Research

Psychological flexibility

Learning and adapting

1 brief · 1 source read and checked · 1 the evidence firmly supports

Does brain training work?You improve at what you practise, substantially and reliably. Across 87 publications and 145 comparisons, that improvement did not carry over to intelligence, verbal ability, reading comprehension or arithmetic when measured against an active control group. Near transfer is real and useful. Far transfer has not been demonstrated.

Strength of evidence

evidence-based

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The other five capabilities

Cognitive clarityFocus, attention, and memoryEmotional regulationStress and calmIntentional behaviorHabits and follow-throughSocial connectionRelationships and purposeRestoration capacitySleep, rest, and recovery

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