CogniFit is a brain training app that can optimize your cognitive function with fun, interactive digital games that increase the brain’s neuronal activity. Brain training games are well known for their cognitive benefits. (1) With CogniFit, we can help you improve your focus, coordination, and memory to enhance your quality of life. You can practice the digital games from the comfort of your home, making CogniFit an ideal treatment for patients with busy schedules.
At NeuroZone, Erin Badour has helped many patients improve their cognitive well-being and performance with innovative, fun treatments designed to help the brain make new connections and optimize daily performance. Her holistic approach includes lifestyle changes and personalized therapies that only require a few hours of weekly practice to experience significant results.
Contact our office or call (310) 821-3640 to learn more about how the treatment can improve your performance.
All About CogniFit for Cognitive Health
CogniFit’s fun, interactive games can help you improve your mental agility. Erin will create a personalized treatment plan after you complete a test that analyzes more than 20 different cognitive functions. The assessment identifies your strengths and improvement opportunities, creating a starting point that helps Erin measure your progress throughout your treatment. The therapy can improve how you function in several key areas. It can also address age-related changes to cognitive function by helping patients improve their mobility. (2) CogniFit can help patients who struggle with a variety of conditions, such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
Types of CogniFit Treatments
Better Coordination
If you struggle with hand-eye coordination, the treatment can improve it, making sports and physical exercise more satisfying. Your hand-eye coordination can also affect your balance and plays a key role in your ability to participate in sports, academics, and hobbies. Improving your coordination can enhance motor control and self-esteem, potentially leading to improvements in your quality of life.
Improved Concentration
Improving your concentration can help boost your performance at work and school, potentially leading to better grades and relationships. If you have concentration issues, we can address them with the treatment to help you pay closer attention to the tasks at hand, allowing you to remain present in your daily life. We can help improve your attention span with customizable games, and enhancing your ability to focus can reduce stress.
Enhanced Reading Comprehension
CogniFit can also improve reading comprehension through a series of games designed to help your brain improve its attention span and focus. With a simple 10-minute test, Erin can assess your reading comprehension level and create a treatment plan to help your brain analyze written words more effectively.
Memory
Improving your memory can improve your performance in personal, professional, and academic environments. If you have trouble managing your time, CogniFit can also help you balance multiple tasks simultaneously by enhancing your memory. Improving your memory can also help you make informed decisions, improve your productivity, and reduce stress.
Perception
Your ability to process and make sense of information is crucial to your quality of life and daily performance. Whether you are trying to interpret your surroundings or process information from your environment, such as visual and/or auditory cues, CogniFit can help. With CogniFit, we can retrain your brain to more accurately assess visual, auditory, olfactory, and sensory cues to enhance your well-being. To learn more, see the blog!
Benefits
Many patients undergo CogniFit treatments because digital games are a convenient, fun method for improving their quality of life. The games are also a fun, gentle, interactive way to enhance your daily performance. There are many benefits of undergoing CogniFit treatments, which include the following:
- Fun, interactive games: We can help you enhance your cognitive function with a series of games that, with just a few hours of practice each week, can significantly improve your well-being.
- Noninvasive therapy: We can measure your brain’s activity with a gentle, fun game that is tailored to your unique needs.
- Personalized treatment plans: We can adjust your treatment plan to focus on improving the skills you need most, and Erin will continue to modify it as you improve.
- Progressive therapy: With regular assessments, Erin can track your progress with a baseline to ensure CogniFit is helping you make progress toward your goals.
- Long-lasting results: CogniFit can help you develop new, healthy habits that you can maintain to improve your quality of life.
- Improved relationships: Improving your attention, perception, and memory can help you improve your relationships.
To learn more about how you can experience these benefits for yourself, contact our office in Culver City, Santa Monica, or Redondo Beach, or call (310) 821-3640 to learn more.
Candidates & Consultation
If you are often overwhelmed and looking to improve your quality of life, the fun, interactive treatments from CogniFit can help. CogniFit can help patients who are struggling with the following:
Suitable candidates must have realistic expectations and make time to play the games regularly for the best results. We can also discuss additional treatments during your consultation to help you address other concerns. She can also include neurofeedback therapy in your treatment program or brain mapping for a more comprehensive assessment of the brain.
To learn more about the additional treatments we offer, see our blog!
Treatment Protocol
During the treatment, you will receive a plan with a series of games to improve your brain function, and Erin will monitor your progress. She can adjust your treatment plan to include different and/or more complex games as you improve. The training protocol will target areas you would like to improve for enhanced coordination, memory, and attention span. You will receive a score after playing the CogniFit games, and as you improve, so will your score. The games will also help Erin recognize and understand patterns affecting your performance and quality of life.
CogniFit Results
CogniFit can take several weeks to improve your cognitive function, and you must make time to play the games consistently during your treatment. Over time, as you consistently play the games, you can enjoy improved academic performance, mental clarity, memory, and/or coordination.
Some patients also find that their personal relationships and work and/or academic performance improve. Retraining your brain can help address attention issues caused by ADD, ADHD, and Autism as well.
Brain Mapping
Brain mapping can help Erin understand the structure of your brain and the symptoms you are experiencing with a comprehensive assessment. She can create a treatment plan based on behaviors and/or thought patterns affecting your quality of life. She can recommend brain mapping as part of your CogniFit treatment plan to help her gain more clarity about the way your brain works, especially if you have other conditions impacting your performance, such as ADD or ADHD. If you receive a brain mapping treatment, you will need to avoid caffeine and alcohol before your treatment because they can interfere with the brain mapping process.
The Cost of CogniFit in Los Angeles
The cost of CogniFit will depend on your treatment plan. Erin will schedule regular follow-up appointments and adjust the games as you improve. CogniFit can significantly improve your well-being with noninvasive, fun digital games that you can practice from the comfort of your home. During your consultation, Erin will create a personalized assessment, and you will receive an all-inclusive quote for your treatment.
Contact our office in Culver City, Santa Monica, or Redondo Beach, or call (310) 821-3640 to learn more.
FAQ
Can I use CogniFit at any age?
There isn’t an age requirement to begin CogniFit treatments. During your consultation, we can discuss the best treatments for your needs.
Is CogniFit safe?
CogniFit is well-tolerated, and whether or not it is the right fit for you will depend on your medical history. We can answer any questions you have during your consultation to determine the best treatment for the symptoms you are experiencing.
How long does a CogniFit session take?
The games take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete, making them ideal for a busy schedule.
Does CogniFit track my progress?
Yes, CogniFit will track your progress, and we can adjust your treatment plan as you progress through the game to help you improve your cognitive function.
How long will my CogniFit treatment take?
This depends on the symptoms you are experiencing and whether or not you have any additional concerns you would like to address. We can create a personalized plan during your consultation and answer any questions.
References
- Al-Thaqib A, Al-Sultan F, Al-Zahrani A, et al. Brain Training Games Enhance Cognitive Function in Healthy Subjects. Medical science monitor basic research. 2018;24:63-69. doi:https://doi.org/10.12659/msmbr.909022
- Verghese J, Mahoney JR, Ayers E, Ambrose A, Wang C, Holtzer R. Computerised cognitive remediation to enhance mobility in older adults: a single-blind, single-centre, randomised trial. The Lancet Healthy Longevity. 2021;2(9):e571-e579. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2666-7568(21)00173-2
