Brain Training Articles & News

The term “learning disability” can strike a chord of panic in parents. “But my child is smart! How can she have a learning disability?” is a common reaction. And the reality is, they’re right! The majority of kids and teens (and adults!) with learning disabilities are intelligent—even geniuses! Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, ...

For nearly 40 years, researchers have claimed that men have an advantage on test of spatial cognition. But new research from the Leo Esports Science Lab in Ireland has found that it’s not true. Their tests showed that men have no advantage in mental rotation abilities once the time was lengthened to allow for the ...

February 27 is National “No-Brainer” Day, created to celebrate “no-brainers:” concepts and tasks that are simple, easy and obvious to most people. But 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 extended period of time—can be painfully challenging. Kim ...

The 2020 Brain Health Online Summit brings together 20 of the brightest minds in the brain health community—including Dr. Amy Moore of the Gibson Institute of Cognitive Research—throughout the month of March! Register now for free to hear leading healthcare professionals, brain injury survivors and advocates who will share real-world experience, strategies and clinical applications ...

Our national Presidents Day Video Contest is underway, and your child or teen could win one of THREE Amazon gift cards valued at up to $100! Create a video reciting the last names of all U.S. Presidents by memory (complete with distractions & multitasking if you can!), and post on your social media account. Make sure you ...

Melanie was struggling with reading fluency and confidence in school, so her parents enrolled her in LearningRx personal brain training after a cognitive skills assessment showed them where Melanie’s cognitive skills were weak. Since completing personal brain training, she has become a more fluent reader and her confidence has soared! As she explains it: “I ...

When Quinn’s mom noticed he was struggling with attention, test anxiety and organization, she enrolled him in LearningRx personal brain training. Just a few weeks into the program, his teachers mentioned that Quinn seemed to have “brought his A game” to school. Quinn is now doing much better in school, completes his homework when he ...

Milo’s grandmother enrolled him in LearningRx personal brain training because he was struggling with confidence, motivation, spelling and reading abilities. She was concerned about his “mediocre” grades and standardized test scores. After starting LearningRx personal brain training, all those things improved and now Milo’s grandmother says he’s much more independent and he has become a ...

Here’s a great follow-up video about Madison, who went through LearningRx personal brain training 3 years ago. Her father enrolled her in the program to help with her learning struggles, including her ability to learn new material. Madison was getting poor grades and struggling with reading comprehension. But after graduating from personal brain training, Madison ...

Two years ago, Heather enrolled her son and daughter in LearningRx personal brain training to help with test-taking and standardized test scores. Joey’s scores soared after completing his program; from the 50th percentile at the start to the 80th percentile! He also had significant increases in his confidence. Eleanor saw improvements in memory, test scores ...