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American Academy of Neurology Releases New Recommendations for MCI: Cognitive Training and Exercise The American Academy of Neurology has just updated its 2001 practice guidelines for treating mild cognitive impairment (MCI). While medicine is no longer recommended, exercise and cognitive training are. “No high-quality evidence exists to support pharmacologic treatments for MCI,” says the abstract ...

Entrepreneur has released its Top 10 Franchise Categories for 2018, listing LearningRx (www.LearningRx.com) under the Child Enrichment category. “From emerging industries to those that just keep going strong,” writes the magazine, “we’ve picked the 10 franchise categories we believe will shine brightest in 2018.” It’s one in a long list of awards for the personal brain training franchise, including No. 1 ...

New research published in Nature Communications has found that adolescents’ brains react more responsively to receiving rewards. Although this strong reward system can lead to risky behavior, it can also be used to make learning easier. It’s something that LearningRx, the world’s largest one-on-one brain training company, has been putting to work in their personal ...

Here’s Michelle Hecker Davis of LearningRx Chattanooga appearingon Channel 9 to talk about the effects of video games on young brains: https://newschannel9.com/news/local/how-playing-video-games-affects-childrens-brains

Here’s Michelle Hecker Davis of LearningRx Chattanooga on TV talking about video games and brain activity: https://www.clipsyndicate.com/video/play/7155437

Here’s Nashville Parent’s list of “best of” awards, including LearningRx as the publication’s choice for Best Tutoring/Learning Service 2017 Best of Parenting Winners – Nashville

Here’s a piece from LearningRx Fort Collins that appeared in “Macaroni Kid”: https://fortcollins.macaronikid.com/articles/59d461202854fb61015defa5/fact-fiction-or-on-the-fence-10-truths-about-the-brain-LearningRx

December 21 is Crossword Puzzle Day and LearningRx, the world’s largest personal brain training company, is sharing some facts about the history of the day and the value of the word game. Crossword puzzles are said to be the most popular word game around the globe. The first known published crossword appeared in the Sunday ...

It’s painful watching your child struggle in school, but there arethings you can do to help. Find out how to turn “This is too hard!”to “I can do this!” with these 5 tips. Remind them that even very smart kids can have a learning disability; it’snot necessary an indication of intelligence. Explain that Albert Einstein ...

Here’s a piece about LearningRx Shreveport-Bossier receiving a BBB award: https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2017/11/06/bbb-names-torch-award-finalists/837389001/