Focus for learning disabled.A new device that taps into brain waves brain waves Neurology Oscillations/sec that correspond to various types of cerebral activity, as measured on an EEG. See Electroencephalogram. is helping children with autism autism (ô`tĭzəm), developmental disability resulting from a neurological disorder that affects the normal functioning of the brain. It is characterized by the abnormal development of communication skills, social skills, and reasoning. and other learning disabilities stay focused in school, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. published reports. Play Attention, offered by Unique Logic and Technology in North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. , taps into brain waves through a bike helmet lined with sensors. The sensors send information to a computer that in turn controls the scenarios on the computer screen. It has a student swimming with a whale in the ocean, for example. The more the student focuses on the whale, the deeper she swims and gets more points. But if she stops concentrating, the whale swims to the surface, creating cause-and-effect thinking. The company started testing the system in 1994 in the Asheville, N.C., school system. |
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