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How Brain Builder® Works
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With Brain Builder, you can
experience significant, lasting changes in auditory and visual skills and short-term memory.
Psychologists and educators call it "sequential processing." It's essential to every mental process, including
every level of verbal communication. Better sequential processing enables us to take in more of what there is to see
and hear. It determines how quickly and clearly we can grasp concepts with 3 or 5 or 7 components. And it
determines how effectively we can express ourselves to others. Some things work just fine. Others work,
but s-l-o-w-l-y, or more crudely. Use brain-building methods tested and proven effective over a 30-year period on
over 15,000 children and adults. The human brain has unlimited potential! With just ten minutes' playtime per
day you can build your brain's neural network to boost your ability to absorb and process information.
 $44.95
Fast, simple, easy-to-use software helps you get powerful results in as little as 10 minutes per day. With Brain Builder, you
play up to 7 different 2-3 minute activities every day. Brain Builder automatically sets and adjusts the level of
difficulty to help you succeed and challenge you to improve, providing feedback every step of the way.
See the difference in school, the office, social settings, and throughout your life.
What kind of intelligence will the 21st Century require? The rate at which we need to process information in today's
high-speed, information-packed, constantly changing competitive environment can be overwhelming. Making matters worse,
many children and adults must work unusually hard to do normal tasks, due to processing inefficiencies.
The principle behind Brain Builder is exercise.
The more you exercise your brain's fundamental processing capacities,
the stronger, more efficient and more organized they become. As the pathways of your neural network proliferate and
deepen, so too will your ability to absorb and process information quickly and easily.
The result is clearer, quicker thinking, less confusion and better communication. You'll have less need to reread
information or hear it repeated, and faster, more accurate responses to real- life or academic problems. Naturally,
this means less stress, higher self-esteem, and greater satisfaction and all-around success in life.
Activity Descriptions
The sequential processing activities all present sequences of digits presented in various ways either to the visual or
auditory system. The program uses a sophisticated random number generator to ensure that number sequences are not
repeated so the brain does not lock into a previously recognized pattern. The auditory activities are unique in that
when the digits are presented, a different acoustic voice is used with each sequence presentation. This is so the
ear and brain can tune in to voices with different pitches and tonal qualities in the sound spectrum. Each activity
also involves a valuable motor component since answers are entered into the computer either using the computer mouse
or the keyboard.
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Intensity Activity
The Intensity Activity is an exercise of sustained attention. Designed to get your brain into the sharper focus required
to master, the Brain Builder
activities. This exercise should be used every time you begin a new session. It helps to wake
you up and raise your level of attention. In the Intensity Activity, an eye is flashed on the screen for a fraction of a
second. You should hit the spacebar as fast as possible if the eye is open; your score is the number of milliseconds
between the time the eye is displayed and the moment when you press the spacebar. However, if the eye is closed, you
should not hit the spacebar at all; doing so results in a penalty. In other words, the idea is to respond as quickly
as possible, pressing the spacebar as soon as the open eye appears, and not touching the spacebar when the closed eye
appears.
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Visual Base Activity
Brain Builder's Visual Base
Activity exercises immediate and short-term visual memory and conceptualization skills.
Although simple in design and function, this activity is one of the most important. The computer produces a random number,
and after displaying it for a short time, erases it and prompts you to enter the number in the correct sequence. The
length of the number depends on the level of your advancement; you might start out mastering four - or five - digit
numbers, and eventually progress to nine or ten.
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Visual Flash Activity
The Visual Flash Activity exercises immediate, working and short-term visual memory, visualization and conceptualization
skills. Much like the Visual Base Activity, this activity displays a set of numerals that once the presentation is
complete, must be entered in the same order as they were given. However, they are displayed one at a time, and then
must entered together in the correct sequence. The length of the number (how many digits it is composed of) is
determined by your current level. This activity offers different selections for the speed at which the numbers are
displayed.
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Visual Reverse Activity
Brain Builder's Visual Reverse Activity exercises immediate, working and short-term visual memory, visualization and
conceptualization skills. This activity is virtually identical to the Visual Flash Activity, with the singular
difference that the digits must be entered in reverse order. In other words, the numerals in the sequence are
displayed one at a time in the box at the top of the screen, and then must be entered together in reverse order.
For example, if the sequence 1-2-0-9-7-4 is displayed (one number at a time), you should enter 4-7-9-0-2-1. Like
the Visual Flash Activity, this activity offers presentation speed selections.
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Auditory Base Activity
The Auditory Base Activity exercises immediate and short-term auditory memory, and conceptualization skills.
In this activity, a random sequence of digits, are presented by one of eight different voices in regularly timed
one-second intervals. After the sequence is given you are prompted to enter in the numerals, in the correct sequence.
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Auditory Random Activity
The Auditory Random Activity exercises immediate, working and short-term auditory memory,
visualization and conceptualization skills. This activity is identical to the Auditory Base Activity
with the exception that random pauses are inserted in the presentation of the numerals. For example, in the
Auditory Base Activity, the given sequence might be 0-5-1-2, while in the Auditory Random Activity it would
be 0-5---1-2. However, the pauses don't affect how you should enter the sequence; the numerals should
be entered in the same order in which they are read.
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Auditory Reverse Activity
The Auditory Reverse Activity exercises immediate, working and short-term auditory memory,
visualization and conceptualization skills. As in the Auditory Base Activity, a random sequence is
presented by one of eight different voices, which change throughout the activity. After the sequence is
given, you should enter it in the reverse order of how it was read. For example, if the sequence given is
0-5-1-1-9-9, you should enter 9-9-1-1-5-0.
With regular use of Brain Builder, you can gradually
increase the number or "span" of digits, or numbers, that you can store and retrieve, thus increasing your
short-term memory. Better memory is just the first level of benefit you will notice. If you can grasp
the relationship of more factors that are interacting in a given situation you may be able to solve
problems more successfully that would otherwise be too complex to comprehend.
APPLICATIONS
· Increase short-term memory capacity
· Improve auditory and visual processing
· Raise cognitive processing speed
· Develop visualization & conceptualization
· Improve attention and concentration
· Enhance listening & reading
· Increase mental efficiency & organization
· Increase confidence and self expression
· Reduce confusion and mental stress
· Enhance communication and social interactions
· Support growth in emotional intelligence
System Requirements
WINDOWS®:
486 processor or better 68040 8MB RAM Microsoft Windows 95 or higher 640X480, 256 color display Double-speed CD-ROM
drive Windows compatible sound card
MACINTOSH®:
processor or higher, or Power PC 8 MB RAM System 7.1 or higher 640 X480, 8 bit video Double-speed CD-ROM drive
Brain Builder
Home Version allows up to five family members to use the program on a single computer.
Brain Builder
includes all seven of the neurodevelopmental activities with individual data and progress reporting and analysis.
This version of Brain Builder
is intended for families for private, personal use only.
Special Note: Brain Builder
is for adults and children as young as 4 with guidance.
$44.95
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Thursday, August 21, 2008
