Slide deck outlining everything you need to know about Focus Pocus - software using EEG neurofeedback to help improve behaviour in children.

1. All you need to know about
Focus Pocus

2. 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

3. 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

4. Who can benefit from it?
1. Children with AD/HD
Who show problems with
inattention, impulsivity and
hyperactivity
2. Other children
Who show minor problems with
attention, memory, and/or impulse-
control

5. How does it help?
• Research has shown that behaviour can be
improved by using techniques to enhance
state and cognitive factors

6. Has research been conducted?
• Three published studies have shown behavioural
improvements for children with AD/HD after
using Focus Pocus
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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

7. What types of exercises are used?
Cognitive
training
• Working memory
• Impulse-control
With passive attention monitoring
Neurofeedback
training
• Attention
• Relaxation
• “Zen”

8. 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
their own
attention and
relaxation
levels and with
practice learns
how to control
them
Child learns to
increase memory
capacity, and
improve impulse-
control, in the
context of high
attention levels

9. What is neurofeedback?
Mindwave
records brain
activity and sends
to the game via
Bluetooth
Focus Pocus
gives feedback
on brain
activity in a fun
way
Child learns an
awareness of their
own attention and
relaxation levels
With practice, they
learn how to
control them

10. The training is fun!

11. Can parents monitor progress?
• Yes, with the FocusIn
application
• Free daily training reports
on performance
• Free end-of-training
comprehensive report

12. What happens after training?
• The user moves to the Apply phase

13. More information?
Email info@neurocogsolutions.com
Web neurocog.com.au/products/focus-pocus/
Facebook www.facebook.com/Neurocog