Mental Exercise and Recovery Times
Hey cevapcici,
How long would your interval be between finishing a game and recommencing another?
How long would each individual game go for?
Also, how long would your alloted training time go in any given sitting, on average?
These other questions listed below may hint to some other variables that may be contributing to the way you are feeling.
1. What is your diet like? Like after any rigorous exercise we need to eat the right foods to aid the recovery process.
2. Do you get the recommended hours of sleep per night?
3. Finally, do you have any other underlying medical conditions that may be facilitating the way you are feeling or do you feel there may be a possibility that you may have an underlying medical condition that you are not currently aware of that may be doing so?
E.g. - I understand that some people are susceptible to receiving what some professionals deem as "simulator sickness" which expresses the same feeling as motion sickness as a result of playing games on computers for an extended period (please cite if wrong).
Not sure if this helps, anyone who disagrees please don't hesitate in correcting me.
thanks.
How long would your interval be between finishing a game and recommencing another?
How long would each individual game go for?
Also, how long would your alloted training time go in any given sitting, on average?
These other questions listed below may hint to some other variables that may be contributing to the way you are feeling.
1. What is your diet like? Like after any rigorous exercise we need to eat the right foods to aid the recovery process.
2. Do you get the recommended hours of sleep per night?
3. Finally, do you have any other underlying medical conditions that may be facilitating the way you are feeling or do you feel there may be a possibility that you may have an underlying medical condition that you are not currently aware of that may be doing so?
E.g. - I understand that some people are susceptible to receiving what some professionals deem as "simulator sickness" which expresses the same feeling as motion sickness as a result of playing games on computers for an extended period (please cite if wrong).
Not sure if this helps, anyone who disagrees please don't hesitate in correcting me.
thanks.
likeprestige | 2 years ago
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Hi lp,
None of this training was on the computer, it was a after three days of 6 hrs Maths work/6 hrs languages work, all of which work required me to focus intently. I would work in blocks of 2 hrs or so.
1. Diet is reasonably good, I eat vegetables etc
2. Yes, 8 hrs
3. No medical conditions nor feeling that I'm suffering from anything
I'm back to normal now, but suffice it to say that now I will be using evenings to relax.
Thanks
None of this training was on the computer, it was a after three days of 6 hrs Maths work/6 hrs languages work, all of which work required me to focus intently. I would work in blocks of 2 hrs or so.
1. Diet is reasonably good, I eat vegetables etc
2. Yes, 8 hrs
3. No medical conditions nor feeling that I'm suffering from anything
I'm back to normal now, but suffice it to say that now I will be using evenings to relax.
Thanks
? | 2 years ago
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Hey,
That's great that you've recovered. Sorry, I assumed you that you were referring to the amount of training you completed on brain-workshop as opposed to something absent from that.
Pain = gain?
Well, I believe it depends on what mental processes you engaged during this period of active study. Remember, what a person engages during the performance of a particular task is relative to their current mental circumstance. If a person is used to performing a particular task and it's process is rather automatic then it would seem plausible to say that they may not receive any mental gain. Even if there mental resources are depleted afterward considering the amount of time and effort exerted to complete the task, the task may have failed to utilize executive functions that require forms of problem solving. We all have a certain amount of energy that we can exert during the day, some people refer to this as "cognitive reserve". In order to contribute to this cognitive reserve, an individual may need to focus on activities that require the use of executive functions. However, I will add that the level of executive functions that a person needs to engage in order to increase there "cognitive reserve" is relative to their mental circumstance. For example, an individual who solves math problems (AT THE SAME LEVEL - NOT INCREASING LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY) every day may not be increasing their level of cognitive reserve. However, a person that is not used to math related activities and attempts to perform the same activity over an extended period of time or just until the task becomes automatic, then it may be said that as a result of repeatedly engaging there executive functions (not automatic - don't need to think) over an extended period, they have contributed to their amount of cognitive reserve.
So, the question is this cevapcici and anyone else who has bothered to read my rambles, what mental processes do you think you were engaging during the performance of solving math/language problems?
Low-level functions that rely on previous experience/knowledge?
High-level functions that aid solving novel problems which engage working-memory, logic/problem solving skills or what's popular to say these days "fluid intelligence"?
Remember, both levels of engagement are bound to make you feel tired after 6hrs math/6hrs of lang but the level at which they will contribute to your cognitive cognitive reserve can differ quite greatly.
Also, when I refer to cognitive reserve I am referring to two ideas:
1. Fluid intelligence - ability to solve new problems
2. Level of protection from brain atrophy
That's all I have for now. Please if anyone wishes to add/correct/subtract to what I have said, I invite you to do so. I know I haven't nearly explained some of these concepts to a depth that does them justice. Happy to learn something new.
Thanks.
That's great that you've recovered. Sorry, I assumed you that you were referring to the amount of training you completed on brain-workshop as opposed to something absent from that.
Pain = gain?
Well, I believe it depends on what mental processes you engaged during this period of active study. Remember, what a person engages during the performance of a particular task is relative to their current mental circumstance. If a person is used to performing a particular task and it's process is rather automatic then it would seem plausible to say that they may not receive any mental gain. Even if there mental resources are depleted afterward considering the amount of time and effort exerted to complete the task, the task may have failed to utilize executive functions that require forms of problem solving. We all have a certain amount of energy that we can exert during the day, some people refer to this as "cognitive reserve". In order to contribute to this cognitive reserve, an individual may need to focus on activities that require the use of executive functions. However, I will add that the level of executive functions that a person needs to engage in order to increase there "cognitive reserve" is relative to their mental circumstance. For example, an individual who solves math problems (AT THE SAME LEVEL - NOT INCREASING LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY) every day may not be increasing their level of cognitive reserve. However, a person that is not used to math related activities and attempts to perform the same activity over an extended period of time or just until the task becomes automatic, then it may be said that as a result of repeatedly engaging there executive functions (not automatic - don't need to think) over an extended period, they have contributed to their amount of cognitive reserve.
So, the question is this cevapcici and anyone else who has bothered to read my rambles, what mental processes do you think you were engaging during the performance of solving math/language problems?
Low-level functions that rely on previous experience/knowledge?
High-level functions that aid solving novel problems which engage working-memory, logic/problem solving skills or what's popular to say these days "fluid intelligence"?
Remember, both levels of engagement are bound to make you feel tired after 6hrs math/6hrs of lang but the level at which they will contribute to your cognitive cognitive reserve can differ quite greatly.
Also, when I refer to cognitive reserve I am referring to two ideas:
1. Fluid intelligence - ability to solve new problems
2. Level of protection from brain atrophy
That's all I have for now. Please if anyone wishes to add/correct/subtract to what I have said, I invite you to do so. I know I haven't nearly explained some of these concepts to a depth that does them justice. Happy to learn something new.
Thanks.
likeprestige | 2 years ago
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Mental Exercise and Recovery Times
Proceeding with the mental/physical training analogy, might a sign of mental training being effective be the need for (long) periods of recovery after the training?
Only recently have I tested the limits of my capacity for sustained cerebration and, on a few occasions, have suffered as a result, having to then take days off from mental work in order to recover (thinking about anything would make me feel physically ill, nausea or headaches).
Only recently have I tested the limits of my capacity for sustained cerebration and, on a few occasions, have suffered as a result, having to then take days off from mental work in order to recover (thinking about anything would make me feel physically ill, nausea or headaches).
cevapcici | 2 years ago
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