Method for adaptive training of short term memory and auditory/visual discrimination within a computer game: Key Neurotech Patent #13

By SharpBrains | February 15, 2017
adaptive-training

Today we are shar­ing a 2003 cog­ni­tive train­ing patent assigned to Sci­en­tif­ic Learn­ing Corp. U.S. Patent No. 6,599,129: Method for adap­tive train­ing of short term mem­o­ry and auditory/visual dis­crim­i­na­tion with­in a com­put­er game Assignee(s): Sci­en­tif­ic Learn­ing Corp. Inventor(s): William M. Jenk­ins, Michael M. Merzenich, Steven L. Miller, Bret E. Peter­son, Paula Tal­lal Tech­nol­o­gy Cat­e­go­ry: Neu­roCog­ni­tive Train­ing Issue Date:…

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Scientific Learning: #15 Holder of Pervasive Neurotech Intellectual Property*

By SharpBrains | May 5, 2015

Sci­en­tif­ic Learn­ing’s mis­sion is to accel­er­ate K‑12 chil­dren’s learn­ing of lan­guage and read­ing skills through the appli­ca­tion of the prin­ci­ples of neu­ro­plas­tic­i­ty. Their Fast For­Word prod­uct series focus­es on enhanc­ing mem­o­ry, atten­tion,  pro­cess­ing rate, and sequenc­ing skills towards strength­en­ing lan­guage and read­ing ability. 

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Study: Adaptive Working Memory Training Can Reduce ADHD-related Off-Task Behavior

By Dr. David Rabiner | July 18, 2012

For a num­ber of rea­sons, there remains an impor­tant need to devel­op research sup­port­ed treat­ments for ADHD in addi­tion to med­ica­tion and behav­ior ther­a­py. Regard­ing med­ica­tion, not all chil­dren ben­e­fit from tak­ing it, some expe­ri­ence intol­er­a­ble side effects, and many con­tin­ue to strug­gle even when med­ica­tion pro­vides some ben­e­fit. Behav­ior ther­a­py can be dif­fi­cult for…

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Brain Health News: Top Articles and Resources in March

By Alvaro Fernandez | March 27, 2009 |

There’s such a flood of very sig­nif­i­cant research stud­ies, edu­ca­tion­al resources and arti­cles relat­ed to brain health, it’s hard to keep track — even for us! Let me intro­duce and quote some of the top Brain Health Stud­ies, Arti­cles and Resources pub­lished in March: 1) Cog­ni­tive Decline Begins In Late 20s, Study Sug­gests (Sci­ence Dai­ly) — “These patterns…

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