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On 3/10/06, Rafael Dias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Simple ways to make yourself far cleverer
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,1723801,00.html
Doing 'brain exercises' such as watching Countdown, playing Sudoku or
taking a shower with your eyes closed can make us all up to 40 per
cent cleverer within seven days, according to research by a BBC
programme this week
Denis Campbell, social affairs correspondent
Sunday March 5, 2006
The Observer
It is not an intelligence-boosting formula likely to impress an
Oxbridge don: watching Countdown, playing Sudoku, remembering
telephone numbers and taking a shower with your eyes closed.
Yet doing 'brain exercises' such as these can make us all up to 40 per
cent cleverer within seven days, according to research by a BBC
programme this week.
The tests conducted for Get Smarter in a Week appear to bear out the
growing belief among scientists that making simple changes to our
lifestyle can lead to significant improvements in how well our brains
function.
The programme found that a combination of techniques based on healthy
eating, physical activity, sound sleep and stimulating your mind
through solving puzzles and remembering lists makes people sharper,
more confident and better at making decisions.
The usefulness of such methods will be tested on 100 volunteers from
around the UK in an experiment that will get two hours of prime time
television on BBC1 on Saturday night. 'IQ has traditionally been
thought of as a fixed measure of someone's intelligence,' said Philip
Morrow, the show's executive producer.
'But an increasing body of scientific opinion holds that you can take
steps in your life to actually improve your brainpower by, for
example, enhancing your memory, working on your spatial awareness,
doing things differently to normal and eating healthily. Scientists
say you will see noticeable improvements within a week. Our show is
seeing if the science works.'
When the production team did trial runs among 15 volunteers, who each
followed a 'get smarter' regime for a week, they expected their guinea
pigs would be about 10 per cent cleverer at the end of it. What they
found was that some performed up to 40 per cent better than in the
initial assessment. However, one man who had gone out on a stag night
the evening before the second test found his score 20 per cent down -
proving that alcohol damages mental function.
The 100 contestants on Saturday's show spent last week following as
much of the advice in a 50-page Get Smarter Guide as they could
manage. Its recommendations include moving around your home
blindfolded, using your computer mouse with your 'wrong' hand for an
hour a day, and playing games such as Scrabble and charades.
The results will be unveiled when the programme airs. But early
indications are that the volunteers had benefited from taking part.
'Some of them were ringing up and saying that this had totally
transformed their lives or that they had had their first good night's
sleep in five years,' said Morrow.
'A lot of people feel they are under-performing in their life, that
they are letting themselves down, in terms of their ability to handle
events or thinking that people at work are cleverer than them. This
programme shows everyone can get smarter, and feel better, if they do
these things.'
· Get Smarter in a Week, Saturday, BBC1 at 6.35pm and 9pm
THE GET SMARTER GUIDE
Saturday
Brush your teeth with your 'wrong' hand and take a shower with your eyes closed.
Sunday
Do the crossword or Sudoku puzzle in your Sunday paper and take a brisk walk.
Monday
Have oily fish for dinner, and either cycle, walk or take the bus into work.
Tuesday
Select unfamiliar words from the dictionary and work them into conversations.
Wednesday
Go to yoga, Pilates or a meditation class, and talk to someone you don't know.
Thursday
Take a different route to work; watch Countdown or Brainteaser.
Friday
Avoid caffeine or alcohol; memorise your shopping list.
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