Author: DynamicBrain Inc.
Publication: Monthly Newsletter
Published Date: October 22, 2019
Since publishing our September newsletter, we have received a significant number of inquiries about our web-based Driving Cognitive Training course. There are over 20 published studies related to aging and driving that have demonstrated that a “smaller field of view,” “slower reflexes,” and a “reduced ability to filter distractions” as the top elements causing automobile accidents for older adults.
Among other things, these studies have shown that, after training for 10 hours on specific exercises in BrainHQ, drivers on average:
- make 38% fewer dangerous driving maneuvers;
- can stop 22 feet sooner when driving 88 kilometers per hour (55 miles per hour);
- feel more confident driving in difficult conditions (such as at night, in bad weather, or in new places);
- cut their at-fault crash risk by 48%; and
- keep their license later in life.
I hope that you will take this modest step and improve your cognitive skills, which may save your life and the life of your loved ones and many others. To attend this 6-week course, you will connect for 90 minutes per week on the web and train on your own during the week. There are other options available to complete the course without attending a class. Please don’t hesitate to ask.
For research studies, course schedules and FAQs, please visit the following links:
www.dynamicbrain.ca/world-class-science/published-research/driving
www.dynamicbrain.ca/driving-class/web-based/schedules
For questions or if you need further information, please
send us an email.
Kind regards, Frieda Fanni
President
DynamicBrain Inc.
DynamicBrain Inc. is the Canadian partner of Posit Science Corporation providing brain fitness program BrainHQ in English and French.
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