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Can someone explain the downvote? Please don't downvote without explanation, i've got no idea if this persons claims are suspicious or false or etc. edit: Also
by fizzbatter 10y ago
Can someone explain the downvote? Please don't downvote without explanation, i've got no idea if this persons claims are suspicious or false or etc.
edit: Also, to this thread's OP; Doesn't your link's accepted answer claim n-back doesn't work? There is critical discussion there sure, but the consensus seems to be that it doesn't work. No?
- andriesm 10y agoThx Fizzbatter, I indeed have no horse in this game (I'm not involved in the industry) - I've seen all of the mainstream "brain games" be thoroughly discredited. Dual N-Back is the only one that has at least SOME indication that it may have actual benefits, and it's not owned by one of these big brain game companies - so you can at least be more impartial and less subject to hype. You're right, I deliberately pointed everyone to a skeptical discussion of the research. Brain games as a whole ain't great, but of a bad bunch, this is the best, both in terms of research behind it, and in terms of cost (not some monthly subscription - often a free download) and impartiality.
- dragonwriter 10y ago> Please don't downvote without explanation, Downvotes exist to improve the signal to noise ratio on HN: please do, generally, downvote without explanation. If something is productive and worth discussing, that's a sign that its not worth a downvote.
- fizzbatter 10y agoHmm, i guess i just don't understand the downvote though. Ie, clearly the person who downvoted knows something i don't. I'd like to understand that! It seems the person downvoting would rather me not view it (as it's not "constructive"), but i can view it.. and i am, yet how am i to know why the downvote was given? Is the author lying? Is it a spam link? Is the author wrong? etcetc