Streamlining The Mind: Cognitive Skills Training Through Neuroengineering

Post date: Feb 27, 2017 10:34:52 AM

The brain is a very plastic organ. Over the course of a person's lifetime, its individual neural connections will periodically rewire, often in response to new memories and experiences. Such changes in connections can vary significantly in intensity, with some taking decades to form while others coming and going in the course of several days.

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Brain elasticity also lies at the heart of the core principles of rehabilitation after traumatic head injury. These principles re-train the brain to restore lost or impaired cognitive functions in parts that have sustained damage. The principle of brain elasticity has also opened up the possibility of using neuroengineering in aid of skill development, an idea that has caught the attention of groups such as professional musicians.

According to a popular misconception, the best way to improve cognitive skills is by making the brain work harder or faster through challenges. Technically speaking, the brain cannot “work hard” in any true sense, thus challenging it does not automatically translate to results.

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Findings show that the brain responds better to neuroengineering solutions for cognitive skills training, which, far from overclocking the brain, unburdens it, stimulating the formation of new, more efficient connections.

Neuroengineering's reliance on finesse to resolve neurocognitive issues has yielded excellent results. It is today one of the best methods of effecting meaningful recoveries among children with learning disabilities. Besides learning disabilities, neuroengineering also has the potential to resolve underlying issues behind mental conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder.

Dr. Curtis Cripe's work has been instrumental in the development of the treatment programs used by NTLgroup®, which specializes in the rehabilitation of neurological functions. For more information about Dr. Cripe’s expertise, visit his company's official website.