IM's latest Research has been published!

Taub, G., McGrew, K. & Keith, T. (2007). Improvements in interval time tracking and effects on reading achievement, Psychology in the Schools, 44 (8), 849-863. DOWNLOAD THE ARTICLE: http://www.iapsych.com/articles/taub2007.pdf

The research summarized in this article suggests that a brain-based intervention may improve the resolution of a school child's internal brain clock and, in turn, produce positive reading achievement outcomes.

Abstract
This study examined the effect of improvements in timing/rhythmicity on students’ reading achievement. 86 participants completed pre- and post-test measures of reading achievement (i.e., Woodcock-Johnson III, Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing, Test of Word Reading Efficiency, and Test of Silent Word Reading Fluency). Students in the experimental group completed a 4-week intervention designed to improve their timing/rhythmicity by reducing the latency in their response to a synchronized metronome beat, referred to as a synchronized metronome tapping (SMT) intervention. The results from this non-academic intervention indicate the experimental group’s post-test scores on select measures of reading were significantly higher than the non-treatment control group’s scores at the end of 4 weeks. This paper provides a brief overview of domain-general cognitive abilities believed effected by SMT interventions and provides a preliminary hypothesis to explain how this non-academic intervention can demonstrate a statistically significant effect on students’ reading achievement scores.
 

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Dr. James Zull, Professor of Neurobiology and Biochemistry at Case Western University

“What research has shown is that cognition, or what we call thinking and performance, is really a set of skills that we can train systematically. And that computer-based cognitive trainers or “cognitive simulations” are the most effective and efficient way to do so.”

Dr. Daniel Gopher, Director of the Research Center for Work Safety and Human Engineering at Technion Institute of Science

“We have shown that working memory can be improved by training...I think that we are seeing the beginning of a new era of computerized training for a wide range of applications.”

Dr. Torkel Klingberg, Director of the Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Lab at Karolinska Institute

“Training is very important: attentional control is one of the last cognitive abilities to develop in normal brain development...I can easily see the relevance in 2 fields. One, professional sports. Two, military training.”

Professor Bradley Gibson is the Director of the Perception and Attention Lab at University of Notre Dame

Recap from the IM Professional Conference

The IM Professional Conference was a HUGE success!

Dr. Kevin McGrew, "Time Doc 2007", (whose research above was just published!) headlined the Conference with a presentation entitled "The Brain Clock". If you would like to download his slides from the Conference please visit http://www.slideshare.net/iapsych/brain-clock-im-keynote-brief-2007/.

The Conference continued with varied pediatric and adult topics that enabled Providers to expand their IM application knowledge. Thank you to all our presenters and poster session presenters, we couldn't have had such a successful Conference without your continued support and use of the IM:

• Kelly Buggle
• Dara Coburn
• Dr. Joel Etra
• Karen Farron
• Jennifer Gustafson

• Wendy Harron
• Dr. LorRaine Jones
• Deb Law
• Aamie Mason
• Leigh Messner
• David Rasmusson

• Linda Rubin
• Patricia Snowden
• Patricia Sullivan
• Shelley Thomas
• Janey Tolliver
• Dr. Leonard Trujillo
• Amy Vega

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