07 Dec 4 Tips for Future Therapists
Students studying to be mental health professionals are in good company. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the field is projected to grow 23% over the course of the next ten years....
30 Nov What 3 Cognitive Components Should You Work On For Aphasia?
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Aphasia is a condition that reflects the loss of language. Depending on the nature of aphasia, a person may have trouble producing and/or understanding language. Some people with aphasia may not understand spoken language but...
18 Nov How does mental fatigue affect health?
Have you ever wondered why we can feel exhausted after a day of working our brains, even if we haven’t physically exerted ourselves at all? After a hard day at a desk job or a...
17 Oct How Towers of Hanoi Teaches Critical Thinking Skills
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The Towers of Hanoi is a well known executive function task that targets working memory, inhibition, and decision making. Our digital adaptation is a user favorite while working on critical thinking skills. In this blog...
10 Oct The Online Brain: How the Internet Changes Our Cognition
How does the internet change our cognition?...
29 Aug HappyNeuron Pro’s Top 3 Exercises
HappyNeuron Pro is a digital cognitive therapy tool offering over 45 exercises for clinicians working with individuals with cognitive impairment. Using HappyNeuron Pro, clinicians can create customized exercise plans for their patients to do at...
27 Jul Older Individuals May Find Peace Among Greenery
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For many people, being around “green space”, such as grass, plants, forests, and more, is just a factor of their everyday life. However, recent studies have shown that greenery exposure may benefit middle-aged individuals....
06 Jul Working with Aphasia? How Bird Songs Can Help!
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Aphasia is a common disorder resulting from a stroke that impairs a person’s ability to produce and understand language. Speech therapists often work with a person on verbal fluency and verbal memory skills. These elements...
15 Jun How Therapy Can Assist Men
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All around America, many individuals work through mental illness everyday. The National Institute of Mental Health stated that in 2019, around 20% of Americans dealt with mental illness. This equates to roughly 1 in 5...
20 Apr how Children Perform Differently on Computerized Neurocognitive Assessments
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With the advancements of technology, neuropsychological assessments have been adapted to be done on a computer. Neuropsychologists and other clinical providers are interested in the effects of using these computerized neuropsychological assessments and whether there...