Cogmed Working Memory Training | Media Coverage - Part 2

Cogmed Working Memory Training | Media Coverage - Part 2

Media Coverage

Cogmed represents a revolution in how cognitive challenges are addressed with evidence-based tools. Major newspapers and broadcast media outlets in the United States and around the world have reported on this story. These stories range from research reports to accounts of people with attention issues whose lives have been changed though the training program. Below you will find an archive of these articles and stories (English-language only).

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Can Gaming Slow Mental Decline in the Elderly?

Posted: July 11, 2009
This article in Time Magazine discusses the relevance of slowing mental decline in the elderly by playing video games and references a study done by Helena Westerberg, Ph.D. on Cogmed training. The article explores the idea that rigorous mental activities can curb the natural cognitive decline that comes with aging and points to Cogmed as an example of the serious scientific implications that surround the idea of cognitive training.

Giving brains a workout

Posted: June 26th, 2009
The Toronto Star, Canada’s largest newspaper, published an article about Cogmed and how it’s being used in local schools. The discussion highlights the rising awareness of cognitive training and the fascinating implications of neuroplasticity. The article does a good job of explaining the excitement surrounding the idea of the brain’s plasticity and cognitive training and we believe there is reason to be excited.

Tips for Better Time Management

Posted: March 9, 2009
An article in the Los Angeles Times examines various tips for improving time management. One of the best approaches: sharpening working memory. The piece identifies Cogmed Working Memory Training is an important method that has “won growing support among clinicians in the U.S.”

Training your child’s memory to improve attention problems

Posted: February 18, 2009 - A recent news segment from South Bend’s WSBT Channel 2 tells the remarkable story of Jackson Treadway, a fourth grader who struggled in class because he couldn’t focus his attention. But all of that changed when Jackson met Dr. Donna Turner Campbell, the director of Stepwise and Indiana’s sole provider of Cogmed.

Computer program helps improve memory of those with ADHD

Posted: September 9, 2008 - A September 9th article in The Wichita Eagle tells the remarkable story of 15-year-old Grace Burks, whose ADHD made school an insurmountable battle. Grace failed a simple driving test three times because her poor working memory wouldn’t allow her to retain the necessary information. But ever since she completed Cogmed Working Memory Training at the suggestion of her local psychologist Dr. Paul White, Grace has seen an enormous change. She is organized, excelling in school has finally passed her driver’s test.

Getting the brain in shape

Posted: August 27, 2008 - A recent Health Check segment on NBC Channel 10 in Providence, RI features the story of a local nine-year-old boy who struggles in school because of his limited working memory. On the recommendation Larry Hirshberg, Ph.D., Bernier has started Cogmed Working Memory Training and is beginning to see the results after only three sessions.

Improving Working Memory in the Workplace

Posted: August 15, 2008 - A byline article from HR consultant Brian Rogers appeared in the August/September 2008 issue of HR Professional. The piece examines the impact of poor working memory on professionals and discusses how Cogmed working Memory Training is one option for employers to help improve performance in the workplace.

Attention class

Posted: June 29, 2008 - An article in the Boston Globe examines how growing research is challenging long held assumptions about attention and our ability to improve it. The piece highlights leading studies – including Dr. Tokel Klingberg’s breakthrough research on Cogmed Working Memory Training – that are providing new insights into how kids and adults focus in an increasingly distracted world.

Working Memory: They Found Your Brain’s Spam Filter

Posted: June 2, 2008 - An article in the July 2008 issue of Scientific American Mind examines how the human brain works to filter relevant and irrelevant information. Torkel Klingberg, Cogmed founder and professor of neuroscience at Stockholm’s Karolinska Institute, comments on the vital role that working memory capacity plays in this crucial process.

Working memory in the classroom

Posted: May 1, 2008 - In a recent lecture at the annual conference of The British Psychological Society, Susan E. Gathercole, PhD, examines the impact of working memory problems on grade school and high school students. She provides a compelling profile of a student struggling with working memory who is often mislabeled as inattentive and ultimately bound for academic failure. Focusing on the classroom, Gathercole details how Cogmed Working Memory Training spells new hope for the 10 percent of students who experience working memory problems.

Training the brain for As

Posted: April 26, 2008 - An article on Cogmed training at Dr. Steve Barker’s practice in Hamilton, Canada, and on the emergence of cognitive training sofware as a new industry. The story features the case of 10-year-old Samantha and the remarkable improvements in her school life after completing Cogmed training.

Brain fitness seen as hot industry of the future

Posted: March 12, 2008 - A March 12 article on the budding brain fitness market leads with the story of Alex George, a young boy from Ventura County, CA who dramatically improved his academic performance after completing Cogmed Working Memory Training. Cogmed’s CEO, Jonas Jendi comments in the article as well, stressing the importance of sound peer-reviewed research in validating brain training products for all ages. The story ran in numerous publications, including Scientific American and the Hamilton Spectator.