How do you train your brains? I mean exercises and whatnot. Currently

Brain training games don't help you in general. They help you become good at those specific games. The only proven brain training technique is N back tests.

Jigsaws. Helps you recognise patterns and visualise future outcomes.

>>7686046
Reading books and learning science and mathematics will do more than anything else.

brain games at lumosity.com

>>7686113
lol fgt

>>7686050
This. Performance increases over time because you're learning/practicing *something.* There is no evidence to suggest your general cognitive ability has improved, rather than simply your ability to play the game in question.

>>7686220
don't the math games with adding up numbers improve short term memory?

>>7686364
Possibly.

Do nootropics actually improve cognition in some sense?
Possibly.

>>7686440
they do, but for a short period of time. after the medication usage the brain system lacks sustenance substances which may result in memory loss, extenuation and some other stuff. i'm currently learning about psycho-stimulants.

>>7686046
It takes 7-10 years for a Nueron to come to full maturity and not just be a kamikazi piloter of a train of thought

It's like working out only even more difficult than people would think given that comparison

And even at that you have to do a diverse set of things to maintain a good balance in plasticity or flexibility throughout the brain

>>7686046

Try doing different stuff. I try to do programming problems one day, then IMO problems the next, then maybe some piano. Always have my homework sprinkled in there so it mixes things up pretty well.

>>7686516
Look who it is again, M. Fractals. I'm fed up with your shit faggot. The other day when you called me a newfag, yeah, haven't forgotten about that yet. Fuck you I've been on here for months and probably get on here more than you anyways. Don't you know that you make yourself look like a newfag when you call others newfag? Just because you learned how to hack your name and change it to "M. Fractals" does not give you the right to disrespect anyone at any time.