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The Program

Brain Sense

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1. WHO IS THE PROGRAM FOR?

If you have hurt your brain in any way; an accident, the war, a stroke, sports, illness or surgery, or your are facing ARCD - age related cognitive decline, you owe it to yourself to check out the Brain-Sense program. But remember, Brain-Sense is not a pill, it is not a quick fix -- it is a life style program. To be truly effective one must strive to incorporate the program into their life. Can I promise dramatic results every time? NO. I can promise you this though, your brain tries to do everything you tell it to --- EVERYTHING. Tell it to do it over and over again and it will try to do so. Obviously if the electric cord is totally severed it will take more time and effort than if it is only damaged. But even with totally denervated monkeys Dr Edward Taub proved that some function is still possible. Adjacent healthy neurons get recruited. Cortical reorganization always, did you hear that ALWAYS is attempted by your brain. Ever wondered why someone who has lost their vision --- hears better?

Constraint Induced Therapy is based on this premise and that use and not "non-use" will stimulate functional gain

For YEARS !  NIH (National Institutes of Health) has been saying

"Cognitive exercises, including computer-assisted strategies, have been used to improve specific neuropsychological processes, predominantly attention, memory, and executive skills. Both randomized controlled studies and case reports have documented the success of these interventions using intermediate outcome measures. Certain studies using global outcome measures also support the use of computer-assisted exercises in cognitive rehabilitation."

"there is a strong consensus among rehabilitation experts that the most important element in any rehabilitation program is carefully directed, well focused repetitive practice."

2. WILL IT TAKE THE PLACE OF REHABILITATION AND MEDICAL INTERVENTION?

I think you know the answer to this question. Brain-Sense is not a replacement for anything. It is augmentative in nature. If you are involved with targeted therapy by no means am I advocating terminating that. The same holds true for any medications that you may be taking. Brain-Sense will augment and enhance whatever it is you are doing or it can be used when there is nothing else. Say ...... you have been discharged and there are no funds available for drugs or therapy. This is when brain-sense makes the most sense, for much can still be done that works and does not require anything but your awareness, time and energy. And I am a living example of that reality; my improvements have been dramatic, occurred years after discharge and required no drugs, no therapy, no doctors, no insurance money.