greatly.   I did brain training on my android  phone first.I got such great gains in my memory, that  I tried Lumosity.   With in a few days working with the free trial, I knew I was gaining.  I was 49 at the time and it was like a brain fog began to lift.I read someone complaining money was involved like it was evil to make money on something that is helping people.  Well, I am a businessman and my labors and investment need to be compensated.  Bill Gates, Steven Jobs, Andrew Carnegie all are business men that took something to the next level and gained.  Therefore, why is Lumosity wrong when so many people are gaining in their quality of life.I signed up for Lumosity at around 20 million users in May.  Rachel recently signed up and her number was around 25 million.  In only three lessons she noticed that her recall for peoples names she met on the phone were improving greatly.  She is a purchasing rep in a very high paced hospital.Lets look at the success of the company and realize word of mouth is causing Lumosity to grow along with advertising but let's face it, 5 million more users in under a year, doesn't that speak for itself?  Both Rachel and I tell any body that will listen what a gain Lumosity is for us.My memory is the most important part to me that has improved.  Overall on Lumosity I am in the 99.3rd percentile.  I didn't start there but I have been faithful.On two world wide android brain training games, I have been on the leader board for months as high as 24th and 14th in problem solving and memory but this Lumosity has taken my brain to another level.I recommend brain training games highly.  They may or may not increase IQ but for myself, Rachel and the guy a ways above me, our lives have been improved.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[firewoodtime2]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 02:26:16 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Here's another idea...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Don't publish unfinished research as fact. If they stated that their findings are preliminary, or started the article with &quot;we believe&quot; it would lend a lot more credibility.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[ddferrari]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:47:50 -0700</pubDate>
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