7/31/2019 Lumosity's Brain Trainer App Review

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LUMOSITYS BRAIN TRAINER IS

designed to work on many cognitive skills such

as visual memory, visual attention, flexibility,

processing speed, reaction time, directionality

and executive functioning. Sets of games train

for certain diagnosis such as ADD, traumaticbrain injury, and stroke.

Two gamescircles and color match

are free for the first five trials. When the trial

expires, the app is available for $9.99 a year,

$4.99 for three months or $6.99 for six months.

For the iPad and iPod, the app store offers

the Brain Trainer Unlimited application for a

onetime fee of $49.99. It is also available to

purchase on a computer with a lifetime mem-

bership of $300.00, with other monthly and

yearly options available.

The full version includes 35 daily training

sessions of seven brain games. The Lumositygames have been developed and researched

by neuroscientists at top universities such

as Stanford, USCF and Berkeley. The games

have been developed and studied to work on

certain brain functions and for recovery from

certain brain injuries. They are rated for use

with ages 4 and up.

Circles works on thinking faster, reaction

time, and speeding up cognitive processes.

The player is presented a series of circles one

at a time for a few seconds before moving to

another series. The player has to decide if the

two series are a match.

Color match works on mental flexibility, cog-

nitive control, executive functioning, avoiding

errors, impulse control and resisting tempta-

tion. A word is presented at the top of a color

followed by a different color word presented

below. The player has to decide if the lower

word is the same color as the color that is writ-

ten above it.

Memory matrix exercises the working

memory. The game consists of tiles and the

ones that are shaded in are to be remembered

by the player after looking at them for a fewseconds. More tiles are added each time the

player succeeds.

The app will keep up with the high scores so

the player can compete against themselves or

friends. Total points scored after sessions as well

reaction times, total number correct and per-

cent accuracy is also available to the player.

These games are recommended daily to

be successful in making positive changes to

the brain.

Many students have iPods and home com-

puters, so this could be recommended by the

occupational therapist for home programs forparents who are willing to invest in them. One

of my children loved these games so much

that he used his own money and bought the

[ APPLICATION REVIEW]

Bringing CognitiveSkills to the Forefront

lifetime computer version. The value

full version is the provision of data mu

a psychological evaluation of these pro

and comparison of the player to theirgiving a percentile rank which is upda

the players skills improve.s

Reviewer Angelia Wood, OTR/L, is a therap

Davie County Schools in Mocksville, NC.

Rating of Function for Occupational TherapistsNumber of St

out of 5

Ease of Use

Relevance to OT

Frequency of projected use

Potential for upgrade with improvements

Usefulness for therapeutic intervention with fine motor skills

Usefulness for therapeutic intervention with visual motor skills

Usefulness for therapeutic intervention with handwriting

Usefulness as OT evaluation tool

Relevance for use with progress monitoring

BY LUMINOSITY

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