Cognitive Training

Scores trending upward on cognitive tests confirm appropriate recovery and adaptation, while flat or declining scores indicate a problem. Mentally demanding activities can improve ability to some extent, especially for people who do little such work. Some intensive tools and brain-health interventions are presented as possible ways to raise measured IQ more quickly. Broad intellectual enrichment may require decades for modest IQ increases. Many cognitive-training gains are task-specific and do not generalize strongly. An ongoing clinical trial shows that participants who train more consistently and allow appropriate recovery achieve better cognitive outcomes over time. Cognitive training is a stressor that requires adequate recovery to produce adaptation. Brain-health interventions may restore lost cognitive function when impairment is tied to poor brain health, toxins, or low blood flow. CNS Vital Signs, CogState, and Brain HQ are validated tools for tracking whether cognitive training produces improvement or decline.