Research
BREAKING NEWS: December 21, 2020:
MITA IS THE FIRST AND ONLY LANGUAGE THERAPY APPLICATION SUPPORTED BY CLINICAL DATA: In a 3-year clinical trial of 6,454 children with autism, language score in children who engaged with MITA has increased to levels, which were 120% higher than in children with similar initial evaluations. This difference was statistically significant (p<0.0001). The manuscript describing the study has been published in the journal Healthcare: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/8/4/566.
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- Novel prefrontal synthesis intervention improves language in children with autism
Journal Healthcare (2020)
- NEW BOOK: This Way to Language: Four Things to Do at the First Sign of Autism by Dr. Vyshedskiy is now available on Amazon.
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Imagination in Autism: A Chance to Improve Early Language Therapy
Journal Healthcare (2020)
- Watching Videos and Television Is Related to a Lower Development of Complex Language Comprehension in Young Children with Autism. In Healthcare
Journal Healthcare (2020)
- Novel linguistic evaluation of prefrontal synthesis (LEPS) test measures prefrontal synthesis acquisition in neurotypical children and predicts high-functioning versus low-functioning class assignment in individuals with autism
Applied Neuropsychology: Child (2020) - Neuroscience of Imagination and Implications for Human Evolution
Current Neurobiology (2020) - Longitudinal Epidemiological Study of Autism Subgroups Using Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC) Score
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (2018)
- Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC) Norms: A “Growth Chart” for ATEC Score Changes as a Function of Age
Children (2018)
- Comparison of Performance on Verbal and Nonverbal Multiple-Cue Responding Tasks in Children with ASD
Autism – Open Access (2017)
- Children with Autism Appear to Benefit from Parent-Administered Computerized Cognitive and Language Exercises Independent of the Child’s Age or Autism Severity
Autism – Open Access (2017)
- Linguistically-deprived children: Meta-analysis of published research underlines the importance of early syntactic language use for normal brain development
Research Ideas and Outcomes (2017)
- Tablet-Based Cognitive Exercises as an Early Parent-Administered Intervention Tool for Toddlers with Autism – Evidence from a Field Study
Clinical Psychiatry (2017)
- Neurobiological mechanisms for nonverbal IQ tests: implications for instruction of nonverbal children with autism
Research Ideas and Outcomes (2017)
- Mental synthesis involves the synchronization of independent neuronal ensembles
Research Ideas and Outcomes (2015)
- Mental Imagery Therapy for Autism (MITA) – An Early Intervention Computerized Brain Training Program for Children with ASD
Autism – Open Access (2015)
- Exploring the Mind’s Eye: Q&A with Neuroscientist Andrey Vyshedskiy
Q&A with Neuroscientist Andrey Vyshedskiy (2014)
- Linguistically deprived children: meta-analysis of published research indicates mental synthesis disability – implications for novel intervention strategies for children with language delay, Society for Neuroscience
Society for Neuroscience Poster (2014)
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The driving force behind ImagiRation puzzles is the Mental Synthesis theory, developed by the company’s co-founder Dr. Vyshedskiy. If you’re interested in reading more about this theory and Dr. Vyshedskiy’s research, please download a free electronic version of “On The Origin Of The Human Mind” (2nd edition).
INDEPENDENT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
- In 4-year-old children computerized training with puzzles that gradually increased in difficulty significantly improved their fluid intelligence compared to a control group trained on puzzles that did not increase in difficulty over time. Reference: Bergman Nutley, Sissela, et al. “Gains in fluid intelligence after training non‐verbal reasoning in 4‐year‐old children: a controlled, randomized study.”– Developmental science 14.3 (2011): 591-601.
- In children aged 7 to 9, reasoning training with puzzles similar to ImagiRation puzzles increased “performance IQ by an average of 10 points, with four of the 17 children showing gains of over 20 points.” Reference: Mackey, Allyson P., et al. “Differential effects of reasoning and speed training in children.”– Developmental Science 14.3 (2011): 582-590.
- There is also significant evidence of long-term benefits of cognitive training. Reference: Jaeggi, Susanne M., et al. “Short-and long-term benefits of cognitive training.”– Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 108.25 (2011): 10081-10086.