COGMED Working Memory Training

Welcome to the Cogmed Working memory Training Program. Cogmed is designed to improve working Memory capacity through a 5 week online training program.

You can review the literature directly at www.cogmed.com

You can also try the demo version here: 

https://training.app.cogmed.com/demo

The program costs include 5 weeks of access to the Cogmed training program, pre and post assessment formulation, coaching calls, intake meeting and final report back meetings with our Certified Cogmed Coach, Candice Hamilton-Miller.

The cost is currently $1650+hst. Discounts are available if multiple family members are doing the program.

*Prices Subject to change without notice

The published research, which rivals any other working memory program, and our experience has shown the CWMT improves:

• Working memory capacity

• Attention and concentration

• Math and reading comprehension

• Independence with homework

• Self-esteem

• Social skills, namely impulsivity and self control

The research also shows that CWMT correlates with increases in brain activity as noted in MRI studies,

neuropsychological testing and observer report.

The program can make a big difference but it is not a magical solution to every problem. We need to be clear, concrete and realistic about how it can help. The published research provides evidence that the program can improve:

• ability to focus

• ability to resist distractions

• ability to control impulses.

• ability to remember instructions

Although the research has not yet demonstrated other benefits our experience and that of other Cogmed practitioners also suggests that some people have show improvement in:

• ability to complete assignments independently

• complex reasoning

• performance in math and reading comprehension

• social awareness improvement in social skills

There is no mystery behind Cogmed training effects – this is how it works:

The Cogmed program delivers substantial and lasting benefits. There is a straightforward and research-based explanation for the mechanisms delivering the effects

1. Very focused design – working memory improvement - The program challenges the user’s working memory capacity. The computerized, cognitive exercises are designed by neuroscientists to target this key cognitive function that has been proven to be fundamental to executive function and attention. The details of the exercise design allow the program to be very focused and yet provide slight variations. The logic is very much like in the case of the fitness machines used for building muscle strength in a gym. Cogmed is highly focused, cognitive weightlifting.

2. Finely tuned difficulty level – you are always challenged - The difficulty level of the training is adjusted in real time by the software based on the user’s performance. The highly fine-tuned calibration means that every Cogmed user will always be training at the very edge of his or her cognitive capacity. This is true for many people, from a young child with severely impaired capacity, to an adult in good cognitive shape. Whoever you are, Cogmed training will challenge your brain – and improve it.

3. Highly personal support ensures you will complete the training. - The program is carefully designed, rigorous, and focused on a key cognitive function. But to have strong real life effects, it also has to be used in the right way. This is why Cogmed training is always supported by a Cogmed-trained coach. The coach makes sure the user has the right profile for the training, and that the timing is right. The coach is responsible for providing the motivation, support, and feedback necessary to get the most out the training. Thanks to the Cogmed coaches, 90% of Cogmed users complete their training.