Brain Balance

Not to be confused with Brain Gym.
The Brain Balance company logo.

Brain Balance Achievement Centers are after-school learning centers that claim to help children with academic, social and behavioral disorders such as ADHD, Dyslexia, Asperger's syndrome, processing disorders, and learning disabilities.[1] The company offers a comprehensive program that combines physical and sensory exercises with cognitive skill training and healthy nutrition based on the principles of neuroplasticity.

History

The program was founded by Robert Melillo in 1995, based on research that led him to understand learning disorders as manifestations of an underlying problem in the brain called Functional Disconnection Syndrome. He later began marketing the program in 2006.[2]

As of 2015, Brain Balance had about 90 centers in 28 U.S. states.[3] There is a Canadian center, in Toronto.

Functions

The program is medicine-free, and claims to improve students' learning capacity through a series of sensory, motor and cognitive activities, which are determined by a three-hour assessment. The assessment determines the student's weaknesses and establishes an individualized program that is most effective in improving the weak area(s).[4] This program also claims to enhance brain and body function leading to eliminating negative symptoms and behaviors and improves the ability to function academically, socially and emotionally.

Receptions and critical reactions

In the scientific and medical community, Brain Balance has been criticized for its lack of evidence as well as its claims about neuroplasticity and other brain developments.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Brain Balance". Sciencebasedmedicine.org. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
  2. ↑ "History of the Brain Balance Program". brainbalancecenters.com. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  3. ↑ "Locations - Brain Balance Achievement Centers". brainbalancecenters.com. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  4. ↑ "Spotlight on Brain Balance – Kansas City Magazine for Women". herlifemagazine.com. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  5. ↑ "Brain Balance « Science-Based Medicine". sciencebasedmedicine.org. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  6. ↑ "Doctors skeptical of center's claims". jsonline.com. Retrieved 2015-09-14.

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