http://www.cogmed.com An evidence-based intervention for improved attention Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:40:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.cogmed.com/young-man-hong-kong-improves-working-memory-long-term-memory http://www.cogmed.com/young-man-hong-kong-improves-working-memory-long-term-memory#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:48:51 +0000 Cogmed http://www.cogmed.com/?p=7610 Age: 21 Gender: Male Location: Hong Kong Background: This young adult from Hong Kong was about to graduate college and although he had done fairly well in school, he felt he was not achieving his full potential because of an inability to focus. His friends complained that it was difficult to communicate with him as [...]]]> http://www.cogmed.com/young-man-hong-kong-improves-working-memory-long-term-memory/feed 0 http://www.cogmed.com/physician-regain-cognitive-functioning-brain-surgery-work-full-time http://www.cogmed.com/physician-regain-cognitive-functioning-brain-surgery-work-full-time#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 15:24:38 +0000 Cogmed http://www.cogmed.com/?p=7382 Age: 45 Gender: Female Location: Boston, Massachusetts As a busy, successful physician, this woman from Boston had been increasingly frustrated trying to manage her life at work and at home. Her problems were caused by brain surgery to remove a tumor. She used to be able to manage her busy schedule just fine, but she [...]]]> http://www.cogmed.com/physician-regain-cognitive-functioning-brain-surgery-work-full-time/feed 0 http://www.cogmed.com/cogmed-helped-this-man-perform-better-at-work-results-remain-after-two-years http://www.cogmed.com/cogmed-helped-this-man-perform-better-at-work-results-remain-after-two-years#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:42:40 +0000 Cogmed http://cogmed.com/?p=1710 Age: 42 Gender: Male Location: Austin, Texas Background: Prior to Cogmed training, this man from Austin had poor performance at a variety of jobs because of his attention and processing problems. It was hard for him to grasp new information and adjust quickly from one task to another, which prevented him from performing well at [...]]]> http://www.cogmed.com/cogmed-helped-this-man-perform-better-at-work-results-remain-after-two-years/feed 0 http://www.cogmed.com/man-has-to-take-a-leave-of-absence-from-work-due-to-attention-communication-and-sleep-problems-%e2%80%93-is-able-to-return-to-work-after-cogmed-training http://www.cogmed.com/man-has-to-take-a-leave-of-absence-from-work-due-to-attention-communication-and-sleep-problems-%e2%80%93-is-able-to-return-to-work-after-cogmed-training#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:39:40 +0000 Cogmed http://cogmed.com/?p=1630 Age: 50 Gender: Male Location: Osaka, Japan Background: As a professional in Osaka, this man’s attention problems were affecting his ability to be successful at work. Since joining the company he worked for, he was experiencing significant problems with focusing, attention, and organization. In addition, the man struggled with his communication and social awareness; his [...]]]> http://www.cogmed.com/man-has-to-take-a-leave-of-absence-from-work-due-to-attention-communication-and-sleep-problems-%e2%80%93-is-able-to-return-to-work-after-cogmed-training/feed 0 http://www.cogmed.com/young-woman-overwhelmed-in-medical-school-scores-in-the-99th-percentile-in-medical-board-exam-after-cogmed http://www.cogmed.com/young-woman-overwhelmed-in-medical-school-scores-in-the-99th-percentile-in-medical-board-exam-after-cogmed#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:18:06 +0000 Cogmed http://cogmed.com/?p=1351 Age: 29 Gender: Female Location: Lexington, KY Background: This is a very bright young woman who always struggled with taking tests. Even though academics came easy to her, she rarely was able to answer all the questions on the test and her grades subsequently suffered as a result. Even though her poor processing ability held her [...]]]> http://www.cogmed.com/young-woman-overwhelmed-in-medical-school-scores-in-the-99th-percentile-in-medical-board-exam-after-cogmed/feed 0 http://www.cogmed.com/woman-sees-improved-focus-and-time-management-skills http://www.cogmed.com/woman-sees-improved-focus-and-time-management-skills#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:59:34 +0000 Cogmed http://cogmed.com/?p=724 Age: 47 Gender: Female Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Background: This woman was diagnosed with a learning disability and ADHD back when she was a child and has been struggling with these problems her whole life. She had a lot of difficulty with many aspects of her memory and struggled with anxiety and depression. She also [...]]]> http://www.cogmed.com/woman-sees-improved-focus-and-time-management-skills/feed 0 http://www.cogmed.com/young-woman-experiences-improved-conversation-skills-after-cogmed http://www.cogmed.com/young-woman-experiences-improved-conversation-skills-after-cogmed#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:57:07 +0000 Cogmed http://cogmed.com/?p=721 Age: 22 Gender: Female Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Background: This young woman from Toronto suffered from a Learning Disorder and ADHD. As a 3rd year university student, school was becoming more demanding and her attention and learning problems were becoming more of a critical issue. She needed instructions repeated multiple times to her before she could [...]]]> http://www.cogmed.com/young-woman-experiences-improved-conversation-skills-after-cogmed/feed 0 http://www.cogmed.com/cogmed-helps-young-man-both-academically-and-socially http://www.cogmed.com/cogmed-helps-young-man-both-academically-and-socially#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:41:29 +0000 Cogmed http://cogmed.com/?p=715 Age: 22 Gender: Male Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Background: This 2nd year University student was diagnosed with a Learning Disability at a young age and has ADHD.  The young man said that he had difficulty reading and processing information. In class, he always struggled to take notes; it was difficult for him to remember what was [...]]]> http://www.cogmed.com/cogmed-helps-young-man-both-academically-and-socially/feed 0 http://www.cogmed.com/highly-successful-aeronautical-engineer-uses-cogmed-experiences-improved-communication-skills-better-golf-game http://www.cogmed.com/highly-successful-aeronautical-engineer-uses-cogmed-experiences-improved-communication-skills-better-golf-game#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:35:05 +0000 Cogmed http://cogmed.com/?p=711 Age: 53 Gender: Male Location: Los Angeles, California Background: This man from Los Angeles is a senior engineer responsible for major programs at a prestigious high tech company. He has been very successful in his professional career and shows no signs of slowing down. He spends his life comprehending and communicating complex and detailed concepts, [...]]]> http://www.cogmed.com/highly-successful-aeronautical-engineer-uses-cogmed-experiences-improved-communication-skills-better-golf-game/feed 0 http://www.cogmed.com/man-struggles-to-focus-in-conversations-has-anxiety-in-social-settings http://www.cogmed.com/man-struggles-to-focus-in-conversations-has-anxiety-in-social-settings#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:31:50 +0000 Cogmed http://cogmed.com/?p=708 Age: 41 Gender: Male Location: Denver, Colorado Background: This 41 year old man from Denver, Colorado suffered from ADHD and reported significant difficulty with memory. This man claimed that when he reads any material, he is unable to remember the details. In addition, he would frequently get “psyched-out” in social situations because he knew he [...]]]> http://www.cogmed.com/man-struggles-to-focus-in-conversations-has-anxiety-in-social-settings/feed 0 http://www.cogmed.com/woman-struggles-for-decades-with-undiagnosed-adhd-finds-help-in-cogmed http://www.cogmed.com/woman-struggles-for-decades-with-undiagnosed-adhd-finds-help-in-cogmed#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:27:54 +0000 Cogmed http://cogmed.com/?p=705 Age: 50 Gender: Female Location: Santa Barbara, California Background: Staying focused has always been a problem for this 50 year old woman from California. As a child, she was constantly behind in school, waiting until the last minute and forgetting to complete assignments. Teachers and peers wrote her off as “the spacey girl.” “For years [...]]]> http://www.cogmed.com/woman-struggles-for-decades-with-undiagnosed-adhd-finds-help-in-cogmed/feed 0