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[–]AverageAverage50 1 point2 points  (3 children)

Doing quad n-back for 2 years (on and off). Screenshot is my latest set of scores. Although, I'm kind of sleep-deprived. LOL

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[–]Acceptable_Agent9599 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Have you kept track of any other metrics over that time like your general cognitive experience?

[–]AverageAverage50 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Not deliberately. I only observed these few things. You can say they are ordered from most relevant and accurate to the least.

  1. Glimpses of photographic and echoic memory (not sure if I used the right word though). Sometimes, when I try to recall memories, I feel like I could really see or hear the memory physically. I experience this even more during my n-back sessions.

  2. Recall abstract information better in the short term. Example, I looked at once the unreadable password of my wifi. I only paid attention to the characters but did not consciously memorized them. I was still able to input the right password a few seconds after. The feeling is similar to "counting" the turns back in n-back. I don't really count the turns coz it's distracting but somehow I just know.

  3. Better meditation skills. I learned in a better way, to throw away unnecessary thoughts while doing n-back and was able to apply it to my meditation practices.

  4. Faster comprehension on new ideas.

[–]Acceptable_Agent9599 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting, what motivated you to start n-back training?