LearningRx brain training shares brain research to offer hope to those with learning struggles and cognitive decline
Colorado Springs, CO – In honor of National Brain Training Week, June 11 through 17, national brain training leader LearningRx is offering highlights from brain research around the globe to offer hope to those with learning struggles.
• Brain Training to Help Treat Autism: Specialized brain training uses intensive, one-on-one, game-like exercises to quickly enhance weak cognitive skills. In one study, 49 students with Autism Spectrum Disorder who underwent personalized brain training gained an average of 18 percentage points across seven key cognitive areas. For example, before training the average child tested in the 41st percentile of his peers for logic and reasoning. After training, that average jumped 23.4 points to the 64th percentile.
• Brain Training to Help Fight Alzheimer’s: According to evidence published in the science and medical publication “Nature,” cognitive intervention can be effective in preventing, slowing and treating Alzheimer’s Disease and mild cognitive impairment. The benefits of brain training are thought to reflect increases in cognitive reserve, which allows the brain to perform tasks (using cognitive skills like memory, visual and auditory processing, logic and reasoning, and attention) even if there is damage to the pathways between brain cells. One study of 29,000 people demonstrated that those with the highest cognitive reserves had a 46 percent reduced risk of developing dementia compared to those with lower reserves. In addition, brain training might be able to partially reverse dementia even after the symptoms are apparent.
• Brain Training to Raise IQ in Adults: A 2009 study showed that adults who underwent intensive, one-on-one cognitive skills training to strengthen brain function achieved an 11.4-point increase in their IQ.
“The key to successful brain training is that it is intense and one-on-one,” says Dr. Ken Gibson, founder of LearningRx. “The trainer needs to be providing immediate feedback to the student. And with any program, you want to see measurable gains.”
To learn more about brain training, visit www.LearningRx.com or call (719)264-8808.
About LearningRx
LearningRx brain training specializes in treating the cause – not the symptoms – of learning struggles. The programs’ game-like exercises and 1:1 trainer-to-student ratios provide guaranteed dramatic improvement in as little as 12 to 24 weeks. With more than 70 centers across the country, LearningRx brain training can help anyone – from 5 to 85 – increase the speed, power or function of their brain.
