Does somebody happen to have an overview of the current consensus on Dual N-Back? My understanding is that the impact on IQ is not solidly established. What about working memory? Is there solid evidence for transfer? Is it wort a) learning more about it b) actually spend time on training if you have a cognitively demanding job (analysis/programming)? Thank you!
Sorry, it wasn’t clear from how I asked the question but I wanted a 2 sentence summary.… Gwern’s FAQ is a monumental piece of work but the question is if it is even worth reading 50k words long document about it?
Thank you vary much. I’ll have a look at the appendix (the FAQ along more of your writings are on my ever expanding reading lists...). Thank you for all the work and thought you put into it!
Does somebody happen to have an overview of the current consensus on Dual N-Back? My understanding is that the impact on IQ is not solidly established. What about working memory? Is there solid evidence for transfer? Is it wort a) learning more about it b) actually spend time on training if you have a cognitively demanding job (analysis/programming)? Thank you!
Gwern has a comprehensive FAQ on dual-n back.
Sorry, it wasn’t clear from how I asked the question but I wanted a 2 sentence summary.… Gwern’s FAQ is a monumental piece of work but the question is if it is even worth reading 50k words long document about it?
Not unless you have ADHD or another condition plausibly exacerbated by lack of WM, or an interest in meta-analysis.
The appendix, however, is of interest to all LWers who read medical or psychological studies (which is a lot of them).
Thank you vary much. I’ll have a look at the appendix (the FAQ along more of your writings are on my ever expanding reading lists...). Thank you for all the work and thought you put into it!