Celebrate International Women’s Day – March 8th, 2020

International Women's Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Over the past 20 years, many people have helped to shape Interactive Metronome, and this month, we want to showcase some of the women who have worked to understand IM’s efficacy as a therapeutic modality for rehab & therapy professionals around the world!

Understanding the Forbrain® Effect

We perceive sound via the audio-vocal loop. Then, we analyze it, assimilate it, and continuously adjust in response to it. This process relies upon auditory discrimination, phonological awareness, and rhythm. Forbrain®, an altered auditory feedback (AAF) device, takes advantage of this audio-vocal loop & heightens a user’s perception of his own voice & speech through bone conduction headphones that are equipped with a high sensitivity microphone. As the user talks into the microphone, a patented electronic dynamic filter blocks out environmental noise & amplifies the user’s voice, enhancing long vowels and other sounds that are the building blocks of language.

NEW STUDY IN PRESS! CLAPPING IN TIME PARALLELS LITERACY & CALLS UPON OVERLAPPING NEURAL MECHANISMS IN EARLY READER

“Clapping in time parallels literacy and calls upon overlapping neural mechanisms in early readers” was just accepted by the Ann NY Acad Sci. The data are a strong endorsement of[...]

The Science Behind IM

New Published Research: The Effectiveness of Interactive Metronome® as a Restorative Modality to Improve Cognition and Motor Performance in Healthy Older Adults in Eastern North Carolina

In early April of this year, we featured a study  conducted by Dr. Leonard Trujillo, from Eastern Carolina University. He wanted to know if Interactive Metronome improved the cognitive and motor[...]

Effectiveness of Interactive Metronome: Does Use Improve Cognitive and Motor Abilities in Healthy, Older Adults?

This study conducted by Dr.Leonard Trujillo examined the relationship between IM protocol and cognitive plasticity along with cognitive retention and fine motor skills of older adults. The protocol was done with[...]

Motor Skills Role In Language Processing

Individuals who struggle with speech, language and literacy skills tend to display impaired motor coordination and poor timing compared to more normally functioning peers.  A new, groundbreaking study provides strong[...]

Meet March’s Professional of the Month, Dr. Kevin McGrew

Dr. Kevin McGrew, or the Time Doc, is the Director of the Institute for Applied Psychometrics (IAP). He is also the Research Director for the Woodcock-Muñoz Foundation (WMF) and a Visiting Professor in Educational Psychology at the University of Minnesota. He received a master’s degree in School Psychology at Moorhead State University and a doctoral degree in Educational Psychology at the University of Minnesota. He was a practicing school psychologist for 12 years and then spent 10 years as a Professor of Applied Psychology at St. Cloud State University. Dr. McGrew currently conducts research in the areas of theories of human intelligence, personal competence, intelligence testing, school learning, and the application of neurotechnology to cognitive performance and learning. He has published over 70 different journal articles, books or book chapters in his areas of expertise. Additional information can be found at his MindHub® web portal (www.themindhub.com). Dr. McGrew is a member of the IM scientific advisory board and he explains his theory on brain timing in our new IM demo video. Dr. McGrew also has several other new projects underway, including co-authoring the fourth edition of the Woodcock-Johnson battery (WJ IV), a comprehensive, individually administered battery of cognitive, language and achievement tests. Find out more about the Woodcock Johnson: Fourth Edition, at www.wj-iv.com.