About Us
Over the last eight years, Sheryl Batchelor has trialed, researched and evaluated several evidence-based programs based on the principles of neuroplasticity that can help people improve their cognitive functions in education, employment and community settings. Sheryl has been trained in neuroplasticity programs in Australia as well as overseas.
WHAT THE RESEARCH SAYS
University Of South Florida
“Speed of processing training resulted in decreased risk of dementia across the 10-year period of, on average, 29 percent as compared to the control,” said lead author Jerri Edwards, PhD, University of South Florida.
Research Texts
Cognitive training improves memory[1], reduces stress and makes you a happier person by reducing depression symptoms[2],[3]. It can even reduce the risk of Dementia between 29-48%[4],[5]. Computerisd brain-training is now the first intervention of any kind to reduce the risk of dementia among older adults.
Harvard University
“Children with stronger working memory, inhibition and attentional skills have been found to make larger gains on tests of math, language and literacy development”. (Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University (2011). Building the Brain’s “Air Traffic Control” System: How Early Experiences Shape the Development of Executive Function: Working Paper No. 11.
[1] Niedeggen, M. et al. Transfer effects of cognitive training based on working memory tasks. Zeitschrift für Neuropsychologie, 23 (3), (2012).
[2] Alloway, T. P., Horton, J. C. Does Working Memory Mediate the Link Between Dispositional Optimism and Depressive Symptoms? Applied Cognitive Psychology, (2016).
[3] Motter, J. N., Pimontel, M. A. et al. Computerized cognitive training and functional recovery in major depressive disorder: A meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, Vol. 189, (2015).
[4] Hill, N. T. M. et al. Computerized cognitive training in older adults with mild cognitive impairment or dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. American Journal of Psychiatry Nov 14, (2016).
[5] Edwards, J.D. et al. Speed of Processing Training Results in Lower Risk of Dementia. Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions. Vol 3 (4), Nov (2017).
