Brain Fitness Program Classic: Product Description
It's easy to use and effective for your brain.
The Brain Fitness Program is made up of six auditory exercises. The exercises build on one another to work out your brain in more and more realistic listening and language usage contexts. They begin with frequency sweeps (the most basic building blocks of language) and move up through phonemes (individual sound parts of words, such as /d/, /o/, and /g/ in the word dog), syllables, sentences, and finally, narratives. Each one targets one aspect of auditory processing and memory, while also reinforcing the skills developed in the other exercises.
The program:
- Is easy-to-use, even for computer novices
- Continually adapts to individual performance, so that you’re always training at the right level for you
- Shows extensive detail about individual progress and performance
- Fits your lifestyle—regular use can range from 15 minutes to as much time as you like (for maximum benefit, we recommend completing 35-40 hours within three months)
- Includes unparalleled technical and program support from our Customer Delight team.
The Six Brain Fitness Program Classic Exercises
High or Low? (Frequency sweeps)
Your task is to identify two auditory “sweeps” (sounds that sweep up or down across frequencies). The sweeps speed up as you improve, so that the exercise is always pushing your brain to speed up too.
Primary focus: Auditory processing speed
Your task is to identify two auditory “sweeps” (sounds that sweep up or down across frequencies). The sweeps speed up as you improve, so that the exercise is always pushing your brain to speed up too.
Primary focus: Auditory processing speed
Tell Us Apart (Phonemes)
Choose which of two similar syllables you heard. It’s harder than you think—the sounds are synthesized by the computer to focus your neural processing.
Primary focus: Discriminating sounds
Choose which of two similar syllables you heard. It’s harder than you think—the sounds are synthesized by the computer to focus your neural processing.
Primary focus: Discriminating sounds
Match It! (Syllables)
In this game of Memory (also called Concentration), you click “cards” to match sounds together. Processed speech and similar sounds make this exercise a serious workout!
Primary focus: Sound precision
In this game of Memory (also called Concentration), you click “cards” to match sounds together. Processed speech and similar sounds make this exercise a serious workout!
Primary focus: Sound precision
Sound Replay (Syllables)
Try to remember a series of syllables, then click the buttons representing those syllables in order. As in Match It!, the speech is specially processed and the syllables are similar to one another. To challenge your brain even more, the exercise adds syllables as you improve.
Primary focus: Sound sequencing
Try to remember a series of syllables, then click the buttons representing those syllables in order. As in Match It!, the speech is specially processed and the syllables are similar to one another. To challenge your brain even more, the exercise adds syllables as you improve.
Primary focus: Sound sequencing
Listen and Do (Sentences)
In this exercise, you listen to a series of instructions, then follow them in order. The exercise begins with two fairly simple instructions and works you up to as many as six highly detailed instructions.
Primary focus: Working memory
In this exercise, you listen to a series of instructions, then follow them in order. The exercise begins with two fairly simple instructions and works you up to as many as six highly detailed instructions.
Primary focus: Working memory
Story Teller (Narratives)
After listening to a story segment, you answer details about what you heard. The story segments grow longer as your memory gets stronger!
Primary focus: Narrative memory
After listening to a story segment, you answer details about what you heard. The story segments grow longer as your memory gets stronger!
Primary focus: Narrative memory
| Minimum Requirements for Windows Windows 2000, XP Home or Professional, Vista At least 256MB RAM (512MB for Vista) 1GHz or faster processor X24 CD-ROM or DVD drive 500MB free disk space Headphone jack Internet access |
Minimum Requirements for Mac Power PC 10.3.9 - 10.4.x Intel 10.4.x - 10.5.x Combo Drive/DVD 1GB free disk space Headphone jack Internet access |
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