Brain Training Articles & News

For this week’s episode of Train Your Brain Tuesday, Kim Hanson welcomes Jeff, a retired fighter pilot from the U.S. Air Force. Jeff shares his story about what it takes to succeed as a pilot and which cognitive skills he uses to fly. Watch Jeff perform brain training exercises at mach speed and then compete ...

Dr. Amy Moore, educational psychologist and director of the Gibson Institute for Cognitive Research, recently wrote on her “She’s Brainy” blog that virtual therapies, including speech therapy, counseling, and brain training can be administered via telehealth—and that the benefits are the same. Here are three great reasons to consider virtual brain training during mandated stay-at-home ...

It’s Train Your Brain Tuesday!  This week, LearningRx CEO Kim Hanson is focusing on logic & reasoning, auditory processing, processing speed, and attention. These fun videos demonstrate brain training exercises that kids (ages 5 and older) can do on their own, with siblings, or with the entire family from the safety and comfort of their ...

The lazy days of summer have a hidden danger lurking. It’s a phenomenon so well-known to educators; they call it the “summer slide.” It’s the loss of knowledge and ability that typically occurs when formal education stops during the summer months. Yikes, add 2 months to that and here we are! Ending the instructional year ...

ADDitude Magazine has a great article, "Under the Table and Teaching: 11 Expert Tips for Schooling Kids with ADHD from Home," from which we’ve been sharing tips. Tip #8 is "Ditch the worksheets." Instead, ADDitude suggests using educational videos and podcasts, phone apps or other media to introduce or expand on a subject.  They recommend ...

ADDitude Magazine has some great advice for parents looking to support their children’s learning at home. Here is tip #6: Build focus with busy hands and feet. Some parents have found that allowing their child to hula hoop or use Play-Doh while answering flashcard questions, for example, can help them stay focused. You may also want ...

It’s “Train Your Brain Tuesday!” In this weeks episode, Kim Hanson, CEO of LearningRx Brain Training, demonstrates brain training exercises that kids ages 5 and up can do on their own, with their siblings, or with the entire family! These FUN, challenging activities can all be done with common items you have around the house. ...

Friends, did you miss our story about our new video series called “Train Your Brain Tuesday? The exercises in this video are really fun! Kids of all ages can complete against themselves or against their siblings. Parents can do them, too! Click here to get started: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cp0xPaogRs&t=250s

Friends, did you miss our story about our new video series called “Train Your Brain Tuesday? The exercises in this video are really fun! Kids of all ages can complete against themselves or against their siblings. Parents can do them, too! Click here to get started https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cp0xPaogRs&t=250s

Kim Hanson, a former elementary school teacher and mother of four, never anticipated the day when families with school-age children would lack the tools they need to keep their kids’ brains active in the midst of a national stay-at-home lockdown. “My heart goes out to the 55 million kids whose daily school lessons have shifted ...