When cognitive skills are strong, thinking and learning are easier. For high school students competing for college scholarships or placement or for students already attending a university and wanting to do well in a competitive educational environment, strong brain skills are invaluable.

The Brain and Learning improves how the brain processes (and remembers) incoming information. The improvements we get for our clients are measurable, dramatic, and lasting. Better mental performance not only helps students get access to better educational opportunities, it allows them to maximize those opportunities when they get them.

Every day at school, home, or play, kids rely on a foundational set of cognitive abilities that include attention, short-term memory, long-term memory, visual processing, auditory processing, logic & reasoning, and processing speed. The Brain and Learning training uses intense mental exercise to strengthen the core cognitive skills the brain uses to think, learn, read, remember, pay attention, and solve problems. These are also the skills that determine IQ.

How does this translate into real life improvements for children in school?

• With stronger cognitive skills, students learn things faster and easier than ever before.
• They have measurably better memory skills and concentration.
• They have better mental performance in school, sports and life.
• They report having greater confidence.
• They’re more likely to go to college.

At The Brain and Learning, while we don’t provide diagnoses, the fact is that our students come to us with previous diagnoses, including ADHD. We help children and adults with ADHD and attention issues because we address the cognitive deficits that are commonly linked to this problem. In fact, our Brain Training programs strengthen three kinds of attention, which is why children and adults with ADHD who go through our program experience such significant improvements in school, work, and life.

Neuroscientific research has found that attention is a combination of three separate but related skills or abilities: sustained attention (staying on task), selective attention (resisting distraction), and divided attention (splitting attention between tasks).

ADHD is complex with no single treatment solution. Research proves, however, that the best approaches to actually overcome ADHD symptoms must include training exercises that build attention skills while exposing the student to structured, distracting stimuli—the opposite approach of typical strategies. Those with ADHD deserve the opportunity to overcome the distractions and limitations this disorder presents—without the ongoing need for medication or accommodation if possible. Appropriate professional skills training provides that opportunity.

It's often said by educators that better readers live in bigger worlds. When a child struggles with reading, it can limit their learning ability and potential. Understanding written instructions, learning new information, and studying independently are just some of the things that can be more difficult when a reading disorder is present.

Career adults rely on sharp mental skills to survive and thrive in a competitive work environment. In almost any career path, being able to think fast, learn quickly, process information logically and accurately, communicate well, and remember facts and procedures is critical for success and advancement. At the Brain and Learning Brain Training strengthens the cognitive skills that make it possible for the brain to perform all these functions. Stronger cognitive skills mean stronger mental performance, and that’s good news for adults in any profession.

There’s no doubt that good mental performance improves quality of life at any age. Being able to think clearly, remember well, and continue to learn new things are foundational abilities that impact every area of life on a daily basis, and it doesn’t matter how old we are.

Because The Brain and Learning strengthens the brain skills that make it possible to think, remember and learn, our programs are beneficial for senior adults who want to stay mentally sharp as they age. Our clients of all ages experience improvements in memory, logic and reasoning, auditory processing, visual processing, attention, and overall processing speed.

People with brain injuries—whether the injury was sustained during an accident, illness, or while playing sports—also see great results from Brain Training. People with brain injuries commonly struggle with thinking, memory, reasoning, and focus—all of which are strengthened by our programs.