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When you think of brain training, what do you imagine? Do you think of computer games or a fitness studio with different equipment around a room? So, what does a brain training center look like? A LearningRx brain training center is set up similarly to other learning interventions. It’s usually a space with tables and chairs ...

TED talks are incredible opportunities for people from fields around the world to reveal what they have learned through their studies, life experiences, and so on. Dr. Amy Lawson Moore took the stage at an independently organized TEDx event in West Monroe, Louisiana, to reveal the results of her research on brain training.   For Brain ...

Sometimes, families have such a good experience with LearningRx personal brain training that they enroll a sibling in the program. In the case of the Swansons in Minnesota, the results were so beneficial for the children that the mother, Deb, decided to go through training herself! Eventually, Deb, Nick, and Morgan found freedom through LearningRx personal ...

There’s a lot to understand about the teen brain, which has been shown to have some significant differences compared to the brains of children and adults. But for the sake of simplicity, let’s start with some simple truths that focus on learning struggles during this critical stage of development.   Truth #1: Even smart teens can ...

In 2022, Brain Awareness Week will take place March 14-20. The global campaign is designed to foster public enthusiasm and support for brain science.  Each year, partners host imaginative activities in their communities that share the wonders of the brain and the impact brain science has on our everyday lives. Participating institutions and organizations include ...

How a TBI impacts Cognitive Skills  Our brain uses a set of core skills to think, learn, read, reason, remember, and pay attention. These cognitive skills include auditory and visual processing, memory, logic & reasoning, attention, and processing speed. When damaged neurons lose their ability to send information to one another because of a traumatic brain ...

Although LearningRx doesn’t diagnose or treat traumatic brain injury, its programs are designed to aid the cognitive performance of each client. LearningRx has worked with children, teens, seniors, soldiers, and other adults who have experienced a range of brain injuries—from concussions to very traumatic brain injuries.  Learn how brain training helps survivors of traumatic brain injury ...

We wanted to provide you with brainy books to read for Read Across America Day. Every year, Read Across America Day is held on Dr. Seuss’s birthday, March 2. Launched in 1998 by the National Education Association, the day (as well as Read Across America Month, which is celebrated throughout the entire month of March) ...

We are excited to announce the winners of the LearningRx Presidents’ Day Memorization Contest! For this contest, we asked LearningRx students, past students, or anyone who knows all 46 presidents to recite all presidents from memory while simultaneously doing something on video.   In the past years, we have had people submit videos reciting the presidents ...

We understand why there’s some hesitancy to try personal brain training if other interventions for learning, reading, or memory struggles haven’t worked. After all, the definition of insanity is "doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results." Factor in the amount of time and money required to try tutoring, brain games, or ...