Brain Training 101: It begins with Neuroplasticity, the Science behind Brain Training
Years ago, brain science was a mystery. Today, we understand so much more than ever before! For instance, today we know that:
- Our brains have the lifelong ability to adapt and build. It's true! No matter how old we get, our brains are always finding new and better ways to reorganize neural pathways (information highways, if you will) and even build brand new ones.
- These neural "information highways" form the basis of our cognitive skills. Cognitive skills not only make up IQ, they also determine how efficiently we're able to process information in every area of our lives.
- No matter how old we get, our mental abilities (and even IQ!) are never "set in stone." Because the brain is always adapting and building, our ability to think, remember and learn is never static—it can always be upgraded and improved!
The brain's ability to adapt and grow—reorganizing neural pathways and even creating new ones—is called "neuroplasticity." Neuroplasticity is the science behind brain training and the basis of each of the LearningRx Brain Training programs.
Brain Training 101: How Brain Training Works
Whenever you think, learn, or remember, groups of neurons in your brain physically work together to accomplish the task. If what you're trying to do is difficult or unfamiliar, nearby neurons are drawn into the process to help you out.
LearningRx brain training exposes each student to a customized series of intense mental workouts. To perform these workouts, the brain is forced to strengthen, reorganize and even create new neural pathways. In other words, brain training "rewires" the brain to perform more efficiently than ever before.
How important is it to force your brain to work hard? According to Dr. John Ratey of Harvard Medical School, and the author of A User's Guide to the Brain, using your brain keeps it vital and growing, and not using it leads to decay. Dr. Ratey concludes that, "for the first time, we are learning to see mental weaknesses as physical systems in need of training and practice."
Brain Training 101: How Do We Know Brain Training Works?
A rapidly growing body of scientific and medical research continues to prove that brain training rewires the brain and creates life changing results.
For example, using noninvasive fMRI technology to create detailed images of the working brain, scientists have documented that the brains of "good" readers and "poor" readers are "wired" to function differently. Intense training makes it possible to rewire the brain so that reading becomes faster and easier than ever before.
Brain Training 101: What Can Brain Training Mean to You and Your Family?
When it comes to brain training, here's the bottom line:
Don't "settle" for the brain you think you were born with. Whatever your age or situation, you really can experience the life changing benefits of a faster, smarter brain.
The results of LearningRx brain training programs speak for themselves. In fact, our students test higher in IQ--an average of 15 points higher!--after completing brain training with LearningRx.
How does this translate into real life changes?
- With stronger cognitive skills and higher IQ, our students learn things faster and easier than ever before.
- They have measurably better memory skills and concentration.
- They perform better in the classroom, on the athletic field and even behind the wheel of a car.
- They report having greater confidence in academics and in life.
- They're more likely to go to college.
- They have an edge in their careers.
- And because there's a link between IQ and income, they're even likely to make more money.
Brain training rewires brains and changes lives.
For more information on how brain training can improve your life or the life of someone you love, take one of the following steps:
- Find a LearningRx Brain Training Center near you and schedule an assessment. It's your first step to a faster, smarter brain.
- Learn more about the research behind brain training.
- Read testimonials of men, women and children who have experienced the life changing benefits of LearningRx brain training programs.
