Stupid IQ test

In IAP Research Report # 9 (B rain rhythm treatment efficacy:  Can we fine-tune our brain clocks ), it was concluded (after reviewing 23 studies) that “rhythm-based mental-timing treatments have merit for clinical use and warrant increased clinical use and research attention.”   Additionally, it was concluded that: Positive treatment outcomes were reported for four forms of rhythm-based treatment . Positive outcomes were also observed for normal subjects and, more importantly, across a variety of clinical disorders (e.g., aphasia, apraxia, coordination/movement disorders, TBI, CP, Parkinson’s disease, stroke/CVA, Down’s syndrome, ADHD) Most rhythm-based brain-based interventions (the RAS, AOS-RRT and SMT treatment studies) all employed some form of auditory-based metronome to pace or cue the subjects targeted rhythmic behavior. External metronome-based rhythm tools (tapping to a beat, metronome-based rhythmic pacing, rhythmic-cuing via timed pulses/beats) is a central tool to improving temporal processing and mental-timing.

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Brain rhythm treatment effectiveness: More complex multisensory synchronization may be better?

As a member of the Interactive Metronome Scientific Advisory Board I am often asked to review published research studies that have investigated the IM method. Recently, a investigation of the effectiveness IM (which is a mental timing -based intervnetion) with children with attention deficit disorder and developmental coordination disorders was published in the International Journal of Rehabilitation Research . The citation and abstract for the article are reproduced below.

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Efficacy of Interactive Metronome treatment study (Cosper, 2009): An example of a "non-example" of IM efficacy research

Interesting story in the Washington Post regarding a well-designed study being funded by NIMH re: the efficacy of neurofeedback .

I just read an interesting post at Cerebrum regarding the impact of training in the arts and improved cognition, hypothesized to occur due to improvement in attention. I find the research very consistent with the proposed link between the mental timing (IQ Brain Clock) and improved cognitive performance, which has been hypothesized to impact the same basic cognitive functions (esp., controlled executive attention and executive functions ).  I’ve blogged and PPT’d extensively at this blog, esp. with re: to neurotechnologies that focus on synchronized metronome tapping , a technology that deals with rhythm perception and production.

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Arts training improves cognition via attention: More support for IQ brain clock fine tunning hypothesis

Learned of another blog today related to mental-timing and the brain clock.  Brain Tune-Ups , a blog written by Teresa Garland , MOT.  As stated at her blog, she is ” a licensed occupational therapist specializing in sensory integration, self-regulation and brain enhancement. “  So this blog is from someone in the trenches using some mental-timing based therapies with clients. Technorati Tags: psychology , occupational therapy , neurotechnology , mental timing , brain rhythm , IQ Brain Clock , Brain Tune-Ups , interactive metronome

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Brain Tune-Ups blog: Added to blog roll

Brain rhythm. Got it? Need it?

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Brain rhythm treatment efficacy: Can we fine-tune our brain clocks?