Bodhi - Cognitive Fun 1.7

Five games taken from standard psychological tests to improve your intelligence, memory, attention . These tasks are designed to implement a wide range of tests that are used throughout the psychological, neuropsychological research and clinical communities.

Dual N Back : An important scientific journal, shows that a particular memory task called dual n-back may actually improve working memory (short term memory) and fluid intelligence. These findings are important because fluid intelligence was previously thought to be unchangeable . Original paper http://www.iapsych.com/articles/jaeggi2008.pdf

Corsi Block Tapping (Forward and backward) : Also known as the Corsi Span Test, this psychological test is commonly used to determine the visual-spatial memory span and the implicit visual-spatial learning abilities of an individual. The test is be used to measure both short-term and long-term spatial memory

Stroop Color: The Stroop Task is a psychological test of our mental (attentional) vitality and flexibility. The task takes advantage of our ability to read words more quickly and automatically than we can name colors. The cognitive mechanism involved in this task is called directed attention, you have to manage your attention, inhibit or stop one response in order to say or do somethi
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Math Processing: Do simple arithmetic quickly, designed to improve your processing skills

Letter Digit Substitution: The simple responses generated in substitution tests depend on the integration of complex neuropsychological processes, including visual scanning, mental flexibility, sustained attention, psychomotor speed, and speed of information processing (Lezak, 1995; Van Hoof, Jogems-Kosterman, Sabbe, Zitman, & Hulstijn, 1998).