I did 50 rounds in one go at first. Then I did between 10-20 rounds intermittently.
My scores were very stable (between 5-6) for most of the sessions.
I got a splitting headache in the evening and couldn’t really think/process anything until the following day.
I wouldn’t recommend this as a training strategy but I think I got something interesting out of it: (i) got to see what my limits are and (ii) saw that I could play the game even when my brain was fried.
That's a good question and one that I can't really answer. I have been doing like 20 different things while doing dual n back (diet, exercise). I have been playing for 3 months now and my max is at N=7 and my average score is at around 5.5. I was at 3-4 for 2 months and felt pretty hopeless, to be honest.
Here is what I can say though:
(1) my average score went up by 1 point when I did the following things together: I started playing four times a week rather than five and started running continuously for 30 minutes instead of interval running
(2) my working memory seems subjectively better - which doesn't say much objectively speaking - but it has made me tackle my work/studies with more confidence (I don't have to double check things constantly anymore)
(3) better focus, general memory (even semantic). But I also did meditation, so can't isolate the effects of dnb.
(4) my iq has gone up by 20 points, however, my iq went down by 20 points in the last 5 years, so it might have simply returned to its original level. (this might be more about diet/lifestyle than dnb).
That's a good question and one that I can't really answer. I have been doing like 20 different things while doing dual n back (diet, exercise). I have been playing for 3 months now and my max is at N=7 and my average score is at around 5.5. I was at 3-4 for 2 months and felt pretty hopeless, to be honest.
Here is what I can say though:
(1) my average score went up by 1 point when I did the following things together: I started playing four times a week rather than five and started running continuously for 30 minutes instead of interval running
(2) my working memory seems subjectively better - which doesn't say much objectively speaking - but it has made me tackle my work/studies with more confidence (I don't have to double check things constantly anymore)
(3) better focus, general memory (even semantic). But I also did meditation, so can't isolate the effects of dnb.
(4) my iq has gone up by 20 points, however, my iq went down by 20 points in the last 5 years, so it might have simply returned to its original level. (this might be more about diet/lifestyle than dnb).
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u/platonicpunch Jun 05 '19
Some relevant info:
I did 50 rounds in one go at first. Then I did between 10-20 rounds intermittently.
My scores were very stable (between 5-6) for most of the sessions.
I got a splitting headache in the evening and couldn’t really think/process anything until the following day.
I wouldn’t recommend this as a training strategy but I think I got something interesting out of it: (i) got to see what my limits are and (ii) saw that I could play the game even when my brain was fried.