Many experts will tell you that IQ scores (and general intelligence levels) are static and cannot be increased. Surprisingly, these experts manage to completely ignore a great deal of evidence to the contrary. First of all, cognitive abilities are not static. Scores on IQ tests can fluctuate based on numerous factors: general health, stress level, anxiety, presence of conditions such as ADD or ADHD, regularity of sleep, etc. Even more than that, many recent studies have shown that IQ can be significantly increased using certain treatment methods. In other words, yes, you can absolutely increase your IQ.

Here’s a fascinating example: Professor Thomas Budzynski conducted experiments with a small group of underperforming college students from Western Washington University. Using a method called brain entrainment (using pulses of light and / or sound to change the brain’s electrical patterns), all of the students experienced significant improvements in both test scores and IQ tests. Surprisingly, the students continued to improve even AFTER the treatments ended. In yet another study, Budzynski found that this therapy could also increase the cognitive abilities of the elderly. Study participants showed measurable increases in blood flow to the brain and increased cognitive function.

In another study, Drs. Susan and Siegfried Othmer found that it was possible to significantly increase IQ through brain wave training.

The most surprising results were in subjects with ADHD who had a baseline IQ below 100 … in these cases, IQ scores skyrocketed 33 points on average.

Numerous other tests have confirmed the above findings: Using brain wave technology, it is possible to raise your IQ and increase cognitive function. Exactly how is this possible? Budzynski’s study found that when participants’ brain waves were stimulated, blood flow to the brain increased. The excellent results of using brain wave technology in ADHD suggest that focus and mental clarity are also involved, and indeed focus and clarity themselves can result from specific brain wave states. But what if you are not a senior? What if you don’t have ADHD? Is it still possible to increase your IQ? Yes absolutely.

Study participants without any existing conditions measured dramatic increases in IQ, from 5 to 15 points on average. In addition, study participants treated with brain wave therapy routinely reported feelings of greater calm, concentration, less anxiety, and better learning, even after the experiments ended. So why do people persist in thinking that IQ is a static number? It’s pretty simple: old beliefs are slow to die, especially when they shake the foundations of blindly accepted scientific beliefs.