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by andai 2899 days ago
Working memory is a decent proxy for overall brain function, and straightforward to test, eg. with a Dual N-Back game like http://brainscale.net/dual-n-back

You need to have a baseline score to compare with. Your score will improve pretty quick in the beginning and then start to level out.

I also like typing speed tests, to test the effects of exhaustion, sleep deprivation and various states of mind. (In some cases, the speed is actually increased, but typically at the cost of accuracy.)

For typing speed I use https://typeracer.com which has some excellent book and movie quotes to type.

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cool, thanks!

another one, w/ a somewhat different angle I'd found was a straight mental math trainer, discovered from another commenter here on HN: http://www.mental-math-trainer.com/