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Mark Ashton Smith, Ph.D

About Mark Ashton Smith, Ph.D

I am a cognitive scientist specializing in health, resilience and performance (HRP) brain training interventions and self-quantification. I have a joint Ph.D in cognitive psychology and neuroscience from the Center of the Neural Basis of Cognition (Carnegie Mellon/Pittsburgh) and for a number of years was a researcher and lecturer at Cambridge University.

Exercise to Increase IQ: The 7 Minute Workout

Executive High Intensity Sub 10 Minute Training At the Human Performance Institute, Division of Wellness and Prevention, Inc., in Orlando, FL, our clients are high-performing professionals from a variety of industries. These men and women face incessant demands on their time, along with the pressure to perform at high levels and balance their careers and personal lives. As the hectic pace of today’s corporate and entrepreneurial world continues to eat into the amount of time we have for

What would you do to earn money if all you had was $5 and 2 hours?

Tina Sellig, executive director of the Stanford Technology Ventures Program, wrote a stimulating and useful book- What I wish I knew when I was 20. In this book, she describes how she put the following problem to her students at Stanford: “What would you do to earn money if all you had was five dollars and two hours?” If you don’t have time to read the whole thing, just skim and read the words in bold.   The Rules of the Assignment 14 teams were given

How To Get Into Mensa – A Tutorial

In this tutorial you will be given the following: The IQ score you need to become a Mensa member. An explanation of how a Mensa IQ score compares to an average IQ. The official IQ tests that qualify you for Mensa membership. Where to find practice IQ tests for Mensa. How to prepare for taking a Mensa qualifying IQ test to maximize your chances of success. What is Mensa and

IQ Wealth & Cognitive Elites: What Does IQ Mean For Income?

In the US, UK, Australia, Europe and other western countries, assuming an average population IQ of 100, the data indicates that those individuals with a 130 IQ – putting you in the top 2.3% of the population – are powerful wealth creators. An IQ of 125 puts you in the top 5% – a member of your society’s cognitive elite!

What Is An IQ Score? What Is A High IQ?

What Is An IQ Score? The online IQ tests we link to on purchasing i3® will give you a valid and accurate measure of your IQ level. You can use this table below answer your questions: ‘what is an IQ score?’ and ‘what is a high iq?’. An IQ score of 100 is the average IQ score in the general population. A score over 110 can be called a ‘high normal IQ’. An IQ of 115 or greater is regarded as a high

The 5 Factors of IQ Over the Lifespan

Brain health and brain fitness depends on maintaining our ‘G-Factor’- our general intelligence. The 5 Factors of Intelligence Defined Psychologists call general intelligence ‘G’.  G is known to be based on five underlying factors (Gc, Gf, Gv, Gsm and Gs) shown below. Some of these factors are based on ‘acquired knowledge’ through education, others are based on ‘raw’ thinking skills that we are usually not taught (such as the ability to reason logically), and others are based on how efficient our brains are

Online IQ Test with Instant Results

Take A Valid, Standardized IQ Test Knowing your true IQ level requires that you take a scientifically valid and standardized IQ test. This gives you a score somewhere on the IQ bell curve below. With this ‘bell curve’ you can compare your score with others in the population. It is generally thought that an IQ of 115 or greater is needed for college level education. Mensa requires an IQ level of 130 – in the top 2% of the population. A

Intelligence, Creativity & Eye Movements

Various studies have looked at the relationship between creativity and intelligence. Fluid intelligence is defined as the ability to problem solve in novel situations, and creativity involves novelty, so there is a link, and it’s worth asking what that link is in more detail. Divergent Thinking and Fluid Intelligence (Gf) An overview of the literature suggests that certain components of the creative process are indeed related to fluid intelligence levels – but not all components. One component

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