All you need to know about Focus Pocus

All you need to know about Focus Pocus

What is Focus Pocus?

• A fun game designed to provide practice at important skills such as attention, relaxation, impulse-control, and memory

• You train to develop your “powers” via 12 engaging mini-games

What was it designed to do?

• Help improve attention, impulse-control, and memory

• As shown, learning outcomes depend on your readiness to learn

• Focus Pocus trains these important readiness factors

Who can benefit from it?

1. Children with AD/HD

Who show problems with inattention, impulsivity and

hyperactivity

2. Other children

Who show minor problems with attention, memory, and/or impulse-

control

How does it help?

• Research has shown that behaviour can be improved by using techniques to enhance state and cognitive factors

Has research been conducted?

• Three published studies have shown behavioural improvements for children with AD/HD after using Focus Pocus

1. Jiang, H., and Johnstone, S. J. (2015). A preliminary multiple case study report of neurocognitive training for children with ADHD in China. Sage Open, 5 (2), 1-13.

2. Johnstone, S. J., Roodenrys, S., Blackman, R., Johnston, E., Loveday, K., Mantz, S., Barratt, M. (2012). Neurocognitive training for children with and without AD/HD. ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders, 4, 11-23.

3. Johnstone, S. J., Roodenrys, S., Phillips, E., Watt, A. J. & Mantz, S. (2010). A pilot study of combined working memory and inhibition training for children with AD/HD. ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders, 2, 31-42.

• Three more randomised control trials are underway currently

What types of exercises are used?

Cognitive training

• Working memory• Impulse-control

With passive attention monitoring

Neurofeedback training

• Attention• Relaxation• “Zen”

What is cognitive training?

Mindwave records

attention level and sends to the game via

Bluetooth

Focus Pocus games

exercise working

memory and impulse-control

Child learns an

awareness of their own

attention and relaxation levels and

with practice learns how to control them

Child learns to increase memory

capacity, and improve

impulse-control, in the context of high attention

levels

What is neurofeedback?

Mindwave records brain activity and sends to the

game via Bluetooth

Focus Pocus gives

feedback on brain activity in a fun way

Child learns an awareness of

their own attention and

relaxation levels

With practice, they learn how to control them

The training is fun!

Can parents monitor progress?

• Yes, with the FocusIn application

• Free daily training reports on performance

• Free end-of-training comprehensive report

What happens after training?

• The user moves to the Apply phase

More information?

Email info@neurocogsolutions.com

Web neurocog.com.au/products/focus-pocus/

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