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BrainTrain's Cognitive Training Software
Have fun using BrainTrain’s
cognitive brain training software to improve
your attention, self-control, listening skills,
reasoning ability, and memory - the basic skills you
need for success in school and in life. Research
indicates that just as physical exercise improves
physical health and prevents illness, brain
training exercises can
improve the cognitive functioning of people with
ADD/ADHD, head injuries, Learning Disabilities (LD),
schizophrenia, and other cognitive impairments.
 The
Captain's Log
cognitive training system, BrainTrain's comprehensive
library of computerized cognitive brain training
exercises, provides over 2000 hours of systematic
computerized brain workouts. The software makes it easy
for you to help your clients restore or improve their
working memory, attention, self-control, mental
processing speed, and more. Based on over 20 years of
clinical experience and research, the exercises range
from the very simple tasks you need for cognitively
impaired head-injured children and adults all the way up
to challenging working memory activities for peak
achievement training.
BrainTrain also offers two
other computerized cognitive brain training software
products -
SoundSmart and
SmartDriver. These packages
are designed to help improve listening skills, following
directions, phonemic awareness, working memory, mental
processing speed, visual scanning and impulse control.
Neurofeedback
Software
BrainTrain's
Neurofeedback Training system, SmartMind, combines the
effectiveness of neurofeedback with the flexibility and
capability of computerized cognitive training in one
easy-to-use, powerful package. SmartMind can also be
used as a stand-alone neurofeedback training system.
SmartMind is unique in that it incorporates special
pattern recognition algorithms (Patent Pending) to
filter out facial artifact, allowing you to train
directly to the executive processing center of the brain
contained in the frontal lobes.
A published research study exploring the efficacy of a
brain training protocol that presented neurofeedback
simultaneously with the Captain's Log brain training
exercises was published in the Journal of Neurotherapy (Tinius
& Tinius, 2000). Significant improvements were found in
both auditory and visual attention and response accuracy
for adults diagnosed with ADHD and mild traumatic brain
injury (mTBI) in only twenty training sessions.
ADD/ADHD
Screening and Testing Software
The BrainTrain Test Battery
contains two continuous performance tests (CPTs) that
provide in-depth, objective information to help the
clinician diagnose and differentiate the four categories
of ADD/ADHD. The
IVA+Plus Continuous Performance Test
and the
IVA-AE (Advanced Edition) Continuous Performance
Test are unique in that each test assesses both visual
and auditory attention and response inhibition in one
easy-to-use instrument.
The
IVA+Plus, which is
approximately 13 minutes long, is normed for ages 6 -
96. In addition to it's proven value as a diagnostic
tool worldwide, it provides an excellent ADD/ADHD
screening instrument in the school setting.
The
IVA-AE is the only
continuous performance test produced specifically to
help the clinician diagnose ADHD/ADD in adults. Normed
for ages 18 - 50, the IVA-AE may be used in a short
version as an ADD/ADHD screening tool or in a longer
version to challenge the adult whose more subtle
attention deficits may not be detected by an easier ADHD
test instrument.
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BrainTrain Announces
Spring Training
Workshop Schedule
Discover great new
ideas to help your
practice grow. As
part of a small,
privileged group,
you will work
closely with Dr.
Sandford to
experience
first-hand how to
use BrainTrain’s
software easily and
effectively. Have
fun while you grasp
challenging new
concepts and develop
confidence. Learn by
hands-on experience
at the computer to
create training
protocols and to
track and document
progress. Trade
ideas and anecdotes
with colleagues and
come away with a new
perspective on how
you can help your
clients and enhance
your practice.
Click here
for more about
BrainTrain’s spring
professional
training workshops.
Here's what a
past participant had
to say about these
workshop...
"I have completed
‘Mastering
SmartMind’ and
‘Mastering the
Mental Gym’ with
BrainTrain. It is to
Dr. Sandford’s
credit that I was
able to take the
information home and
begin working with
these modalities
immediately and
without difficulty.
His skill at
communicating the
necessary
information and
emphasizing hands-on
knowledge is ideal
for this material.
The courses are
energized by
up-to-date research
and innovations in
the field as well as
Dr. Sandford’s own
passion for this
work. I want to
acknowledge the
efficiency and
generosity of the
entire BrainTrain
staff. As I work to
become more skilled
in the area of
neurofeedback and
cognitive training,
their knowledge and
support are
crucial."
Michaelann Velicky
Occupational
Therapist
Elkins Park, PA
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