Working Memory Training
Cogmed has made a breakthrough discovery that individuals can train and improve their working memory, a key function of the brain that allows individuals to store information for brief periods of time. The whole training can be accomplished at home on a computer. Through a combination of software-based working memory exercises and personal coaching, participants engage in a challenging computer program at home. There is different specific software for toddlers, youngsters and adults.
Cogmed’s program has been validated by high-impact research in controlled scientific studies at the Karolinska Institute, a world-renowned medical university based in Stockholm. More than 80 percent of those who have completed Cogmed’s rigorous and rewarding training have demonstrated tangible and lasting improvements. Under professional guidance it improves your memory for facts dramatically. Cogmed’s services are provided all over the world.
Ongoing research shows improved ability to keep relevant pieces of information active in the mind and has a very wide range of applications for cognitive performance, stroke, head injury, ADHD or peak performance (sport).
