Brain-training To Improve Memory Boosts Fluid Intelligence
New findings show that multiple efforts designed to improve memory skills similarly improve fluid intelligence. (Credit: iStockphoto/Kiyoshi Takahase Segundo)
Many psychologists believe general intelligence can be separated into "fluid" and "crystalline" components. Fluid intelligence—considered one of the most important factors in learning—applies to all problems while crystallized intelligence consists of skills useful for specific tasks.
'Brain training' games do work, study finds
An example of the sequence of squares that participants were shown in the tests
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