Brain Training Articles & News, Page 2

Good luck finding a human who hasn’t procrastinated on something. From dental appointments and cleaning out the garage to doing taxes or writing that quarterly summary for work, even the most motivated adults struggle with putting off difficult, dreaded and distasteful tasks once in a while. So why are we often surprised when kids and ...

As many parents themselves can attest to, challenges with math are not unique to any particular generation. In fact, math struggles have little to do with genes, age, gender, study habits—or even intelligence! Plenty of very intelligent people have dyscalculia, which just means “trouble with numbers.”  The cause of math struggles So, what is to ...

Ask any parent who has picked up their 13-year-old from school about the fastest way to dead-end a conversation and you’re sure to get the same response from the majority: “Ask them how school was.” After school questions can lead to either a major freeze-out OR the potential of deeper questions. For most of us, the ...

+ 3 Other Fun Facts About Attention Many of the clients who come to LearningRx with an ADHD diagnosis (for themselves or their child or teen) are at the very beginning of their search for help. They often don’t know about the different types of attention, that ADHD is actually rooted in clusters of weak ...

LearningRx Atlanta-Buckhead’s owner and executive director, Susie McDaniel, has good reason to believe in the benefit of cognitive skills training. She’s had personal experience with it. When her two sons were young, Susie enrolled both of them in brain training with LearningRx. In addition to improving crucial core cognitive skills, Susie’s sons have benefitted from ...

Boosting cognitive skills in adults can increase efficiency and productivity at work, improve memory, and aid in learning new things, among other benefits.

There are many factors that promote a healthy brain, including exercising regularly, getting enough sleep, managing stress, and maintaining healthy relationships. Incorporating the following nutrition tips will help put you on the road to better brain health this year.  Read the full article HERE.

One of our students grew in both skill and confidence this past year. Read about his LearningRx journey HERE.

Back-to-school jitters are perfectly normal and after a school year that was anything but normal, they are almost certain to creep in again this fall. As parents, we can feel helpless when our kids express apprehension or anxiety about school but there are some powerful ways we can support our children during this transition.

A traumatic brain injury (TBI) can cause a variety of physical, behavioral, sensory, and cognitive disabilities, which can vary depending on the severity and location of the injury as well as the health of the patient prior to injury. While many of these disabilities can be long-lasting, others can see significant improvement over time with the right ...