US 2015/0031010 A1 · IMPROVING NEUROPERFORMANCE

A method of promoting fluid intelligence abilities in a subject comprising:

a) selecting one or more serial order of symbols from a predefined library of complete symbols sequences and, from this selection, providing the subject with one or more incomplete serial orders of symbols;
b) prompting the subject, within an exercise, to manipulate symbols within the one or more incomplete serial orders of symbols or to discriminate differences or sameness between two or more of the incomplete serial orders of symbols, within a first predefined time interval;
c) determining whether the subject correctly manipulated the symbols or correctly discriminated differences or sameness between the two or more incomplete serial orders of symbols;
d) if the subject made an incorrect symbol manipulation or discrimination, then returning to step b);
e) if the subject correctly manipulated the symbols or correctly discriminated differences or sameness between the two or more of the incomplete serial orders of symbols, then displaying the correct manipulations or discriminated differences or sameness with at least one different spatial or time perceptual related attribute, to highlight the symbols manipulations, difference or sameness;
f) repeating the above steps for a predetermined number of iterations separated by one or more predefined time intervals;
and
g) upon completion of the predetermined number of iterations, providing the subject with the results of each iteration.

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A system for promoting fluid intelligence abilities in a subject, the system comprising:

a computer system comprising a processor, memory, and a graphical user interface (GUI), the processor containing instructions for:
a) selecting one or more serial order of symbols sequences from a predefined library of complete symbols sequences and, from this selection, providing the subject with one or more incomplete serial orders of symbols sequences on the GUI;
b) prompting the subject, within an exercise, to manipulate symbols sequences within the one or more incomplete serial orders of symbols sequences or to discriminate differences or sameness between two or more of the incomplete serial orders of symbols sequences on the GUI, within a first predefined time interval;
c) determining whether the subject correctly manipulated the symbols within the one or more incomplete serial orders of symbols sequences or correctly discriminated differences or sameness between the two or more further selected incomplete serial orders of symbols sequences;
d) if the subject made an incorrect manipulation within the one or more incomplete serial orders of symbols sequences or discrimination about differences or sameness between the two or more of the incomplete serial order of symbols sequences, then returning to step b);
e) if the subject correctly manipulated the symbols within the one or more incomplete serial orders of symbols sequences or correctly discriminated differences or sameness between the two or more of the incomplete serial orders of symbols sequences, then displaying the correct manipulations or discriminated differences or sameness on the GUI with at least one different spatial or time perceptual related attribute, to highlight the manipulations, discriminated difference or sameness;
f) repeating the above steps for a predetermined number of iterations separated by one or more predefined time intervals;
and
g) upon completion of the predetermined number of iterations, providing the subject with the results of each iteration on the GUI.

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A method of promoting fluid intelligence abilities in a subject comprising:

a) selecting a serial order of symbols sequence from a predefined library of complete symbol sequences, and further selecting and providing the subject with an incomplete serial order of symbols sequence from the selected complete serial order of symbols, wherein all symbols in the incomplete serial order of symbols sequence have the same spatial or time perceptual related attributes;
b) prompting the subject to select, in a first predefined time interval, the symbol corresponding to the next ordinal position in the sequence of the provided incomplete serial order of symbols, from a given list of symbols as potential answers showed to the subject;
c) if the symbol selection made by the subject is a correct symbol selection, then displaying the correctly selected symbol with an spatial or time perceptual related attribute different than symbols spatial or time perceptual related attributes of the incomplete serial order of symbols in step a);
d) if the symbol selection made by the subject is an incorrect symbol selection, then returning to step b);
e) repeating the above steps for a predefined number of iterations separated by one or more predefined time intervals;
and
f) upon completion of a predefined number of iterations, providing the subject with the results of all iterations.

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A method of promoting fluid intelligence abilities in a subject comprising:

a) selecting a pair of serial order of symbols from a predefined library of complete symbols sequences, and providing the subject with two sequences of symbols, one from each of the pair of selected serial order of symbols, wherein a predefined number of symbols and selected ordinal positions of symbols are the same in the two provided sequences of symbols;
b) prompting the subject to select, within a first predefined time interval, whether the two provided sequences of symbols are the same, or different in at least one of their spatial or time perceptual related attributes, and displaying the selection;
c) if the selection made by the subject is an incorrect selection, then returning to step a);
d) if the selection made by the subject is a correct selection and the correct selection is that the two provided sequences of symbols are the same, then displaying the correct selection and indicating that the two sequences of symbols are the same by a change in at least one spatial or time perceptual related attribute in both sequences of symbols;
e) if the selection made by the subject is a correct selection and the correct selection is that the two provided sequences of symbols are different, then displaying the correct selection and indicating that the two sequences of symbols are different by a change in at least one spatial or time perceptual related attribute of only one sequence of symbols, to highlight the difference between the two sequences of symbols;
f) repeating the above steps for a predetermined number of iterations separated by one or more predefined time intervals;
and
g) upon completion of the predetermined number of iterations, providing the subject with the results of each iteration.

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A computer program product for promoting fluid intelligence abilities in a subject, stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium which when executed causes a computer system to perform a method, comprising:

a) selecting a pair of serial order of symbols sequences from a predefined library of complete symbols sequences and providing the subject with two sequences of symbols, one from each of the pair of selected serial order of symbols, wherein a predefined number of symbols and selected ordinal positions of symbols are the same in the two provided sequences of symbols;
b) prompting the subject to select, within a first predefined time interval, whether the two provided sequences of symbols are the same, or different in at least one of their spatial or time perceptual related attributes, and displaying the selection;
c) if the selection whether the two provided sequences of symbols are the same, or different in at least one of their spatial or time perceptual related attributes made by the subject is an incorrect selection, then returning to step a);
d) if the selection made by the subject is a correct selection and the correct selection is that the two provided sequences of symbols are the same, then displaying the correct selection and indicating that the two provided sequences of symbols are the same by a change in at least one spatial or time perceptual related attribute in both provided sequences of symbols;
e) if the selection made by the subject is a correct selection and the correct selection is that the two provided sequences of symbols are different, then displaying the correct selection and indicating that the two provided sequences of symbols are different by a change in at least one spatial or time perceptual related attribute of only one provided sequence of symbols to highlight the difference between the two provided sequences of symbols;
f) repeating the above steps for a predetermined number of iterations separated by one or more predefined time intervals;
and
g) upon completion of the predetermined number of iterations, providing the subject with the results of each iteration.

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A system for promoting fluid intelligence abilities in a subject, the system comprising:

a computer system comprising a processor, memory, and a graphical user interface (GUI), the processor containing instructions for:
a) selecting a pair of serial order of symbols sequences from a predefined library of complete symbols sequences and providing the subject with two sequences of symbols, one from each of the pair of selected serial order of symbols, wherein a predefined number of symbols and selected ordinal positions of symbols are the same in the two provided sequences of symbols;
b) prompting the subject on the GUI to select, within a first predefined time interval, whether the two provided sequences of symbols are the same, or different in at least one of their spatial or time perceptual related attributes, and displaying the selection;
c) if the selection whether the two provided sequences of symbols are the same, or different in at least one of their spatial or time perceptual related attributes made by the subject is an incorrect selection, then returning to step a);
d) if the selection made by the subject is a correct selection and the correct selection is that the two provided sequences of symbols are the same, then displaying the correct selection on the GUI and indicating that the two provided sequences of symbols are the same by a change in at least one spatial or time perceptual related attribute in both sequences of symbols;
e) if the selection made by the subject is a correct selection and the correct selection is that the two provided sequences of symbols are different, then displaying the correct selection on the GUI and indicating that the two provided sequences of symbols are different by a change in at least one spatial or time perceptual related attribute of only one provided sequence of symbols to highlight the difference between the two provided sequences of symbols;
f) repeating the above steps for a predetermined number of iterations separated by one or more predefined time intervals;
and
g) upon completion of the predetermined number of iterations, providing the subject with the results of each iteration on the GUI.

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A method of promoting fluid intelligence abilities in a subject comprising:

a) selecting a serial order of symbols having the same spatial or time perceptual related attributes, from a predefined library of complete symbols sequences, and providing the subject with an incomplete serial order of symbols sequence from the selected complete serial order of symbols, wherein this selected complete serial order of symbols is provided as a ruler to the subject;
b) prompting the subject to insert, in the provided incomplete serial order of symbols sequence, missing symbols obtained from the given ruler within a first predefined time interval, complete the incomplete serial order of symbols sequence and form a completed serial order of symbols sequence;
c) if at least one insertion of a missing symbol from the given ruler made by the subject is an incorrect insertion, then returning to step a);
d) if the insertions of missing symbols from the given ruler made by the subject are all correct insertions, then displaying the correctly inserted missing symbols with at least one different spatial or time perceptual related attribute than the rest of the symbols in the provided incomplete serial order of symbols sequence;
e) repeating the above steps for a predetermined number of iterations separated by one or more predefined time intervals;
and
f) upon completion of the predetermined number of iterations, providing the subject with the results of each iteration.

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A method of promoting fluid intelligence abilities in a subject comprising:

a) selecting a serial order of symbols sequence from a predefined library of complete symbol sequences with a predefined number of N consecutive different symbols having the same spatial or time perceptual related attributes, and further selecting a plurality of incomplete serial orders of symbols sequences with less than the predefined number of N consecutive different symbols, from the selected complete serial order of symbols sequences;
b) providing the subject with one incomplete serial order of different symbols in a sequence, from the selected plurality of incomplete serial orders of symbols sequences;
c) prompting the subject to select, within a first predefined time interval, two or more incomplete serial orders of symbols sequences among the remaining selected plurality of incomplete serial orders of symbols sequences, in order to contiguously complete the provided incomplete serial order of symbols sequence of step b) to form a completed serial order of symbols sequence having a predefined number of N consecutive different symbols;
d) if at least one contiguous incomplete symbols sequence selection made by the subject is an incorrect selection, then returning to step c);
e) if the two or more contiguous incomplete symbols sequences selections made by the subject are all correct contiguous incomplete symbols sequences selections, then displaying the obtained completed serial order of symbols sequence, wherein the correctly selected contiguous incomplete serial orders of symbols sequences are displayed with at least one different spatial or time perceptual related attribute than the provided incomplete serial order of symbols sequence of step b);
f) repeating the above steps for a predetermined number of iterations separated by one or more predefined time intervals;
and
g) upon completion of the predetermined number of iterations, providing the subject with the results of each iteration.

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A computer program product for promoting fluid intelligence abilities in a subject, stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium which when executed causes a computer system to perform a method, comprising:

a) selecting a serial order of symbols sequence from a predefined library of complete symbol sequences with a predefined number of N consecutive different symbols having the same spatial or time perceptual related attributes, and further selecting a plurality of incomplete serial orders with less than the predefined number of N consecutive different symbol members, from the selected complete serial order of symbols sequences;
b) providing the subject with one incomplete serial order of different symbols in a sequence, from the selected plurality of incomplete serial orders of symbols sequences;
c) prompting the subject to select, within a first predefined time interval, two or more incomplete serial orders of symbols sequences among the remaining plurality of incomplete serial orders of symbols sequences, in order to contiguously complete the provided incomplete serial order of symbols sequence of step b) to form a completed serial order of symbols sequence having a predefined number of N consecutive different symbols;
d) if at least one contiguous incomplete symbols sequence selection made by the subject is an incorrect selection, then returning to step c);
e) if the two or more incomplete serial orders of symbols sequences selections made by the subject are all correct contiguous incomplete serial orders of symbols sequences selections, then displaying the obtained completed serial order of symbols sequence, wherein the correctly selected contiguous incomplete serial orders of symbols sequences are displayed with at least one different spatial or time perceptual related attribute than in the provided incomplete serial order of symbols sequence of step b);
f) repeating the above steps for a predetermined number of iterations separated by one or more predefined time intervals;
and
g) upon completion of the predetermined number of iterations, providing the subject with the results of each iteration.

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A system for promoting fluid intelligence abilities in a subject, the system comprising:

a computer system comprising a processor, memory, and a graphical user interface (GUI), the processor containing instructions for:
a) selecting a serial order of symbols sequence from a predefined library of complete symbol sequences with a predefined number of N consecutive different symbols having the same spatial or time perceptual related attributes, and further selecting a plurality of incomplete serial orders of symbols sequences with less than N consecutive different symbol members, from the selected complete serial order of symbols sequence;
b) providing the subject on the GUI with one incomplete serial order of different symbols in a sequence from the selected plurality of incomplete serial orders of symbols sequences;
c) prompting the subject on the GUI to select, within a first predefined time interval, two or more incomplete serial orders of symbols sequences among the remaining plurality of incomplete serial orders of symbols sequences, in order to contiguously complete the provided incomplete serial order of symbols sequence of step b) to form a completed serial order of symbols sequence having N consecutive different symbols;
d) if at least one contiguous incomplete symbols sequence selection made by the subject is an incorrect selection, then returning to step c);
e) if the two or more contiguous incomplete symbols sequences selections made by the subject are all correct contiguous incomplete serial orders of symbols sequences selections, then displaying the obtained completed serial order of symbols sequence on the GUI, wherein the correctly selected contiguous incomplete serial orders of symbols sequences are displayed with at least one different spatial or time perceptual related attribute than the provided incomplete serial order of symbols sequence of step b);
f) repeating the above steps for a predetermined number of iterations separated by one or more predefined time intervals;
and
g) upon completion of the predetermined number of iterations, providing the subject with the results of each iteration on the GUI.

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