We all know that daily physical exercise, such as walking, running or swimming, contributes to stronger muscles, increased endurance and improved performance.
Improving the functioning of the brain is not unlike improving the fitness of the body. Clinical research has shown that consistent, targeted exercise can improve the brain's performance, regardless of IQ, education or professional background.
BrainBuilder.com offers diverse cognitive exercises designed to improve your capacity to process information with
greater ease, speed and efficiency. The exercises are short, fun, and individualized to your specific needs.
There Are 3 Exercise Categories:
The focus exercises provide training in focus and recognition reaction time to improve concentration and response speed.
The auditory and visual exercises provide specific training in different types of auditory and visual
sequential processing. These exercises form the core of
your BrainBuilder.com training program.
Baseline Digit Spans
To establish your individual starting point in the BrainBuilder exercises, you first need to establish your
baseline digit spans.
As you will see, during some exercises you will complete sequences in "forward" order; others you will complete in "reverse" order. For those ages 7 and older, the average is 7+/-2 for base digit spans (derived from those completed in forward order), and 6+/-2 for reverse. (For ages 5 and 6, subtract one digit.)
Whatever your baseline digit spans, your objective is to increase your digit spans over time. Consistent exercise with BrainBuilder.com can help you reach that goal.
Baseline Digit
Span Scale for ages 7 and older
Intensity Modes
BrainBuilder provides three
intensity modes which can be selected for each sequential processing exercise:
Mode A Broad range
Mode B Moderate range
Mode C Narrow range
As in physical exercise, we respond better to different levels of intensity at different times, depending on our fatigue, schedule, temperament, etc. Similarly, BrainBuilder's intensity modes provide different degrees of training intensity and challenge by varying the range of digit or letter spans presented in an exercise trial. The objective is to choose the mode that will provide the optimal intensity level for your cognitive training at that time.
