Brain Training Articles & News

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 ...

Have you ever read an article or a book and entirely forgotten the information you read as soon as you put it down? While this happens to all of us from time to time, your comprehension skills may be to blame if it happens to you more often or all the time. Comprehension skills help ...

Almost every family struggles with homework challenges at some point. Sometimes, parents end up as frustrated as their kids or teens, feeling like they constantly have to “nag” their student to get through even the simplest assignments. Here are 10 tips to help ensure the process is as smooth as possible: 1. Set up a ...

When Kya first came to the LearningRx center in Owatonna, Minnesota, she was struggling to stay alert in school and had challenges with organization and time management. The basketball player was struggling to complete assignments and tests. A Brain Skills Assessment helped pinpoint which cognitive skills needed to be worked on, and using the results ...

Many people incorrectly assuming that LearningRx only offers one-on-one brain training to children and teens. But the truth is that we’ve worked with thousands of adult to help turn today’s weaknesses into tomorrow’s strengths! Why do adults come to LearningRx for personal brain training? Some adults and seniors that come to LearningRx simply want to ...

Today (Dec. 7) is National Letter Writing Day and in an age when text messages and emails have taken over our written communication, receiving a handwritten letter in the mail feels even more special. To a distant relative it might be the highlight of their day to know your child or teen was thinking about ...

This year, Inclusive Schools Week is December 6-12 and the theme is "Rebuilding Our Inclusive Community Together."  Since it began in 2001, the celebration has noted the progress that schools have made in providing a supportive and quality education to an increasingly diverse student population, especially those who are marginalized. Which members of the student ...

Today is National Special Education Day, which commemorates the anniversary of our country’s first federal education law. When the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (originally known as the Education of Handicapped Children Act) was signed by President Ford on December 2, 1975, it made public education available to all eligible children with disabilities and ensured ...

December 5 is International Ninja Day and LearningRx is celebrating the informal definition of the word: "a person who excels in a particular skill or activity." When families come to LearningRx, we often learn that the child or teen has had their confidence deflated by labels—some informally, some with an official diagnosis. These students (and their ...

After 56-year-old Sally lost her father to Alzheimer’s disease, she started beginning to notice her own memory issues. She decided to invest in a one-on-one brain training program at LearningRx Charlottesville in Virginia to improve her memory and boost her confidence. Training reminded Sally that she is very smart and that she can easily handle ...