That has been one of the motivating cries behind the work we do at Posit Science—which makes it doubly rewarding to hear success stories from customers. Click below to read how BrainHQ has affected these people’s lives.
He says BrainHQ has changed his life in ways he never expected. While some of the improvements are deeply personal, he credits the program with helping him become more aware, more resilient, and better connected to both his mind and body.
"I truly enjoy the exercises. I feel I need to do this. It makes me feel better about myself. I feel the benefits every day."
“I didn’t know what I was getting into but I’m sure glad I got into it.” These are Debbie’s words used to describe her experience in the Fundamentals of Brain Health class. Debbie understood there was value in brain training, but wondered to what extent, and why BrainHQ? New motivation is what she needed–so she joined the class.
Five years ago, after hearing Mike Merzenich speak on PBS about BrainHQ, Jeff began his brain training journey. He believes BrainHQ has a lot to offer.
As an employee of a school system, she had time this summer to explore the BrainHQ website and found a way to get the program for free. “I discovered you could get BrainHQ through some libraries,” she recalls.
40-year-old Mike came to BrainHQ through his love of football. “I’m a Pittsburgh fan,” he says. “I watched Tom Brady and his team beat us time and time again, and I thought, ‘Hey, Tom Brady is about my age, and he’s at the top of his game. What’s he doing?’” That question led Mike to discover TB12—Tom Brady’s training regimen—and through it, TB12 BrainHQ, the brain training program Tom Brady uses himself.
Kim is an occupational therapist in an outpatient neurorehabilitation facility in Idaho. One of the services she provides is giving clinical assessments of cognitive ability as it relates to driving safety, most often to older adults. To do so, she administers a set of tests—ones that assess processing speed, reaction time, and so on—to her patients.
Penelope always had a great memory, but when she retired four years ago she noticed her word retrieval was declining. “I would just hesitate when trying to find words. My husband noticed this also.”
“I can’t sing the praises loud enough for BrainHQ,” says Roberta, who started using the program a few years ago after she retired at age 69.
32-year-old Bobi-Rose lives with her extended family in a small city at the southern tip of New Zealand. Four years ago, her father, Koko, was having trouble with his memory. “He would lose a cell phone every six months and we’d have to buy him a new one,” she says. “It was so annoying!”
Lauren is a manual therapist & neuroscientist. Her path towards manual therapy started when she was looking to reduce the stress of pursuing a PhD in neuroscience at the University of Virginia, and while doing a post-doctoral fellowship at Colorado State.
A highly curious and self-educated person, 66-year- old Mike heard about neuroplasticity, and wanted to learn more. His curiosity eventually led him to online videos of Posit Science’s founder, Dr. Michael Merzenich, and his lectures on the potential of the adult brain.
Several years ago, Ron—a teacher in a public school system—saw a news piece about Posit Science’s original Brain Fitness Program. Intrigued, he tried it out—not for himself, but to see if the brain training exercises might be useful for his students, many of whom were low-scoring middle and high schoolers. “I was looking for ways to close the gap between these kids and their higher-performing peers,” he says.
About 12 years ago, John O. was teaching accounting at Downey Adult School in California when he met a fellow teacher named Kelly. Kelly was teaching a brain fitness class for older adults, and introduced John to Posit Science’s brain training exercises.
63-year-old Melissa D. spent more than 15 years in the U.S. Army, working in ammunitions and explosives. She left the army in the early 1990s, and developed both mental health and cognitive issues during that…
U.S. Army veteran Reggie M. was taking a yoga class when his teacher told him about a new class he’d be offering: a brain fitness class centered on the BrainHQ program.
38-year old Dulesh was first introduced to Dr. Merzenich’s work in neuroplasticity through the 2013 Australian documentary series Redesign My Brain.
At 72, retired accountant George has lived a full life—and has no plans to stop anytime soon! As a younger man, he was a professional windsurfer, until a serious injury put him in rehab for months. Even after his rehab was over, he wasn’t back up to full health. That’s when a cousin of George’s introduced him to qigong, an ancient Chinese medical practice that can improve mental and physical health. Since then, he has become a master of the art, and has been teaching it to others for the past 28 years to help them heal.