Cognitive abilities of a person
Cognitive abilities are called mentalprocesses in the human body, which are aimed at receiving and processing information, as well as solving problems and generating new ideas. Modern science attaches great importance to the intensification of these processes.
Today, such a trend is rapidly developing,NBIC-convergence. Despite the fact that this term appeared relatively recently, it is widely used by scientists around the world. Each letter of the abbreviation is a reflection of one of the four most progressive areas of knowledge: C - kogno, I - info, B - bio, N - nano. According to scientists, the development of these areas will significantly change the life of human civilization in general and of every person in particular.
All these spheres are interrelated. The most progressive is the "info" area. It is this sphere that gives methods, models, schemes for studying other areas.
Today in psychology, which studies cognitive abilities, the brain is often compared with a computer. Based on this comparison, the mechanisms for receiving and processing information are built.
However, the brain and computer are strong enoughdifferences. As you know, the machine can work perfectly for given algorithms and frameworks. The brain can be wrong. In addition, he is prone to limitations. As scientists have found out, short-term and long-term memory of the brain is very limited. So, most people have a short-term memory of five to nine units. It is exactly how much information a person can hold in the brain at the same time. According to some data, the amount of long-term memory is less than 16 GB.
There are human and all kinds of restrictions related to his life (religion, beliefs, wrong fixation of cause and effect, etc.).
With the advent of the 60-ies of the last centurythe first computers, the development of many scientific industries, it became clear that the volume of information is increasing rapidly. However, man over the past two millennia has made no special changes in the processes of reception and processing. This can lead to the fact that people simply can not cope with such a flow of information.
Thus, the development of cognitiveabilities for scientists today is one of the main tasks. In connection with this, new psychological schemes and methods are being developed. At the same time, researchers are trying to find ways to strengthen human intelligence and cognitive abilities. There are several methods used for this.
The first to consider the ways in whichCognitive abilities tend to their maximum naturally. Among these ways in the first place, of course, is a healthy lifestyle. This concept includes a balanced diet, and the use of multivitamin complexes, and the rejection of bad habits, and physical activity. All this in combination allows you to increase the efficiency of the brain.
Cognitive abilities can be increased by applying training. These methods include:
- training of working memory;
- programs for its (memory) development;
- exercises and tasks aimed at increasing intelligence (IQ).
Improve memory and increase concentration by using nootropic drugs.
To the methods by whichaffect the cognitive abilities, include and rest. It should be noted that most modern people lack the concept of "rest" or "relaxation." For many, these words are connected with a trip outside the city or watching TV. But in modern life this is not enough, because people still think about problems, trying to find ways to solve problems. And during rest the brain should disconnect from problems, stop thinking. In this case, the techniques of the East are used as "relaxation": yoga, meditation and others.
