A Working Mind is committed to making available only programs that are scientifically proven to improve cognitive functioning.  Our sole mission is to provide our clients with the best fruits of research in cognitive science to help the brain function at its best.  To accomplish this goal our Medical Director and Quality Control Team have done extensive research into each of the products we offer.  We've only considered products based on reliable research. 

Criteria for selecting the right training program for you and/or your family:

1) The program is based on scientific research and has been independently validated;

2) Progress and benefits are measurable;

3) It provides cross training;

4) It is brain "exercise" - not merely entertainment;

5) It's a good fit for you.

Cogmed Working Memory Training

Working Memory is the "Search Engine of the Brain"

A Working Mind offers Cogmed Working Memory Training, an evidenced-based program for helping children, adolescents and adults improve attention by training their working memory.  The program is based on strong scientific research and it is done in the convenience of your own home under the supervision of a qualified Cogmed coach.  The training is built around three easy-to-use and age-specific software applications.  Go to our Working Memory tab for more information. 

For the Scientifically Minded -- A Brief Review of Cogmed Research

Working memory, i.e., the ability to store and manipulate information for brief periods of time, has been extensively studied. A search in the OVID data base for publications in the psychological/medical journals during 2008 for the keyword terms ‘working memory’, ‘working memory and learning’, and ‘working memory and ADHD’ returns 1149, 293, and 39 publications respectively. This reflects the importance of working memory for academic/learning activities and the increasing recognition that working memory deficits are critical to our understanding of ADHD.

In contrast to the extensive research on the basic science of working memory, however, research on working memory training has only recently emerged. This reflects the long-held view that working memory capacity is fixed and cannot be increased with training. Recent work by Dr. Torkel Klingberg and his colleagues has challenged this view, however, and indicates that working memory capacity can increase with intensive training. Furthermore, increasing working memory capacity has been linked to improvement in important aspects of ‘real world’ functioning. Click here to access a brief summary of working memory training studies that have been presented at scientific meetings or published in peer-reviewed journals; the studies are arranged in chronological order. Unless otherwise noted, the studies incorporate the working memory training program developed by Dr. Klingberg, which is the current basis of Cogmed training.