Products tagged with Attention

Brainware Safari [Software]

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

An entertaining video game format. Clinically proven cognitive development techniques. And a fun jungle theme. What’s not to like about Brainware Safari? This award-winning brain fitness program for children aged 6-12 uses an approach called “cognitive loading” to drive mental processing skills to an automatic level more quickly. Translation: your kid will be genius of the jungle faster than you can wrap your head around the idea of a two-headed snapping turtle. With Brainware Safari’s 168 progressively challenging levels, children make dramatic gains in attention, memory, visual processing, auditory processing, sensory integration and thinking.

Please Note: BrainWare Safari runs on PCs and MAC operating sytems prior to Lion. It will not operate on the MAC Lion (OS 10.7) operating system.

Art Dealer Game

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

Enter the high-stakes world of artistic masterpieces and masterful fakes with the Art Dealer CD-ROM. Created by a cognitive psychologist, this addictive game uses scientifically proven techniques to enhance memory, visual perception and attention skills while learning about the world’s most influential artists. The object of the game is to attend virtual art sales, spot the forgeries and buy the masterpieces in order to pay back Simon, your art world mentor and sole financier. Art Dealer adapts to the appropriate difficulty level for each player and can be played multiple times by multiple players.

Quarto!

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

If there were a popularity contest for games, QUARTO! would be class president, prom king and head cheerleader all rolled into one. The object of one of the world’s most award-winning games is seemingly simple: outwit other players by lining up four pieces with common characteristics. But, as with all good-for-your-brain games, there’s a catch: your opponent chooses the piece you play with. QUARTO! not only tests your strategic, visual perception and deductive reasoning skills, this handsome, crafted-from-wood game also looks cunningly cute on a coffee table. Smart and sexy. Head cheerleaders everywhere would be jealous.

Keep Your Brain Alive

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

If taking a different route to work or brushing your teeth with your non-dominant hand could increase brain activity and help prevent memory loss, would you do it? Hint: the smart answer is “yes.” Keep Your Brain Alive by Dr. Lawrence Katz and Manning Rubin features 83 neurobic exercises that use your five senses in unexpected ways to shake up your everyday routine and fire up your brain’s neurons. This straightforward book explains how simple, do-anywhere exercises can stimulate the production of nutrients that grow brain cells, help ward off the effects of mental aging, prevent memory loss and increase mental fitness.

Pengoloo

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

Pengoloo is as much fun as one of penguins’ favorite pastimes: sliding down icy hills on their bellies! The best part? This charming game works your memory without you even realizing it. (The greatest brain health games are sneaky like that.) In Pengoloo, the youngest player rolls the two multi-colored die first and gets two chances to find matching colored eggs under the penguins. If the player finds a matching egg, he or she gets to place the penguin on their iceberg. The first player to collect six penguins wins. Made from high-quality wood, Pengoloo is sure to be enjoyed by generations of family members.

Brainetics Math and Memory System

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

The Brainetics Main Kit uses math to teach you how to use two parts of your brain at once. In marketing speak, that’s what we like to call a “twofer.” By using the part of your brain that processes information at the same time as the part that stores information, you can train your mind to work better and faster in all academic subjects. The kit’s five DVDs and workbook feature lessons taught by creator Mike Byster, an engaging mathematician known as the “Human Calculator.” (Sorry, he doesn’t fit in your pocket.) The Brainetics Main Kit is a great learning tool for children that can also help adults brush up on their math skills.

Change Your Brain Change Your Life

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

My, what a big prefrontal cortex you have. Bet you’ve never heard that one before. But what if someone could look inside your head to see what’s going on in there? Dr. Daniel Amen, a clinical neuroscientist and psychiatrist, has done just that for thousands of patients through nuclear brain imaging. In Change Your Brain, Change Your Life, Dr. Amen shows before and after pictures of actual brain scans, showing how cognitive exercises, dietary changes, meditation, self-hypnosis and biofeedback can visibly alter the brain and positively impact the lives of patients suffering from anxiety, depression, excessive anger, impulsiveness, worry and obsessive behavior.

Change Your Brain Change Your Life DVD

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

What if you could look inside that handy little marvel called a brain and see what your temporal lobes and prefrontal cortex were up to? According to Dr. Daniel Amen, a neuroscientist, psychiatrist and nuclear brain imaging expert, brain SPECT imaging can help diagnosis disorders like anxiety and depression. More importantly, they can show how cognitive exercises, nutrition and other remedies can help you change your brain and your life for the better. Change Your Brain, Change Your Life DVD is an extended version of the breakthrough PBS special that will help you retrain your brain to increase happiness and focus while decreasing anxiety and depression.

Chaos Board Game

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

Chaos is a game of strategy based on the principle of sandpile chaos theory. World-renowned physicists could explain the theory with all sorts of astute hypotheses and complicated equations that, admittedly, we don’t fully understand. The gist of it is this: when one sand pile is getting smaller, another is getting bigger. In the game of Chaos, players take turns stacking discs on the board. Once a stack reaches four discs, it gets redistributed in all four directions around it—just like the sand pile. While it may seem chaotic, this is a game of pure strategy, lots of surprises and moments of sheer glee.

Fluxx Card Game

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

Fluxx is a game that will flex your decision-making and strategic thinking muscles with four card types and rules that are constantly changing. Goal cards tell you how to win, rule cards tell you how to play, action cards tell you what to do and keeper cards help you reach your goals. But the rules that govern the cards are always in “Fluxx” so it’s critical to pay attention and keep your eye on the prize. Which, in this case, is the highly sought after title of “Fluxx Player of the Evening, Your Living Room Division.”

InSight Brain Training Software by PositScience

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

Visual processing is important for overall brain fitness because what we see defines many of our experiences and memories. With InSight Brain Training from Posit Science, you can improve the quality and quantity of the information your brain absorbs from your eyes with five game-like exercises. InSight is clinically proven to increase visual processing speed by an average of 300%, increase useful field of view by 200% and reduce dangerous driving maneuvers by 38%. InSight Brain Training won’t give you x-ray vision and the power to see through concrete, but we’re pretty sure even the Man of Steel would be impressed with those numbers.

This is a two-user licesnse.
Mac/PC (Does not work with MAC OS X)

Magnificent Mind at Any Age DVD

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

In this fascinating follow-up to his first PBS special, “Change Your Brain, Change Your Life,” Dr. Daniel Amen explores the many natural ways to boost your brainpower, maintain a healthy brain throughout your life and combat common brain illnesses like ADD, anxiety and depression. The Magnificent Mind at Any Age DVD uses clear language and an engaging style to discuss how proper diet, nutritional supplements, exercise, positive thinking habits and medication, if needed, can help you enjoy long-term brain health for greater success and happiness. Simply put, this is the DVD to get if you want to get your brain in gear.

Natural Ways to Heal the Brain [5 CDs]

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

In his trademark casual style, clinical neuroscientist, psychiatrist and brain imaging expert Dr. Daniel Amen discusses the scientific evidence supporting natural treatments for ADD, anxiety, depression, insomnia, pain and memory problems. Dr. Amen makes complex information easy to understand while sharing the pros and cons of natural treatments. This compelling set features five CDs, including Natural Ways to Heal the Brain, Natural Ways to Heal ADD, Natural Ways to Heal Anxiety and Depression, Natural Ways to Optimize Your Memory, and Natural Ways to Enhance Sleep and Pain.

NeuroActive Learning [Software]

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

Created by brain and education experts, the NeuroActive Learning software comes loaded with fun and stimulating game-like exercises that predispose the brain to better and easier learning and studying. NeuroActive Learning uses a dynamic intelligence method that analyzes the user’s performance in real time and adapts the difficulty level of each exercise to generate maximum benefits quickly. This cutting-edge program boosts memory, improves retention and comprehension, increases speed reading, expands problem solving skills and makes learning easy. The best part? NeuroActive Learning works lickety split, producing measurable results within just weeks.

NeuroActive Memory [Software]

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

Turbo-charge memory, increase confidence, reduce stress and maximize multitasking skills in one fell swoop with the NeuroActive Memory software. Whether you want to optimize your performance at work or school, this user-friendly software is loaded with exercises and tips to help you keep your brain youthful and remember names, faces and facts with encyclopedic ease. In fact, NeuroActive Memory can increase your brain processing speed by 20%. (That’s your cue to be impressed.) Combine this brain fitness software with a healthy diet and regular physical exercise for truly life-altering results.

On The Dot

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

On the Dot hits the perfect brain spot. You know the one—where brain building and ridiculous amounts of fun meet. Play solitaire or against others as you try to arrange four transparent squares so they perfectly match the patterns shown on the dots card. Playing On the Dot will sharpen your problem solving skills and crank up your hand-eye coordination, which research shows actually helps kids learn to read. Don’t look now, but you just might have the world’s next reading whiz and table tennis champ on your hands.

Pallina

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

This little bamboo beauty looks great on a coffee table and even better on your brain or your child’s brain. Pallina is a charming cause and effect game that requires strategic thinking skills, a steady hand and a healthy dose of concentration as you try to remove the sticks without letting any of your color balls fall. The player with the most balls in the basket at the end of the game wins. Made from natural bamboo and water-based paint, Pallina is a safe and fun game for the whole family. Mother Earth would also approve.

Set

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

This fast-paced game challenges players to identify the similarities or differences among a set of cards. Each card in the deck is unique, with varying shape, color, number and patterns. Just shout out “Set” when you spot three cards that form a set. Whether playing alone or with a group, Set will put your recognition and deduction skills to the test. Set also makes a great gift. In fact, half the people who buy it at our stores already have Set at home and are coming back to buy one for a friend. Gift for impossible-to-shop-for Aunt who has absolutely everything: check!

Square Up

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

How’s your visual acuity and attention to detail? Find out with the two-player tile-sliding game of Square Up. Just shake the cube to determine your puzzle and then let the fast and furious fun begin. Your neurons will be doing back handsprings as you race your opponent to be the first to slide the tiles, solve the pattern and slap down your game board to win. This unique visual thinking game also enhances fine motor skills as your fingers race to keep up with your brain.

Brain Fitness Program by PositScience [Software]

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

The Brain Fitness Program from Posit Science sharpens the auditory system of the brain for faster thinking, sharper focus and better memory. By improving the quantity and quality of the information you take in from your ears, this 40-hour program will help you communicate more effectively, pick up more details in conversation and remember what you hear. In clinical trials, The Brain Fitness Program speeds up auditory processing by 131% and improves memory by an average of 10 years. Need more proof? Based on our own (admittedly unscientific) research, customers who purchase the Brain Fitness Program from our stores report the biggest personal change of any other product.

Two user license.

Works on Mac and PC. Not compatable with Mac OS X.

Froggy Boogie

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

Mom and Dad always had eyes on the back of her heads. Not to mention the uncanny ability to know precisely when you were misbehaving. That’s the concept behind Froggy Boogie, a memory game for children ages four and up that’s fun for the whole family. It’s naptime at the pond and the baby frogs want to play. But there are grown-up frogs keeping watch all around the pond. The object of the game is to be the first baby frog to hop around the pond without being seen by a grown-up. All it takes to win are color recognition and memory skills. Hop to it!

Magnificent Mind at Any Age [Paperback]

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

So you have a brain. Big whoop! The real question is: Do you know how to use it to maximize success? Lucky for you, physician, psychiatrist and all-around brain genius Dr. Daniel Amen does. In Magnificent Mind at Any Age, he shares practical strategies to help you bounce back from adversity, boost memory and concentration, enhance creativity, maintain satisfying relationships, increase sexual desire and more. He also shows how diet, exercise and supplements can treat depression, bipolar disorder, ADD and anxiety. Based on the most up-to-date research and told in an easy-to-understand way, this is a must-have user’s manual for anyone with a brain. (Psst, that means you!)

Q-Bitz

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

Speed, spatial reasoning skills, a good memory and a little bit of luck are all you need to win the game of Q-Bitz. Players race to be the first to recreate patterns on the game cards using their set of 16 colorful cubes. Win the round to keep the card. The player with the most cards wins. Since each round offers a new type of visual challenge, Q-Bitz plays to the strengths of different types of players. Round one is all about speed. Round two rolls in some luck. And round three really puts the ol' gray matter to the test by asking players to be the first to recreate a pattern from memory.

Jungle Speed

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

The Aboulou Tribe invented Jungle Speed 3,000 years ago to determine who got what after a successful hunt. In their version, players often ended up bloody or hungry. Thankfully, this is a kinder, gentler version of the game where the only thing on the line is the oh-so prestigious title of King of the Board Game Jungle. To win, you’ll need quick reflexes, keen observation skills and a steady hand as each player reveals one card. If two cards match, those players grab for the Totem. The first player to the Totem gives their cards to their opponent. The first player to get rid of all their cards wins.

Swish

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

We use our visual perception skills for everyday things like hanging a perfectly-aligned picture wall that would make a certain lifestyle icon turned women’s penitentiary resident turned reality TV show host proud. But skills like that take practice. That’s why there’s a game called Swish. This spatial card game challenges players to make matches, or “swishes,” by layering transparent cards on top of one another so that every ball swishes into a hoop of the same color. The player with the most swishes wins. Various levels of play and a few twists make Swish surprisingly addictive to play.

MindSpring Software

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

Brain Training Software
Marbles MindSpring Software delivers a complete set of brain-stimulating exercises to keep your brain sharp. This program was carefully developed by neuroscience experts to improve your mental agility while having fun.

22 Challenging Exercises
MindSpring contains 22 unique exercises that work on 10 cognitive functions including long-term and working memory, building processing speed, and remembering people's names and faces.

Virtual Coaching
The program offers a custom training mode and a guided training mode in which your virtual BrainCoach, "Albert", will lead you through sessions and decide which exercises you should perform. MindSpring's proprietary Dynamic Intelligence System continuously analyzes your performance, then adapts and customizes the training to your level.

Mindstein

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

If you get invited to one more run-of-the-mill trivia game night, your know-it-all mind is going to blow a neuron. Let that Einstein-like mind of yours really shine with Mindstein. Rather than answering one measly little question to earn a point like some trivia games, Mindstein asks players to answer five successive multiple-choice questions in their heads and then unscramble a five-letter word based on the letters associated with each correct answer. Shout out the right word, get a smart card. Get it wrong, lose one. The first player to collect five cards that spell S-M-A-R-T wins the game.

Turnstile

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

We’re suckers for games that take a familiar concept like a turnstile and turn it into an addictively fun way to exercise your noggin. Turnstile from ThinkFun is just such a game. Set up your tokens and turnstiles to match one of 40 challenge cards ranging in difficulty from beginner to expert. Then, rev up your forward-thinking and spatial-reasoning skills to move each colored token through the maze to its respective corner. If you hit a turnstile that moves cleanly, you can pass right through. But if it’s blocked by another turnstile or token, then you’ll have to find another way around.

Distraction

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Research shows it’s difficult for humans to memorize a sequence of numbers longer than seven digits. But your memory skills are top notch, so you’re confident it’ll be a cinch. Prove it with a game of Distraction. Remember these digits: 7, 3, 6. Now, bang out a drum beat on the table. Okay, remember these numbers: 4, 2. Next, answer this: if you were stranded on a desert island, what three items would you bring? Now, remember the numbers 9, 1, 3—in order with the five digits that appeared before you had to bang on the table and answer a silly question. Remember the sequence right to get rid of your cards and win the game.

Lab Mice Puzzles

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

While you’re in the front seat navigating your way through a traffic-jammed maze of interconnecting highways and winding roads on your annual road trip, the kids can be blissfully and quietly occupied in the back seat with a maze of their own called Lab Mice Puzzles. These cute puzzles exercise visual perception and deductive logic skills as players create pathways to match up colored pairs of mice and cheese. But there’s a catch: No paths can intersect. Lab Mice comes with 100 dry-erase puzzles in three difficulty levels and a compact tin perfect for taking your brain training on the road.

Purpllinker

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

Designed like a smaller, softer, kid-friendlier version of an old-fashioned carpenter’s ruler, Purpllinker helps little ones learn letters, shapes and numbers while developing small muscle memory and fine motor skills. This flexible plastic learning tool is also great for creative free play and even makes a smart fidget toy for grown-ups. The best part? You can feel good about buying a toy made right here in the U.S. of A. and assembled and packaged with pride by people with physical and developmental disabilities.

Gotcha!

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

You’ve always been kind of a renegade when it comes to the rules. Most of the great minds are, come to think of it. But to win Gotcha!, you’ll have to remember, follow and enforce the constantly changing rules. This ridiculously fun and easy-to-learn memory game has cards that dictate who must follow a rule and cards with the rules. For example, one rule may be that people wearing glasses must use finger quotes while speaking. If you catch someone in specs speaking without finger quotes and are the first to hit the buzzer, you get to advance on the game board while the rule breaker moves his or her piece back.

The Brain Cube

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

Are you ready to meet the ultimate puzzle-cube challenge?

Without the help of those familiar colored squares, players must solve this puzzle by twisting the cube to line up folds in the brain, making it a real head-spinner. To help you get in a cerebral mood, The Brain Cube is made of Kraton, a squishy material that feels eerily like a brain.

Designed by Jason Freeny, an American sculptor known for his brilliantly original dissection of pop-culture toys, The Brain Cube exercises your visual perception, problem solving, concentration, and tactile perception skills.

Cube away, cube genius!

Mine Shift

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

It’s a funny thing about games. The simpler the are, they better they get. Which is the case with the boardless game of Mine Shift. The object of the game is to move all four of your jewels through a mine shaft maze made of tiles, but the tiles have walls that block your progress. On your turn, you can move a jewel one space, rotate a tile a quarter turn to open up a pathway or shift a tile to an empty space. The goal of each move is to either get your jewel closer to the other side, or mess with your opponent. With 27 tiles and almost endless combinations, this Mensa Select award winner is never the same game twice.

Fiddlesticks

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

Over the years, we’ve learned that the simplest toys are often the smartest. Case in point: Fiddlesticks. These colorful wooden blocks are strung together with heavy-duty nylon elastic and painted with non-toxic, lead-free paint. They can be manipulated into endless shapes and are great at teaching dexterity, problem solving and color recognition skills. They keep kids ages three and up occupied on long holiday car rides over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house, and give you something to do with your hands while you're on long conference calls or in meetings. Fiddlesticks are slightly addictive, and you may find over time that if you take them to the office, they magically disappear and reappear in co-workers' hands. Consider the Fiddlesticks 6 pack to avoid awkward encounters. You can never have too many Fiddlesticks.

Turncoat

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

Getting four in a row of your color should be a piece of cranial cake. After all, you’ve been playing games where you have to get four in a row for as long as you can remember. But with all due respect to those other games, they didn’t have the forces of magnetism built in like Turncoat. Each piece of this clever strategy game is a magnet with red on one side and white on the other. The board has magnets, too, which means it can flip your piece to help you win or lose with every turn. The trick to winning is remembering the spaces on the board where the forces of magnetism worked in your favor.

Fiddlesticks 6-Pack

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

Get 6 Fiddlesticks for the price of 5 by buying this bundle.

Fiddlesticks - Over the years, we’ve learned that the simplest toys are often the smartest. Case in point: Fiddlesticks. These colorful wooden blocks are strung together with heavy-duty nylon elastic and painted with non-toxic, lead-free paint. They can be manipulated into endless shapes and are great at teaching dexterity, problem solving and color recognition skills. As an added bonus, they keep kids ages three and up occupied on long holiday car rides over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house. Which gets us to another thing we’ve learned over the years: Some gifts are best opened early.

Nada

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

Between constantly clashing kids, a boorishly bossy boss and a colossally crotchety condo board, your brain’s in meltdown mode and drawing a complete blank. Nada can help. This fun family game has 36 dice with rockets, ghosts and more. Just roll the dice and scan the symbols. Spot the matching symbols first to scoop up all the dice with that symbol. If there are no matches, shout “Nada!” to collect the remaining dice. Play a few fun-filled rounds and your napping neurons will perk up and forget all about clashing kids, boorish bosses and crotchety condo boards faster than you can say “Nada!”

Colorio

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

Hey you. Yes, YOU. The one with the droopy gray matter in need of a serious workout. It looks like your brain could use a little pick-me-up with a fast-paced game of Colorio. Here’s how it works: Players pick up caps each round to reveal colored discs underneath. But be careful! If you reveal five discs of the same color, you and your droopy gray matter are outta the game. So you have to use your memory skills to remember where the colors are placed and your critical thinking skills to trap your opponents and push them into making game-losing mistakes. Your brain is counting on you. Don’t let it down.

Tenzi

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

Fast hands and keen eyes are the name of the game in Tenzi. Here’s how it works: every player gets 10 dice, rolls as fast as they can at the same time and looks at their dice quickly to determine which number they’re going for. So, if you roll more 6's than any other number, that’s the keeper. Set all your 6’s aside and roll your remaining dice again and again until all 10 of your dice roll a 6. Then, yell “Tenzi!” to win. To keep your neurons hopping, there are 8 more ways to play. And, in case you’re wondering, the odds of getting all 10 dice to land on the same number in one roll is 10,077,697 to 1. Good luck with that. Dice colors vary.