LearningRx1 Teen/Young Adults | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 5

College kids who misuse stimulants more likely to have ADHD

Oct 14, 2016 by

Massachusetts General Hospital’s new study of college students found that those who misuse stimulant drugs are more likely to have ADHD, conduct disorder or substance-use disorder compared to their peers who are no misusing stimulants....

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LearningRx RCT accepted by Medical News Today

Sep 29, 2016 by

“Much more than ‘brain games”: Clinician-delivered cognitive training improves multiple cognitive skills and general intelligence in children” The results of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) support the efficacy of LearningRx’s ThinkRx personal brain training in improving cognitive skills and...

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Mixed Methods Study on LearningRx Results for Students with Dyslexia...

Aug 30, 2016 by

Abstract: To assess the real-life changes following training, we surveyed parents of former clients who had been previously diagnosed with dyslexia and later completed a LearningRx training program. The survey results from the 109 respondents indicated that a large...

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State Achievement Test Results for ReadRx Clients

Aug 29, 2016 by

Abstract: In 2010, LearningRx collected state reading achievement test records from 65 ReadRx graduates. Prior to training, the mean percentile for this group was 33. After training, the group had jumped to the 47th percentile in reading—nearly average for...

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Analysis of Math and Reading Achievement Before and After Cognitive Training...

Aug 29, 2016 by

Achievement Outcomes for LearningRx Students: A Differential Effects Analysis of Math and Reading Achievement Before and After Cognitive Training Abstract: To assess the outcomes of the ReadRx and MathRx programs for 2,096 students in 2008 to 2014, pre-intervention reading and math...

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One-Year Retention Results for LearningRx Clients

Aug 29, 2016 by

Abstract: To assess retention of training gains for LearningRx clients, we analyzed the results for 516 clients who opted to return for a one-year follow-up assessment on the Woodcock Johnson III – Tests of Cognitive Abilities. The average age of clients...

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Analysis of Resting State Functional Connectivity in a Cognitive Training Intervention Study...

Aug 27, 2016 by

Abstract: As part of a larger randomized controlled study by Hill, Zewelanji, and Faison (2015), 30 of the 225 participating high school students were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: ThinkRx, BrainSkills, or study hall (control). In addition...

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