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Brain Gym for Recovery
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Brain Gym for Recovery

Practical Training for Brain Rehabilitation in Addiction
Created byHamed Ekhtiari
Last updated 9/2026
English

What you'll learn

  • Identify cognitive and behavioral mechanisms of addiction using the EASICoRe model
  • Strengthen core executive functions and attention through targeted Brain Gym exercises
  • Apply practical Brain Toolbox strategies to regulate emotions and manage drug cravings
  • Build brain recovery capital across human, social, cultural, and physical dimensions

Course content

4 sections • 22 lectures • 2h 44m total length

  • Why the Brain Matters in Addiction Recovery11:37

    Explore how brain functions influence addiction recovery, relapse risk, and daily life, including memory, attention, and prospective cognition, and how brain gym for recovery supports these skills.

  • Why the Brain Matters in Addiction Recovery
  • Cognitive Function as a Predictor of Recovery Success6:16
  • Cognitive Function as a Predictor of Recovery Success
  • From Cognitive Rehabilitation Research to the Brain Gym Program5:14
  • From Cognitive Rehabilitation Research to the Brain Gym Program
  • How Brain Gym Works: Program Design, Delivery, and Evaluation9:58
  • How Brain Gym Works: Program Design, Delivery, and Evaluation
  • The Modular Structure of Brain Gym4:34
  • Internal Attention, Neuroplasticity, and Neurodiversity
  • Exploring Involuntary and Voluntary Attention7:27
  • The Modular Structure of Brain Gym
  • Training Voluntary Attention for Recovery10:44
  • Exploring Involuntary and Voluntary Attention
  • Internal Attention, Neuroplasticity, and Neurodiversity7:32
  • Training Voluntary Attention for Recovery

Requirements

  • Psychiatrists, Neuroscientists, Psychologists and Other Rehabilitation Team Members
  • Anyone who is interested to Brain and Recovery

Description

Welcome to Brain Gym for Recovery: Practical Training for Brain Rehabilitation in Addiction.

Addiction is fundamentally a disorder of brain function, impacting attention, memory, emotional control, and decision-making. However, recovery is not merely about stopping substance use; lasting recovery begins with actively rebuilding and strengthening the brain. Grounded in contemporary cognitive neuroscience and the NIPER+ framework, this course translates complex neuroscience into practical, evidence-informed interventions for addiction care.

You will explore the EASICoRe model to systematically understand how environmental cues, attentional bias, salience, interoceptive signals, and reduced inhibitory control drive substance use. Through engaging Brain Games, clear Brain Concepts, and practical Brain Toolbox strategies, you will master hands-on cognitive rehabilitation exercises.

Throughout this course, you will learn to:

  • Strengthen voluntary and goal-driven attention systems to counteract involuntary cue reactivity.

  • Enhance working memory and declarative recall to support recovery learning.

  • Cultivate inhibitory control, cognitive flexibility, and goal-directed decision-making.

  • Develop interoceptive awareness and emotion regulation to de-escalate stress responses.

  • Apply episodic future thinking and SMART goal setting to maintain long-term recovery goals.

By transforming cognitive gains into Brain Recovery Capital across physical, human, social, and cultural domains, this course equips you with actionable tools to empower individuals, foster resilience, and achieve sustainable addiction recovery.

Who this course is for:

  • Psychiatrists, Neurologists and Psychiatry/Neurology Residents, Neuroscientists, Psychologists and Other Rehabilitation Team Members
  • Anyone who is interested to Brain and Recovery

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