Listen fast! Hear 236 Years of History recited in 17 Seconds!

And you thought patting your head and rubbing your stomach was hard!

If you REALLY want to test your powers of concentration and memory, youshould try reciting the names of all 44 American presidents while executinga complicated cup-stacking pattern while surrounded by a distracting chorusof stomping, clapping classmates.

Now do it in 17 seconds.

A nationwide video contest launched by LearningRx inspired a slew of impressivevideos of kids reciting the names of all 44 presidents while hitting baseballs,doing gymnastics, and ignoring obnoxious distractions.

The winner of the contest was eleven-year-old Travis Coron of Succasunna,NJ, who scored the grand prize of an iPad in this year’s nationalPresident’s Day contest with a 31-second clip that demonstratesamazing concentration, memory and multitasking skills. The 6th grader,who attended the LearningRx Brain Training Center in Chester, New Jersey,quickly recited all 44 U.S. presidents while performing a complicatedcup-stacking pattern and blocking out major distractions. (Click here to see Travis in action!)

The contest encouraged kids across the country to create videos that showedtheir improved memory and attention skills after participating in LearningRxbrain training.

Memorizing the presidents is one of the first things students master, saysLearningRx Vice President of Research and Development Tanya Mitchell.According to Mitchell, the training exercise strengthens long-term memory,attention and other cognitive skills, and also gives a big boost of self-confidence.

“It’s just one of the ways our brain training helps build smarter,faster and more efficient brains,” she explains, adding that “Thevideo is great. It definitely leaves people saying, ‘How did he dothat?’”

To see more LearningRx contest entries, clickhere.