Ebb and Flow
In this game, you shift your focus between two details: where the leaves point and how they move.
This challenges your ability to switch between two cognitive processes—interpreting shape and interpreting motion. When you switch tasks, your brain suppresses one process while activating the other, which can lead to mistakes.
Why Play Ebb and Flow?
Ebb and Flow targets your ability to switch between competing tasks. You must focus on one feature, then quickly switch to another as rules change. As the pace increases, you’ll practice staying agile and resisting automatic responses.
Mental Flexibility
Alternate between shape-based and motion-based responses.
Task Switching
Change focus depending on the current rule.
Interference Control
Suppress irrelevant responses when switching tasks.
Ebb and Flow vs Other Flexibility Games
While other Flexibility games may switch between similar rules, Ebb and Flow challenges you to toggle between entirely different processing systems—visual form versus movement. It’s a nuanced task-switching challenge that pushes your brain to adapt.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What cognitive skill does Ebb and Flow train?
Ebb and Flow trains Mental Flexibility by asking you to shift between two different kinds of thinking—interpreting shape and interpreting motion.
What are some tips for playing Ebb and Flow?
Anticipate rule changes and mentally rehearse each response type. Practice suppressing the previous task to avoid interference-related errors.
What is interference control?
Interference control is your ability to suppress one mental process while activating another. In Ebb and Flow, that means ignoring shape when focusing on motion—and vice versa.
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