TBI Study Shows Brain Training May Be Viable Intervention for Skill Deficits Associated With Brain Injury

LearningRx Brain Training Produced Significant Cognitive Gains for SoldiersWith TBI and ABI

The results of a study published inFrontiers in Psychology highlight the benefits of LearningRx’s ThinkRx one-on-one cognitivetraining program in improving cognitive skills in soldiers with moderateto severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and acquired brain injury (ABI).

In a chart review of a pilot study conducted with soldiers in a warriortransition unit (WTU) at a large Army base in the United States, researchersfound statistically significant improvements in IQ score, long-term memory,processing speed, auditory processing and fluid reasoning with very largeeffect sizes. Gains were also noted in working memory and visual processing.Clinically significant changes in multiple cognitive skills and IQ scoreswere noted across cases, indicating overall recovery or improvement effectsfrom the intervention. Also noteworthy were the self-reported transferof training effects to improvements in confidence, perseverance, attentionand memory.

The study was led byChristina Ledbetter, PhD, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center; Amy Lawson Moore,PhD, Gibson Institute of Cognitive Research; and Tanya Mitchell, ChiefResearch Officer of LearningRx.

The results are consistent with prior research on LearningRx cognitivetraining programs and past clients results with TBI

DR. AMY MOORE, DIRECTOR OF GIBSON INSTITUTE OF COGNITIVE RESEARCH

“Overall, eight of the 10 participants included in the analysis couldbe classified as ‘recovered’ and an additional two participantscould be classified as ‘improved’ given their Reliable ChangeIndex scores,” explains Dr. Moore. “Although this was a pilotstudy, these results are consistent with prior research on LearningRxand suggest that the ThinkRx cognitive training program may be a viableintervention for targeting the cognitive skill deficits associated withbrain injury.”

The full study, “Cognitive effects of ThinkRx cognitive rehabilitationtraining for eleven soldiers with brain injury: A retrospective chartreview,” can be found at:https://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00825/full?&utm_source=Email_to_authors_&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=T1_11.5e1_author&utm_campaign=Email_publication&field=&journalName=Frontiers_in_Psychology&id=262172

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