OTHER TOOLS
Neurotechnologies
BrainTrain
Description and Quick Facts:- BrainTrain describes itself as offering cognitive training computer software that may improve your attention, self-control, listening skills, reasoning ability, and memory.
- Ages: Children and Adults.
- http://www.braintrain.com
Executive Functions Practiced:
- Working memory, organization, and flexibility
Skoach
Description and Quick Facts:- Skoach describes itself as a web-based cutting edge, ADHD-friendly life management software with advanced features, mobility and power to attain better focus and production.
- Ages: predominantly adults.
- http://www.skoach.com
Executive Functions Practiced:
- Flexibility, organization, social thinking, and working memory.
Nuphonics
Description and Quick Facts:
- Nuphonics produces a range of CD’s that are described as helping the user change their state of functioning and direct their potential and ability through the power of music and sound.
- Ages: Children and Adults.
- http://nuphonics.com
Executive Functions Practiced:
- Flexibility, organization, and working memory.
Play Attention
Description and Quick Facts:- Play Attention describes its product as a learning system that uses a high-tech helmet to read brain signals indicative of focus or concentration. These brain signals control Play Attention’s computer games.
- The recommended use for Play Attention is 30-40 minutes per day for at least one month.
- Ages: 6 and up.
- http://www.playattention.com/
Executive Functions Practiced:
- Sustained attention, social thinking, and organization.
Sharp Brains
Description and Quick Facts:- Sharp Brains offers online brain fitness workouts with measurement tools to assess one’s mental fitness, establish a baseline to analyze performance over time, and measure the effectiveness of the user’s personal brain fitness workouts.
- Ages: predominantly adults.
- http://www.sharpbrains.com
Executive Functions Practiced:
- Sustained attention, organization, working memory, and social thinking
- Cognifit describes itself as offering a computerized software that enhances mental health with unique set of techniques to measure, test and train the cognitive abilities and psychomotor skills that are essential to everyday life.
- Ages: All
- http://www.cognifit.com
Executive Functions Practiced:
- Time management and planning.
Lumosity
Description and Quick Facts:
- Lumosity describes itself as a cognitive neuroscience research and development company that builds software tools for improving brain health and performance.
- Ages: All
- http://www.lumosity.com
Executive Functions Practiced:
- Working memory, sustained attention, and time management.
Happy Neuron
Description and Quick Facts:- Happy Neuron describes itself as offering web based games designed to flex mental muscles and strengthen memory.
- Ages: Adults
- http://www.happy-neuron.com
Executive Functions Practiced:
- Sustain attention, working memory, and planning.