Brain Games Won't Boost I.Q.

[shawndumas]

http://news.discovery.com/human/brain-games-intelligence.html?print=true

[daivd]

Not those kinds of entertainment games, but dual-n-back might do something. See for example http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual-n-back and http://www.brainboffin.com/

[shawndumas]

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1283324

[ilkhd2]

Six weeks? Is that enough to see difference?

[hugh3 → ilkhd2]

Apparently not!