Posts Tagged "study"

Alzheimer’s and Dementia – Early Intervention is Key in Fight against Rising Prevalence and Healthcare Costs

According to a recent USA Today article, rates of Alzheimer's diagnosis are expected to triple by 2050. With the average cost to Medicare for an Alzheimer's patient being more than three times the cost for patients without Alzheimer's or other dementia, this increase in the number of people developing Alzheimer's ...

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Cognitive Rehabilitation Treatment Guidelines and Clinical Efficacy Studies

Joseph A. Sandford, Ph.D., President, BrainTrain, Inc. I am often asked how long a client needs to be treated with cognitive rehabilitation in order for it to be clinically efficacious. My recommendation is that a minimum of two hours of cognitive rehabilitation per week be completed (one half hour per day, ...

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TNT Educational Evaluation Study

During the school year, ten students in a private school received an average of about 5.6 hours of training using TNT Reading Tutor. The students were in grade levels K-2. The school was evaluating the effectiveness of the TNT Reading system. Before beginning training and again shortly after training was ...

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The effectiveness of computerized cognitive training and neurofeedback treatment in improving the functioning of ADHD children

A study conducted at the Center for the Study of Special Populations (See note below.) was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of commercially available computerized cognitive training (Captain’s Log) and neurofeedback (EEG brain wave biofeedback) treatment in helping to improve the functioning of children diagnosed as having an ADHD disorder. ...

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Neurofeedback Research

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