Does Brain Training Really Work?

In the last few years, brain training is becoming a more salient concept for the general population – mostly due to the appearance of mobile apps that, like Lumosity, offer games for the enhancement of brain function. But to what extent these cognitive training tasks enhance cognitive abilities? Tens of thousands of apps are trying to tap into the market of cognitive training but as a consumers, how do we make sure that they work?   Unless mobile apps are explicitly used for diagnosis, treatment or preventing health conditions they are not considered medical devices and thus, not overseen by regulatory bodies like FDA or the...
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FDA Greenlights Neuroelectrics To Help Patients With Major Depression At Home Amidst Covid-19 Restrictions

Neuroelectrics has developed a novel platform to provide personalized therapies for brain disorders using non-invasive brain stimulation Neuroelectrics has received approval by the FDA to conduct a clinical trial of brain stimulation therapy at home through telemedicine for patients with Major Depressive Depression (MDD) By moving into MDD, Neuroelectrics expands their pipeline and current suite of neurodegenerative products into neuropsychiatry Cambridge, MA, USA and Barcelona, SP, May 15th: Today Neuroelectrics announced that the FDA has approved the Investigational Device Exemption supplemental protocol study submitted by Neuroelectrics to help patients with Major Depression Disorder (MDD) that cannot access their current non-invasive brain stimulation treatment (rTMS*...
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THERAPEUTIC RIDING CREATES SYMMETRY OF THE BODY

Physiotherapy on horseback. A treatment that is especially popular for people with poor balance and spasticity of the body. Here the horse’s movements are used to create symmetry in one’s own movements. But what is it really about? You get more than beautiful experiences in nature out of horseback riding. Riding can have beneficial effects for children with cerebral palsy and others with walking impairments. This is what Magny Sørensen from Beitostølen HealthSports Centre in Norway has found. ”The riding posture is an ideal starting point for movement. This posture is good for training hips and back. These movements happen spontaneously in...
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5 GOOD WAYS TO DO TRAINING IN NATURE

Nature offers many good and fun opportunities for varied and challenging training, and moving training to a new place can be good for motivation. We have found five good ideas for how you and your child can use nature for training during an ordinary walk in the woods. JUMP OVER LOGS If you are walking in the woods, chances are that you will pass a log on the way. A log can have many uses when it comes to training. Try to jump over the log . forwards, backwards and from the side. This is a really good coordination exercise, and you...
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4 MYTHS ABOUT CEREBRAL PALSY

It must be the muscles that are injured, when a person has cerebral palsy. Or is it? And how can it be, that some people with CP has cognitive difficulties, while others have none or very few? The CP diagnosis is very diverse, and it can be difficult to know exactly what it means to have cerebral palsy for people, who aren’t familiar with the diagnosis. Therefor we have collected four of the most common myths about cerebral palsy and will explain why they tend not to be quite true. MYTH 1: IT IS THE MUSCLES THAT ARE INJURED Cerebral palsy is...
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