On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 9:04 PM, Michael Campbell
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Gwern Branwen wrote:
>> On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 8:18 PM, Michael Campbell
>
>> I think the original reasons were just it's simpler for user &
>> implementor, and that's the way SRS systems always did it - did anyone
>> but Anki and Pimsleur do sub-day scheduling?
>
> I was thinking of those 2 when I wrote this... =)
>
>
>> Offhand, I don't know of anything; but there *is* a study showing that
>> doing dual N-back (training of working memory) before bed is somewhat
>> more effective than upon waking.
>
> I'm new to this, but could you expand on what N-back training is?  (Or point 
> me
> to where I can read about it.)

See:
- http://community.haskell.org/~gwern/static/N-back.html
- http://community.haskell.org/~gwern/static/N-back%20FAQ
- https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/N-back
- http://groups.google.com/group/brain-training

That said, as my FAQ prolegomena indicates, although I accept that it
works as described on the tin, I'm not yet sure that DNB training is
worthwhile. This is definitely something to do in addition to SRS &
meditation & exercise (and after them).

> I'm having a ball with Mnemosyne as-is, but given that I have time both early
> and late in the day, I'd just as soon eke out a little more benefit if I 
> could.
>
> Thanks

-- 
gwern

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