Brain Training Research

Brain Training Research

Brain Training Research - Proof Positive
A woman recently told us that LearningRx brain training transformed her withdrawn, frustrated third-grader into a happy, confident student. This mom needed no scientific data to convince her that one-on-one brain training works. But moms aren't the only ones who are convinced: A growing body of scientific research documents the science behind our programs as well as the results of our training. See the research below.


White Papers:
These whitepapers cover a variety of topics related to brain science. They are written by Dr. Lori Bryan. Dr. Bryan holds a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Pennsylvania and has more than 15 years of experience in scientific writing. Dr. Bryan has written more than 25 peer-reviewed publications, abstracts and presentations in neuroscience, cancer biology, and aging. She is also a professional grant writer and has served as the Project Director with the University of Colorado - Colorado Springs Aging Center for the past eight years. In this role, Dr. Bryan has successfully written and managed more than 50 proposals that support innovative cognitive and psychological services for older adults, including numerous integrated care community partnerships with other senior agencies and a computerized assessment tool developed at UCCS to enhance early detection of cognitive decline and undiagnosed psychological disorders.

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Studies:
The completed studies below provide a comprehensive analysis of gains experienced by LearningRx clients.



Brain Training Research: 2011 LearningRx Results Report

At LearningRx, we measure the cognitive skills of every student before and after brain training. In other words, we not only get unmatched results from our brain training programs, we are able to measure those results scientifically. In our 2011 Results Report, you'll find proof of the life changing gains our students experience as a result of one-on-one brain training at LearningRx. Click here to download our 2011 LearningRx Results Report.




Brain Training Research - Independent Ongoing Research: LearningRx Brain Training Selected for Groundbreaking $1 Million Study

Virginia State University is conducting a $1 million study funded by the National Science Foundation. The study will examine how cognitive skills training, also known as brain training, can help high school students improve their ability to think and learn. The study will also use brain scans to determine how brain training physically changes and rewires the brain. Every high school student in the Waskom Independent School District, in Waskom, Texas, has already completed testing with the Gibson Test to evaluate his or her cognitive skills, which are the mental tools we all use to think, learn, reason, remember and pay attention. Students will be divided into three groups—a control group that will receive no brain training, a second group that will receive online brain training at school for 15 weeks, and a third group that will undergo 15 weeks of personal, one-on-one brain training with a brain trainer from LearningRx. Students will be randomly chosen for brain scans that will measure changes in the brain as a result of the training. Click here to read more about this groundbreaking independent study.




Brain Training Research: Doctoral Dissertation Examines the Real-Life Benefits of Cognitive Training

In this doctoral dissertation, Dr. Edward Jedlicka uses an observational survey completed by parents to evaluate whether LearningRx brain training produced noticeable, real-life improvements in their children. Jedlicka's research examined the impact of LearningRx brain training on cognitive skills, academic success, and oppositional behavior. Students participating in Jedlicka's research fit into one of three groups: students involved in LearningRx's ReadRx (a sound-to-code reading training that teaches both reading and spelling concurrently), students involved in ThinkRx (intense training targeting seven core areas of cognitive skills), and a control group of students who were not exposed to either program. The study revealed that, for students involved in ReadRx or ThinkRx brain training, cognition and academic success increased significantly. Behavior also improved for these students, though not significantly. Students who did not complete a cognitive skills training program showed no improvement in any of these areas.




Brain Training Research: Pilot TBI Program with Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs

LearningRx, in partnership with the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs, completed a pilot program to train and improve the cognitive functioning of 15 volunteer active duty service men and women who were suffering from TBI. The results of the study showed significant improvement in all seven areas of cognitive functioning, including the elimination of symptoms such as memory loss, poor concentration and difficulty organizing thoughts. Here is just one of the testimonials from a study participant: "Thank you for being a bright light in a dark place." For details of the study, including pre-and-post testing results and additional testimonials, click the link above.




Brain Training Research: 2009 Study

In this Doctoral Thesis, Dr. Alicia Luckey confirmed that LearningRx Cognitive Skills Training Program resulted in statistically significant improvements in General Intellectual Ability (GIA). The improvements were close to one full standard deviation (14 points). Standard deviations are a way to measure the spread from what is "average" for a particular sample. In addition, the report showed that in areas of Working Memory and Sound Awareness, participants experienced improvements that were nearly as impressive at 2/3 of a standard deviation (10 points), while in the area of Word Attack skills, participants gained 5 standard score points. The study also revealed that these gains were consistent across the board, whether students were reported to have ADHD, reading disabilities, or no disability at all.




Brain Training Research: 2009 Test Results (Control Group Study)

"The LearningRx training system was developed to train and enhance cognitive learning skills. The LearningRx training procedures consist of tasks that emphasize auditory or visual processes and that require attention and reasoning throughout...these results suggest the LearningRx cognitive skills training can result in greater growth and that the program is worthy of further research."

Dick Carpenter, Ph.D., conducted this Control Group Study testing the effects of LearningRx training (both basic cognitive skills training and reading training) on 61 students age 6 to 16. The 12-page report details Dr. Carpenter's findings.




Brain Training Research: 2006 Test Results (lowest quartile)

Doctoral Student Alicia J. Luckey, M.A., Educational Psychology, Arizona State University, performed an in-depth analysis documenting the effect of LearningRx training on 2,080 students who completed programs in 2006. Of special interest is the demographic sample; due to the nature of the program, which focuses on improving weaker cognitive skill areas, students whose scores fell in the lowest 25% of the sample were analyzed. This 13-page report gives insights into LearningRx's effectiveness as a training tool for students struggling with both basic learning and reading competency.




Brain Training Research - Additional Research Documents

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