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How to Rebuild an Attention Span (2013)
- slagfart 11y agoThe game itself sounds almost exactly like the new version of Outrun, or perhaps Afterburner Climax. Good news!
- pixelbath 11y agoI was thinking RoadBlasters, myself. When "cars" appear on the screen, you "shoot" them while driving.
- fazza99 11y agoTL;DR
- lordfoom 11y agoWould love to try if the game was in any way available. Are there similar options out there?
- Alterlife 11y agoI found this info: http://gazzaleylab.ucsf.edu/neuroscience-projects/neuroracer/ http://gazzaleylab.ucsf.edu/neuroscience-projects/neuroracer... > A company Adam Gazzaley co-founded, Akili Interactive Labs (http://www.akiliinteractive.com/ http://www.akiliinteractive.com/), is now developing a clinical product in the form of a mobile video game (“Project: EVO”) that is based on the technology behind NeuroRacer. The company is currently running clinical trials which will validate the utility of the new game for use in specific populations. Until those trials are complete, the game will not be available to the general public. We suggest that you go to the Akili website for further news or additional inquiries. That leads me here: http://www.brain.akiliinteractive.com/ http://www.brain.akiliinteractive.com/. A game has not yet been released but is available in some form for clinical trial.
- lordfoom 11y agoThanks :) I also found that, which was a bit disappointing, but maybe they come out with something soon. I found "dual n-back" while looking around, which (controversially) claims some "fluid" and working intelligence boosting - I'll give that a try. It's over here: http://brainworkshop.sourceforge.net/ http://brainworkshop.sourceforge.net/
- girvo 11y agoIIRC, gwern dabbles in dual n-back, and I think he's got some decent stuff written up about it. Worth taking a look for anyway.
- domedefelice 11y agoYeah, I was wondering the same. Since NeuroRacer doesn't seem to be available, are there any other good games «to promote “interference-resisting abilities”»?
- lordfoom 11y agoI found dual n-back while looking around - http://brainworkshop.sourceforge.net/ http://brainworkshop.sourceforge.net/ - which claims working memory and fluid intelligence improvements.
- domedefelice 11y agoI will try it, thanks
- timdavila 11y agoI use the Lumosity app (http://www.lumosity.com/ http://www.lumosity.com/) daily, which is marketed as a bundle of brain training games. While I have made marked improvement in the games in the app, after reading the article I'm wondering if this is what the author is referring to as "lightly dressed-up versions of classic psychology paradigms" In my experience I haven't noticed any of the illusive "transfer" of skills that NeuroRacer is designed to produce. So for now I will continue to use the app daily with a healthy amount of skepticism.
- mikhailfranco 11y agotl;dr
- mintplant 11y agoI sent this one straight to my Instapaper reading list. I'm sure I'll get to it eventually.
- pepon 11y agoMy short attention span prevented me to read this article... It seems I crossed the no-return point, I am hopeless.
- juanuys 11y agoIronically, it isn't helped by the modals popping up asking me to subscribe.
- MattSteelblade 11y ago"Can you subscribe?" "Should you subscribe?" "You ought to subscribe."
- agiamas 11y agocan't upvote enough... short attention span is the productivity killer of our times.
- dschiptsov 11y agoThere is a millennium-old game "that works", which is called "meditation". There are many versions, some nonsensical (tantric) and some not (so-called Raja Yoga, Zendo, etc).
- bsder 11y agoSee also: "playing a musical instrument". I suspect "reading an actual paper book" would also qualify.
- wernercd 11y agoAre there any Youtube videos that will walk me through how to read an actual book? it's been so long... I don't know if I'll remember how to do it without some internet star to show me the way.
- algorithms 11y agoThere you go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHX-SjgQvQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHX-SjgQvQ
- NDizzle 11y agoMaybe, but you can certainly find someone on twitch streaming themselves reading a book. You can follow them and tip them accordingly.
- CuriouslyC 11y agoWhile I think reading is great for attention, you shouldn't write off meditation. The controlled breathing involved has been shown to be particularly good for stress reduction and improved vegal tone!
- domedefelice 11y agoYou are right. After a 10 days course of Vipassana my focus and attention span greatly improved. But you need to keep practicing. I kept practicing for about a month then I stopped. After stopping, slowly I acquired again the old habit of getting easily distracted. I need to take that (free) course again.
- honzzz 11y agoIt's also interesting to listen to the episode of The Tim Ferriss Show [1] where T. F. and Adam Gazzaley talk about this topic - how to enhance cognitive functions via games etc. [1] http://fourhourworkweek.com/2015/06/22/adam-gazzaley/ http://fourhourworkweek.com/2015/06/22/adam-gazzaley/
- xpinguin 11y agoI've heard of a similar game, names "passionate software engineer [in a small team]".
- haddr 11y agoSo.. Where can I play that game?
- stefanix 11y agotl;dr
- ak217 11y ago> “It’s the first real attempt to meaningfully harness the power of games in a dedicated cognitive enhancement tool,” commented C. Shawn Green, a neuroscientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and experts on brain training This statement is an exaggeration. Games based on N-Back and Dual N-Back were first introduced in 1958 and 2003, depending on how you count. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-back https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-back
- adultSwim 11y agoSo I need to break out my old Simon?
- Raphmedia 11y agoThis is stupid, I know, but I recommend playing one of those boring looking simulator games. Focus for one hour doing nothing but driving a train from point A to point B. Fly a plane around. Plough a field. Very zen.
- Eric_WVGG 11y agoanyone up for some Desert Bus? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penn_%26_Teller%27s_Smoke_and_Mirrors#Desert_Bus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penn_%26_Teller%27s_Smoke_and_...
- t_g 11y agoOne of my favorite books on the subject is Shunryu Suzuki's "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen_Mind,_Beginner%27s_Mind https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen_Mind,_Beginner%27s_Mind).