Brain Training Articles & News

Your brain is one of the most important organs in your body. It controls everything from your movements and emotions to your thoughts and memories. Keeping your brain healthy and functioning well is essential for maintaining overall health and well-being. But you might be surprised to learn that some of the things you do every ...

The new school year is upon us, and for most families that means big changes to their day-to-day schedule. Kids will be in school all day, head to sports or other extracurricular activities afterward, then hit the books in the evening to get their homework done. This is a big shift from the laid-back days ...

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 ...

There are few things more challenging as a parent than dealing with sleep-deprived kids. They can be crabby, belligerent or burst into tears without warning. But these emotional displays are just the tip of the iceberg. When your child doesn’t consistently get a good night’s sleep, they suffer in several ways. Conversely, when your child ...

You’ve probably heard that research has shown that the brain clears up waste and updates memories during sleep. But a new study has found that specialized immune cells are hard at work in the brain during sleep too. The findings, which were published in Nature Neuroscience, show that the signals in our brain that modulate ...

Researchers from Norway have found that how much a child sleeps may accurately predict whether they will have psychiatric disorder later in life including ADHD. The study followed children who were 6, 8, 10 and 12. The link was statistically significant with boys compared to girls at ages 8 and 10. Find out more about ...