Sentences with phrase «brain training programs work»

I talk to Dr. C. Shawn Green from the University of Wisconsin - Madison about whether brain training programs work and if regular old action games can make you smarter — and what that really means.

[7] Brain training programs work by training the user's weakest cognitive skills and improving them over time.

Not exact matches

A version of the speed training program developed for this trial is now commercially available through the brain fitness company Posit Science, but the researchers are working on making other types of training available as well.

While the theoretical principles guiding the use of the NBO and the accompanying training program, include many of the conceptual themes that informed our work with the NBAS, they are influenced by theoretical and clinical principles from the fields of infant mental health, child development, brain development, behavioral pediatrics, systems theory, communication studies, nursing, early intervention and cultural studies, among its influences.

Still, that has not stopped neuroscience from insinuating itself into classrooms worldwide in the form of teacher - training programs, computer applications and curriculum changes — not one of which is based on actual knowledge for the simple reason that we lack even «fundamental principles» of how the brain works, they write.

The training programs Johns Hopkins compared are not the commercial products available sold to consumers, but tools scientists rely on to test the brain's working memory.

«This article makes big claims out of a single negative finding,» says Torkel Klingberg, a neuroscientist at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm and founder of a company that makes computer brain - training programs to improve working memory and other cognitive functions.

The BRAIN Initiative K99 / R00 award is intended for individuals from diverse backgrounds (including nationally underrepresented groups) who are working in research areas supported by the BRAIN Initiative, who have no more than five years of postdoctoral research experience, and who require at least 12 months of mentored research training and career development (K99 phase) before transitioning to the independent research (R00) phase of the program.

«There are many apps, games and programs that claim to have a boosting effect on our brains, but research shows that they don't work because they don't provide the challenge, flexibility and fluidity of a situation needed to train our brains,» he says.

Highlights Demonstrated success in running training sessions Solid manual writing skills Background in management Ability to give effective feedback Strong history of exceeding expectations Able to present information for all learning styles Knowledge of learning techniques and brain processes Methods of designing unique team building experiences Ability to work on a team Excellent communication ability Strong writing skills Commitment to details and accountability Friendly and easygoing Exciting and dynamic Experience Corporate Trainer 7/1/2006 — 10/1/2013 Raleigh's Food Group — Columbia, SC Created a new training program focused on preventing safe food handling practices.