Brain Training Articles & News

March 15 is “Everything You Think is Wrong” Day and LearningRx is sharing three myths about learning disabilities: 1. Tutoring is the only way to help kids with learning disabilities. Why it’s false: Much like accommodations, tutoring doesn’t get to the root cause of most learning disabilities. Studies show most learning disabilities are rooted in ...

March 14 is Einstein’s birthday and LearningRx has just the giveaway for the occasion! Parents can download a free copy of "Unlock the Einstein Inside: Applying New Brain Science to Wake Up the Smart in Your Child" by visiting https://www.unlocktheeinsteininside.com/.  The book explains how any child can learn easier, think faster, and perform better in and out ...

Twin Cities Live recently aired this story about Ashley, a young woman who found a new love for learning after completing a LearningRx 1-on-1 brain training program in Savage, Minnesota. not only did she feel more confident and eager to learn, but also her friends and family noticed a difference in her cognitive abilities! Watch ...

February 27 is National “No-Brainer” Day and LearningRx (www.LearningRx.com), the largest one-on-one brain training company in the world, is sharing three reasons tasks are easy for some but difficult for others. For people with learning struggles, tasks considered “no-brainers” for many others—reading, balancing a checkbook, managing time, staying organized or just paying attention for an ...

For people who struggle with ADHD, executive functioning skills are weak and can make prioritizing, organizing and planning, starting and staying focused on tasks and regulating emotions difficult. Needless to say, ADHD can make learning challenging inside the walls of the classroom and is exacerbated in an online learning environment. Online learning demands an increased ...

ADHD is one of the most common difficulties in children and adults and recently published research an help us better understand the contributors to ADHD and how to improve attention skills. A peer-reviewed article published in the Journal of Mental Health and Clinical Psychology uncovers why many struggle with ADHD and the key contributors to ...

January 18-22, 2021 is National No Name-Calling Week and LearningRx is sharing some tips on why bullies target struggling students—and what you may be able to do about it to help your child. How often are kids with learning struggles targets of bullying? According to Pacer’s National Bullying Prevention Center, children with disabilities were two ...

The fall semester of 2020 was challenging for most families, but few were harder hit than those with working parents. With students sometimes left to “fend for themselves” as parents were forced to focus their time and energy on their job, many students struggled to keep up with online school or hybrid learning. As a ...

January 2 is National Personal Trainer Awareness Day and LearningRx is sharing three reasons to work with a personal brain trainer. Just as a personal trainer can help you achieve your fitness goals, a personal brain trainer can help you achieve your cognitive goals. For some, that means addressing attention struggles or being able to read ...

A paper published in "Neuropsychopharmacology Reviews" investigated ways to overcome brain changes linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. The researchers discovered neurocognitive, attention, and memory problems akin to dementia in some people who became sick with this particular strain of coronavirus.  But as a discussion of the research points out, research also reveals that brain training ...