Mental Performance: Increasing Your Intelligence [Part 1/2]

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Posted by John Brackett | Posted in Mental Performance | Posted on 26-12-2009

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Intelligence is one of those topics that almost seems too “fixed” to worry about – we instantly find ourselves labeling others as smart, dumb, intelligent, slow and all kinds of other markers that have to do with our ability to perform mentally. All of our brains work on remarkably different levels, and interpret the same information from our environment in vastly different ways. Put ten people in a room and give them a topic, and you can be sure that you’ll see all kinds of new, interesting conclusions and opinions based on their past experiences and the way their brains process the incoming information.

But here’s the kicker: you can enhance your mental performance, and increase your intelligence, in several fascinating ways. The two main strategies for improving mental performance are to build new neurons and neural connections, and to optimize the speed of transmission (neural communication). Read the rest of this entry »