The “Pass-the-Test Brain Training” showed a significant improvement in the average deviation value of British Mathematics for Japanese test takers during a 2 month trial. This new service will be offered from October 6, 2023 (currently only in Japan).

NeU Corp. will begin providing the “Pass-the-Test Brain Training” service starting October 6, 2023. The main target group will be students preparing for the entrance exams. Through exclusively developed cognitive function training and the use of AI analysis, we will provide advice on lifestyle and study habits that will help to improve your standard deviation test scores.

Cognitive function training is a neurofeedback type brain training that was developed based on the brain science knowledge of NeU’s CTO Dr. Ryuta Kawashima, where positive results can be expected when performed for about 10 minutes a day. After the 2 month trial, 27% of students improved their deviation score by 10 or more, and 82% improved their deviation score by 5 or more (in one or more subjects). This service can be used on your smartphone or tablet by purchasing a brain activity sensor and a user ID from our dedicated website. In addition, “Pass-the-Test Brain Training” has been developed and equipped with a self-check function for lifestyle and study habits that are essential for test takers.

The “Pass-the-Test Brain Training” is a type of cognitive training that uses neurofeedback which measures brain activity in real time, to improve basic abilities such as concentration, memory and thinking speed which are all necessary to improve academic aptitude.

As a result of using the “Pass-the-Test Brain Training” during a 2 month trial where a total of 33 junior high school and high school entrance exam students participated, it was confirmed that their standard deviation scores significantly improved, especially in Japanese, arithmetic/mathematics and English (high school entrance exams only).

Beginning October 6, the “Pass-the-Test Brain Training” will be available for use by purchasing a brain activity sensor and a user ID from our dedicated website, and downloading a smartphone or tablet app from the online store.

● Overview of “Pass-the-Test Brain Training”

When each user logs in with their ID and password, two options will be presented: the “Pre-Study Training” and “Pass-the-Test Brain Training”.

The “Pre-Study training” allows you to perform two types of training that efficiently warms-up your brain, so that you can maintain a high level of concentration and memory for about 1 to 2 hours after training. The “Pass-the-Test Brain Training” allows you to perform two types of training: one that focuses on increasing the amount your brain can remember and retrieve, and the other that develops thinking and memory skills.

Brain training can be done 1 minute at a time, and by playing each of the 4 types of games at least twice, you can play them for a total of 10 minutes a day. We also have a system where you can switch to a new game twice a month to keep your brain motivated and engaged.

The results of your brain training will be checked twice a month through two types of “brain level checks” to confirm your thinking speed and working memory. You can check the progress of your brain training as a change in numerical values.

In addition, the “Passing Habits Check”, which is based on the data of a Tohoku University study of more than 70,000 elementary and junior high school students, you can self-check 10 lifestyle and study habits which was analyzed by AI that will increase your standard deviation score and help develop good habits that will help you pass the exams.

Moreover, the “Passing Brain Check Meter”, which is also a feature provided in the app, allows you to check your brain activity in various situations other than brain training, such as while studying for a subject. The app also provides videos and write-ups that provide tips and methods to improve your standard deviation score based on the knowledge of brain science.

● About the expected effects of “Pass-the-Test Brain Training”
The following results were obtained using the “Pass-the-Test Brain Training” during a 2 month trial where a total of 33 junior high school and high school entrance exam students participated. The standard deviation scores of a public mock exam before and after the trial is shown below.

・Among all test takers, there was a statistically significant improvement in the average deviation score for the Japanese language and arithmetic/mathematics.
・There was also a statistically significant trend for the English language test of high school entrance exam students.
・There were many cases of significant improvements as well, with 82% of the participants improving their standard deviation score by 5 or more in one or more subjects, and 27% of the participants improving their standard deviation score 10 or more.

● Feedback from the 2 month trial participants
・I often made calculation mistakes, but now I no longer make these mistakes.
・I feel that if I exercise my brain before a test, I can concentrate better when solving long sentences in Japanese.
・When I trained my memory with brain training, I became better at memorizing.
・I can read English faster.
・I was not good at English at first, but now I can remember words quickly.
・The total score of the mock exam increased by 20 points.
・Science has improved since last summer. Up until now, even when I learned things at a test-prep school, I couldn’t remember them at all, but after I started brain training, I was able to remember them quite a bit.

● Summary of the 2 month trial
・Implementation period: July 1, 2023 to September 1, 2023 (conducted at least 4 days a week, for about 10 minutes a day).
・Subjects: 19 junior high school entrance exam students and 14 high school entrance exam students.
・Verification of the effects were performed by comparing the deviation values of the public mock exams taken by each person before and after the trial period.

● Service Provisions
You can register as a member from the “Pass-the-Test Brain Training” website, purchase a sensor and ID set, and download the smartphone app from the online store. In the future, we would like to use and promote this service in schools, including test-prep schools.

● “Pass-the-Test Brain Training” Homepage
https://www.active-brain-club.com/gokaku

● NeU Corp. has applied for a “Brain Training for Success” trademark.

● For further inquiries
E-mail　info@neu-brains.com