Verbal Working Memory and Attention Remediation for Adults With Traumatic Brain Injury.

The BrainHQ is a computerized training program developed from Posit Science designed to improve multiple cognitive domains. The subtests exercises include 6 modules for the experimental group: 1) Sound Sweeps: which is identify whether sound pitches are going up or down; 2) Memory Grids: matching pairs of words; 3) Syllable Stack: recognition of sequences of confusable syllables; 4) Fine Tuning: recognition of the order of confusable syllables; 5) To-Do List Training: reconstruction of sequences of verbal instructions; 6) In The Know: identification of details in a verbally presented story. Since the intervention is presented both visually and verbally through the computer, participants will be asked to complete their training in a quiet space and time to complete these activities.

The BrainHQ is a computerized training program developed from Posit Science designed to improve multiple cognitive domains. The BrainHQ will provide 3 training modules for the control group: 1) Recognition: a picture of a face is presented briefly and then the subject picks the recognized face from 3 pictures. 2) Face to Face: matching the emotional expression of 3 pictures to the emotional expression of the picture previously presented; 3) Face Facts: recalling 3 facts about a person that was previously presented. Participants will spend 45 minutes at each training session. Since the intervention is presented both visually and verbally through the computer, participants will be asked to complete their training in a quiet space and time to complete these activities.