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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 ...

The research suggests that basic mathematical skills rely heavily on domain-general cognitive processes, such as working memory (WM) and processing speed (Formosa et al., 2018; Fuchs et al., 2012; Hornung et al., 2014). The different domains associated with WM have been linked with parts related to math cognition and with early math overall. WM deficits ...

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 ...

Did you know that cognitive skills cause most learning struggles? These are the brain skills you use to think, read, learn, remember, reason, and pay attention, and they work together to take incoming information and move it to the bank of knowledge. Need an example? Think about a team meeting at work. When your boss ...

Confidence sets people apart and can improve their resilience. Some studies even suggest that confidence is the central factor in how much a person achieves during their lifetime. For naturally confident people, that’s great news. But what about people with low self-esteem? Thankfully, in the same way that we can train our bodies to be ...

For most of us, getting older comes with some significant benefits: we tend to get more mature as we learn from our mistakes; we begin to grasp what’s truly important in life (family, friends, learning, etc.); and we better understand and develop our interests, values, and boundaries. But aging also brings potential problems if we ...

Most people who read for leisure are doing so for the enjoyment, and the brain-boosting effects of reading are latent benefits of doing something they love. So, what are the benefits of leisure reading? • lowered blood pressure and heart rate • decreased symptoms of depression • reduced stress • increased brain connectivity • slowed ...

If you’re the parent of a struggling student, you may have tried several methods to help your child or teen turn things around. For some, accommodations at school—such as giving students with learning challenges more time to take tests or private rooms to stay focused—have helped, but they may have left the student feeling isolated ...

February is International Boost Your Self-Esteem Month, and for parents looking for ways to build their student’s confidence, we have a suggestion: personal brain training. What is personal brain training, and how can it boost self-esteem? To better understand personal brain training, it helps to get an overview of cognitive skills. Cognitive skills are the ...

Our Kids ran a story about the return on investment of personal brain training with information about LearningRx Richmond Hill. Read the full story HERE.