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Creating Training Plans in MindPower Builder

Start the MindPower Builder program on your Professional (office) system. Click on the “Advanced” or “Advanced Interface” button. The Advanced Interface opens up under “Select Player.”  Be sure to Select the appropriate player to create the Plan. There are multiple different paths that can be followed to create a plan:  Using the Test Batteries, Selecting…

What is the Cloud System?

The Cloud system allows a Professional and a Home User/client to work with one another remotely.   The client’s training plan settings and data are stored on a remote server accessible from both the Professional and Home system to insure that everyone stays in sync with one another.  The software must be installed on both…

Understanding Exercise Results in the MindPower Builder & the Personal Trainer

There are three different measures which are evaluated for every exercise to determine whether the player has met criterion for passing to the next level – “Grade” or Percentage of Correct Response, “Mean Time (s)”/Reaction Time, and “Response Errors”.  These three passing criteria are independent of each other and (with default options) ALL three must…

Windows Support and BrainTrain Programs

As of January 14, 2020, BrainTrain no longer offers support for software on Windows 7.  Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 are no longer supported by BrainTrain. At this time, we only test and certify that BrainTrain software will start and operate correctly on Windows 10 and Windows 8.1. We urge you to take…

I use BrainTrain’s Cognitive Training System in a computer lab or classroom. Will the noise from other computers and people in the room interfere with the effectiveness of the training?

It is not necessary to work in a totally quiet environment. All school classrooms and workplaces are distracting visually and auditorally, so it is important to learn to remain focused in these kinds of situations. You can use the external noise to help reinforce training the subjects not to be “fooled” by distractions but to…