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Old 11-08-2011, 12:44 PM #1
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Also available from LearningRX is a list of store-bought games and the different cognitive skills they train. You can download the list here:

http://www.unlocktheeinsteininside.com/
http://www.unlocktheeinsteininside.c...sForSkills.pdf

Looks like there are several that work for divided attention (multi-tasking), selective attention (filtering), and working or short-term memory, which are the areas that I'm still struggling with.

I think I may dust off the games cupboard and see what we have!
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Symptoms exacerbated by being in a crowd, watching TV, driving, other miscellaneous stress & sensory overload
Sciatica/piriformis syndrome with numbness & loss of reflex


Largely recovered after participating in Nedley Depression Recovery Program March 2012:

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Keep in mind that these exercises are for persons who do not have a brain injury. The uninjured brain is much more capable of being retrained. The injured brain is a different story completely. The exercises may lead to improvement in these areas for an injured brain but to a different level of improvement.

For example,

A person can have a healthy but weak heart due to never exercising. They can do cardio exercises and improve the strength of their heart to equal a strong heart or even better.

A different person can have a healthy heart that is strong. Then, they suffer a heart injury. They can exercise to overcome the weakness from the injury and get improvement but it is difficult for them to recover to the same level of heart strength as before the injury. The scars in the heart muscle will be a limiting factor.

So, do these exercises carefully to avoid overwhelming your brain. Work for improvement but don't get discouraged if your improvement is not to the same level of function as prior to your injury.

The functions that do not recover to pre-injury levels can often be overcome with work-arounds.

If your loss in divided attention, selective attention and short and immediate term memory (combined as working memory) is due to an injury to the gating functions of the brain, your gains may be more difficult.
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Eowyn,

I am confused by your link to your SuperBetter game. It looks more like a daily journal for scoring the activities of your day.

Am I missing something in the link?
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Yep, that's pretty much what it ends up being after you get it set up. It's kind of a role playing game. You choose a superhero identity, pick your supporting cast, then identify your power-ups (things that are good for you) and your enemies (things that are bad for you). You earn points and "levels" by doing good things and avoiding bad things.

It's much more motivating to lie still and breathe while thinking "I'm earning 20,000 points for this!" than "I'm so mad I can't go to work!"

It was actually developed by Jane McGonigal after she suffered a concussion. It's in beta testing and/or clinical trials now: https://www.superbetter.com/page/superbetter_story
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mTBI and PCS after sledding accident 1-17-2011

Was experiencing:
Persistent headaches, fatigue, slowed cognitive functions, depression
Symptoms exacerbated by being in a crowd, watching TV, driving, other miscellaneous stress & sensory overload
Sciatica/piriformis syndrome with numbness & loss of reflex


Largely recovered after participating in Nedley Depression Recovery Program March 2012:

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Hey, I just read about that today. I thought it was pretty cool.
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