What is 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
2. Other children
Who show problems with
inattention, impulsivity and
hyperactivity
Who show minor problems with
attention, memory, and/or impulsecontrol
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.
2.
3.
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.
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.
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
Child
theirlearns
ownto
increase
memory
attention
and
capacity, and
relaxation
improve impulselevels
and
with
control,
in the
practice
context oflearns
high
attention
levels
how
to control
them
What is neurofeedback?
Child learns an
awareness of their
own attention and
relaxation levels
Mindwave
records brain
activity and sends
to the game via
Bluetooth
Focus Pocus
gives feedback
on brain
activity in a fun
way
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
[email protected]
Web
neurocog.com.au/products/focus-pocus/
Facebook
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