Comments on: Advice On Mastering n=5 http://www.mindsparke.com/brain-training-blog/brain-exercises/advice-on-dual-nback-n5/ Working Memory Brain Training with Dual n-back Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:59:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Ólafur http://www.mindsparke.com/brain-training-blog/brain-exercises/advice-on-dual-nback-n5/comment-page-1/#comment-1547 Ólafur Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:10:39 +0000 http://mindsparke.com/brain-training-blog/?p=1217#comment-1547 LOL... I was worrying that I was limited with n=7. Try to handle the letters in chunks of two or three: QWEASDZCX => wqe asd zxc ;) LOL… I was worrying that I was limited with n=7.

Try to handle the letters in chunks of two or three:

QWEASDZCX =>

wqe asd zxc ;)

]]> By: Rupert http://www.mindsparke.com/brain-training-blog/brain-exercises/advice-on-dual-nback-n5/comment-page-1/#comment-1362 Rupert Sat, 16 May 2009 22:02:32 +0000 http://mindsparke.com/brain-training-blog/?p=1217#comment-1362 I would question this - if you're 'fixing' by repetition, you're beginning to commit to long-term memory. I think you should aim to hold the whole sequence in your head in a 'non-thinking' fashion. Just as if someone says 5 words to you and you can repeat them back without thinking about them or repeating them... I also find it easier to remember blocks equal to the n-back, rather than dropping the last and adding another. I would question this – if you’re ‘fixing’ by repetition, you’re beginning to commit to long-term memory.

I think you should aim to hold the whole sequence in your head in a ‘non-thinking’ fashion. Just as if someone says 5 words to you and you can repeat them back without thinking about them or repeating them…

I also find it easier to remember blocks equal to the n-back, rather than dropping the last and adding another.

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