Description
Double N-Back is a game that may improve your working memory and mental sharpness. It trains the player to hold information in his mind and work with it to solve problems.
Possible Benefits
- Improves working memory
- It strengthens focus
- Improves problem-solving
- Increases productivity
How to Do It
There are double n-back applications for your mobile phone or computer. Here is one: https://cognitivefun.net/test/5
Simply download one and play. The rules will be explained to you in the application.
Why it works
- Memory is a mental process that can be improved with practice. This exercise helps to develop strategies to hold information longer.
- By requiring greater focus, it stimulates this ability and gradually strengthens it.
- It helps you master the information, and your reactions become less automatic.
Time Commitment
10-15 minutes
Suggested Frequency
2 times per day
Time of Day
Morning and afternoon
Possible Side Effects
It can cause some stress at first because it can be difficult.
Tips
- Your exercise performance will be better when you have slept well and are in good physical condition.
- Start out with little difficulty, and as you improve your answers, you can increase the difficulty.
- The harder it is, the more you will stimulate your memory!
Related Products
Memory Dual N-Back - Amazon
Supporting Studies
Expand Collapse- N-Back - Science Direct. https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/n-back
- Adaptive working memory training can reduce anxiety and depression vulnerability in adolescents. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/desc.12831
- N‐back training and transfer effects revealed by behavioral responses and EEG. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/brb3.1136
- Dual N-Back Working Memory Training in Healthy Adults: A Randomized Comparison to Processing Speed Training. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4820261/
- Brain training game boosts executive functions, working memory and processing speed in the young adults: a randomized controlled trial. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23405164
