[LucidDreamer]

This is a thread to discuss potential ways to increase intelligence or brainpower. Discuss.

[Glider]

Same way you increase muscle power. Exercise and practice.

[YT2095]

a healthy diet and avoiding toxins like cigarettes and booze can assist with Keeping any gained "Brain power" too :)

[galaxygirl]

It doesn’t necessarily increase your brain power, but getting enough sleep and making sure you eat enough carbohydrates improves your memory.

[Glider]

YT2095 said:

a healthy diet and avoiding toxins like cigarettes and booze can assist with Keeping any gained "Brain power" too :)

True, but well, I mean, steady on! Let's not get carried away! :eek:

[ed84c]

is this not a little similar to the thread i made yesterday? :-) if so have a look there!

[YT2095]

Glider said:

True, but well, I mean, steady on! Let's not get carried away! :eek:

I guess it`s a case of do as I say and Not as I do :)

but hey, I`de be remiss if I didn`t sound at least a LITTLE bit, Innocent and full of Virtue whilst telling the truth :)

[LucidDreamer]

I'll throw one out. Vocabulary. By increasing your vocabulary you not only increase your ability to communicate more effectively you also improve your ability to think effectively.

[trogdor]

another way to boost "brain power" is to take mild stimulants like caffeine. Stimulants can increase learning, and memory, because they increase brain activity. However, when recalling this learning, it is best to be in the same state as when it was learned. this is called State-dependant learning. Also, taking a stronger stimulant like cocaine, will "overstimulate" and hinder learning processes.

[ed84c]

well actually they did tests on spiders with different drugs and let them make a web.
Alchohol- Slow crap web
Marujana- Slow good web
Caffiene- Fast Crap web
Cocaine- Fast good web

So we see that using cocaine b4 a test is better than caffiene. But BOTH have bad side effects over long periods, they BOTH kill brain cells.

[Kedas]

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well actually they did tests on spiders with different drugs and let them make a web.
Alchohol- Slow crap web
Marujana- Slow good web
Caffiene- Fast Crap web
Cocaine- Fast good web

So we see that using cocaine b4 a test is better than caffiene. But BOTH have bad side effects over long periods, they BOTH kill brain cells.

If I make a drug that cures a spider, would you take it?
Take at least a monkey :)

[ed84c]

you miss the point....

[Kedas]

ed84c said:

you miss the point....

No I didn't, I wouldn't have made a point based on this data.

[LucidDreamer]

ed84c said:

you miss the point....

ya, the point was that you should take more cocaine (kidding of course.)

Let me add another. Mnemonics. Mnemonics can greatly increase almost anyone’s ability to remember just about any kind of information. It can be extremely useful to learn a good mnemonic system if you are in college or if you are somehow required to remember lots of information. Some people are born with extraordinary memories. Most of the amazing feats that these people are able to perform have been beat by people with ordinary memories using mnemonic systems.

[ed84c]

I prefer to understand what is actually happening and why. This makes remembering obsolete and it is just logic.

[Sorcerer]

Yes, in order to understand you have to understand.

[MolecularMan14]

What about acetyl choline?? What exactly does it do? Is it healthy? Would you recommend it?
I really wouldnt suggest caffine, because its a strong stimulant.
Im looking for something, or a strategy for keeping or enhancing concentration, especially for later in the day (with debate practice and all) :-)

[LucidDreamer]

MolecularMan14 said:

Im looking for something, or a strategy for keeping or enhancing concentration, especially for later in the day (with debate practice and all) :-)

I recommend taking a multi mid-day, or taking half in the morning and half midday or taking a separate anti-oxidant type(but don't take too many). I also recommend drinking juice or eating fruit before debate practice. You might also try taking b-12 drops under the tongue, but again dont' take too much. Don't eat a big fatty meal before the debate practice either. You might also try experimenting with your schedule so that you have the energy drop earlier in the day and then go back up before debate practice.

[[Tycho?]]

ed84c said:

I prefer to understand what is actually happening and why. This makes remembering obsolete and it is just logic.

Indeed. There are lots of math tricks that I've never memorized. Like "cross multiply and devide". This has something to do with fractions, and everyone else uses it. I havn't a clue on what it is, but I dont need it since I just work it out in my head anyway.

On test day, you cannot forget something you never learned in the first place. This has helped me many times.

[ike]

Learn to write with your "weaker" hand. This supposedly improves
communication between both hemispheres of the brain.