Cogmed Working Memory Training
Cogmed Working Memory Training is a computer-based solution for attention problems caused by poor working memory. The program combines cognitive neuroscience with innovative computer game design and close professional support to deliver substantial and lasting benefits to users. 80% of those who complete Cogmed training see significant and lasting benefits.
Working memory is the cognitive function responsible for keeping information online, manipulating it, and using it in your thinking. It is the way that you delegate the things you encounter to the parts of your brain that can take action. In this way, working memory is necessary for staying focused on a task, blocking out distractions, and keeping you updated and aware about what’s going on around you. We use our working memory constantly in daily life helping us to perform efficiently and effectively in academic, professional, and social settings.
Cogmed is for children and adults who are constrained by their working memory. Working Memory problems can happen for several reasons, but the typical Cogmed user falls into one of three main groups:
Cogmed exists to help you improve your working memory to be better equipped to meet your challenges. An individual with better working memory will experience better ability to focus, resist distractions, and control impulses. The training benefits are comprehensive, but they all follow from increased working memory capacity. The primary objective of the training is to improve attention, but the overall effect is often described as more mature behavior. For children, parents report improvement in social skills, taking initiative, remembering instructions, and completing assignments independently. The goal is better academic performance, particularly in math and reading comprehension, as well as social awareness. For adults, the effects are being able to stay focused, resist distractions, plan activities, complete tasks, and follow and contribute to complex discussions. The goal is improved professional performance and attentional stamina.
The Cogmed training method consists of 25 training sessions done online, each 30-45 minutes long. Each session consists of a selection of various tasks that target the different aspects of working memory. The training is done online at home, in school, or at work. The standard program is five weeks long with five sessions every week. It is a rigorous program designed to improve working memory through intensive and systematic training. The training is always led by a Cogmed Qualified Coach who works with the user to provide structure, motivation, and feedback on the progress.
Please contact us to discuss your particular situation so that we can determine if Cogmed Working Memory Training is right for you. For more information about Cogmed, please visit www.cogmed.com.
Working memory is the cognitive function responsible for keeping information online, manipulating it, and using it in your thinking. It is the way that you delegate the things you encounter to the parts of your brain that can take action. In this way, working memory is necessary for staying focused on a task, blocking out distractions, and keeping you updated and aware about what’s going on around you. We use our working memory constantly in daily life helping us to perform efficiently and effectively in academic, professional, and social settings.
Cogmed is for children and adults who are constrained by their working memory. Working Memory problems can happen for several reasons, but the typical Cogmed user falls into one of three main groups:
- Individuals who have struggled with attention and learning all their lives – sometimes with serious problems in the form of ADHD or Learning Disability.
- Individuals who have had a brain injury, stroke, or other insult to the brain, reducing their working memory capacity.
- Individuals who find their ability to focus is diminishing due to the normal effects of aging, or because of increased cognitive demands and informational overload.
Cogmed exists to help you improve your working memory to be better equipped to meet your challenges. An individual with better working memory will experience better ability to focus, resist distractions, and control impulses. The training benefits are comprehensive, but they all follow from increased working memory capacity. The primary objective of the training is to improve attention, but the overall effect is often described as more mature behavior. For children, parents report improvement in social skills, taking initiative, remembering instructions, and completing assignments independently. The goal is better academic performance, particularly in math and reading comprehension, as well as social awareness. For adults, the effects are being able to stay focused, resist distractions, plan activities, complete tasks, and follow and contribute to complex discussions. The goal is improved professional performance and attentional stamina.
The Cogmed training method consists of 25 training sessions done online, each 30-45 minutes long. Each session consists of a selection of various tasks that target the different aspects of working memory. The training is done online at home, in school, or at work. The standard program is five weeks long with five sessions every week. It is a rigorous program designed to improve working memory through intensive and systematic training. The training is always led by a Cogmed Qualified Coach who works with the user to provide structure, motivation, and feedback on the progress.
Please contact us to discuss your particular situation so that we can determine if Cogmed Working Memory Training is right for you. For more information about Cogmed, please visit www.cogmed.com.