Brain Training Articles & News

We like to acknowledge the hard work of current and past students of all ages by doing video “shout outs” that highlight their successes. Each month we choose one winner from all the video submissions. This month’s winner is Wayne Kolstad, who became a proficient reader at age 72! A traumatic brain injury in his ...

New research published in “Neuroimmune Pharmacology” indicates that in mice, poor learners improved their memory and learning ability after eating cinnamon, and they think the results will transfer to humans. How does it work? According to the study, the cinnamon alters the proteins associated with poor learning. Metabolizing cinnamon turns it into sodium benzoate, which ...

It’s easy to feel hopeless when you’re starting your daughter’sthird hour of homework, or your son’s PSAT score is so low that you’rejust assuming he’ll live in the basement after graduation. But your child’s (or teen’s) learning struggles don’t haveto be set in stone. In fact, a new study found that even IQ can change-quitesignificantly! ...

You consider yourself a good parent, right? You try to limit TV time for your toddler, buy organic whenever you can, and download only the most educational apps to keep your little one entertained while you fold laundry or get dinner started. But if you’re like the rest of us, sometimes you wonder what else ...

Are you ready to give your brain a workout? One of the best ways to boost your brain power is to stress your brain with intense mental exercise, kind of like you might work out a muscle. When you do this, it strengthens the brain’s core cognitive skills, which happen to be the same skills ...

The holidays provide a great opportunity for developing an important part of your child’s brain. And, no, we’re not talking about filling winter break with hours of extra homework. Between family gatherings, meals, shopping, gift wrapping, scheduling, and everything else, the last thing you want to do is carve aside time for extra math or ...

Dan Hurley is the award-winning science journalist who, last year, wrote The New York Times article "The Brain Trainers" in which LearningRx was featured. His latest book, Smarter, has just been released. In the book, Hurley takes a look at the science and the methods associated with what he calls the "new field of intelligence ...

When Todd was five, the neighbor's cat went ballistic and gave hima really bad scratch. Twenty years later, Todd still steers clear of cats.In fact, areas of his brain involved in emotion and fear light up, andTodd starts to sweat and feel anxious, if someone even mentions cats Can Todd train his brain to react ...

A life changing realization came to Mia Tischer while she was training for a marathon. It dawned on her that if the body could be trained to enhance physical performance, why couldn’t the brain could be trained to enhance mental performance? Shortly after that realization, Mia made the decision to partner with LearningRx, a brain ...

Should teachers teach to individual learning styles? Does research show that teaching to learning styles is effective? Are learning styles determined by brain skills or preference? An article inScientific American explores these and other questions that matter to educators and parentseverywhere. The article begins with the story of Dr. Ken Gibson who, inspired by hisown ...