Research Shows Strategic Thinking Strengthens Intellectual Capacity

According to research published in Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, strategy-based cognitive training has the potential to enhance cognitive performance and with real-life benefits. “One of the key differences in our studies from other interventional research aimed at improving cognitive abilities is that we did not focus on specific cognitive functions such as speed of processing, memory, or learning isolated new skills,” explained a lead author of the study. “Instead, the training program encouraged use of a common set of multi-dimensional thinking strategies to synthesize information and elimination of toxic habits that impair efficient brain performance.” As a result of the study, cognitive gains were documented in trained areas of the brain such as abstracting, reasoning, and innovating. To read more about this study, click here.