Yoga Report

The only thing we can be sure about in life is change and that seems to apply to our brain as well. According to a study in 2008 there seems to be a correlation between a certain brain game, dual n-back and our problem solving ability. If we get better at the game we also score higher on IQ tests, in some cases the increase was as much as 40 % ! When it comes to IQ tests the general notion is that IQ is something static but you can get better at IQ tests to a certain degree. With the latest findings on the brain and it’s plasticity it is tempting to believe that IQ can be increased but this is a debated topic.

The IQ tests who are supposed to be culturally unbiased usually consist of  progressive matrices. Find the next logical step in picture sequence.  If you are familiar with boolean operations you will notice a few similarities here and there.

I decided to give this game, dual n-back a try. I noticed how my thinking speeds up right after gaming. In the mentioned test they used it for 19 days and that is what I am going to do as well.  The game is available as freeware for android devices, I-phone etc.

Improving fluid intelligence with training on working memory - Susanne M. Jaeggi,
Martin Buschkuehl, John Jonides and Walter J. Perrig

Meditation/Yoga/Pranayama is the planning phase for physical results. Everything starts with a thought which is then materialised. As long as there is suffering in the world there is work to do. That is the reason I am going to study digital media engineering at the Danish University of Technology.  A lot of suffering in the world could be avoided if knowledge was available. The only way to democratise information is to build digital bridges between nations. Wikileaks, Wikipedia, Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, Firefox, Android et c are all important tools to share information and there is more to come.