Can Basic Intelligence be Improved Once You Reach Adulthood?

That tracks if we view ADHD as a dopamine “problem”

No. Have you been outside and seen the other humans out there??? No way.

You can spend $700 on an aptitude test, or 4+ years and tens of thousands of dollars on a college degree in the wrong field, or years of your life squandered in the wrong line of work. I didn’t take it until age 30, by which point I had gone a long way in the wrong direction. A good aptitude test costs hundreds of dollars because it’s based on decades of research and takes more than a computer screen to administer.

Lion’s Mane, a type of mushroom taken as a supplement, has shown neuro-regenerative properties in peer-reviewed scientific papers. I don’t know if you can say it improved intelligence, but it has been shown to improve cognition in cognitive-impaired mice and people. It also has has other benefits. As an example, here’s the abstract from a recent review paper Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Jan; 21(1): 163.

Depression is a common and severe neuropsychiatric disorder that is one of the leading causes of global disease burden. Although various anti-depressants are currently available, their efficacies are barely adequate and many have side effects. Hericium erinaceus, also known as Lion’s mane mushroom, has been shown to have various health benefits, including antioxidative, antidiabetic, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antihyperglycemic, and hypolipidemic effects. It has been used to treat cognitive impairment, Parkinson’s disease, and Alzheimer’s disease. Bioactive compounds extracted from the mycelia and fruiting bodies of H. erinaceus have been found to promote the expression of neurotrophic factors that are associated with cell proliferation such as nerve growth factors. Although antidepressant effects of H. erinaceus have not been validated and compared to the conventional antidepressants, based on the neurotrophic and neurogenic pathophysiology of depression, H. erinaceus may be a potential alternative medicine for the treatment of depression. This article critically reviews the current literature on the potential benefits of H. erinaceus as a treatment for depressive disorder as well as its mechanisms underlying the antidepressant-like activities.

Hasn’t helped me one bit!

Just kiddin. I don’t find enough to make a big difference.

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Ooohhh snap!! The people’s eyebrow!!!

Yeah, I’ll see myself out…

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Some guy on Facebook said they couldn’t/didn’t exist in Pennsylvania. :joy:

Now he knows.

Or you’re putting in the wrong end…

What are you saying man?

You think I should eat them or something? Ewwwe!

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