LIST OF 45 COGNITIVE SKILLS AUGMENTED BY BRAIN STAMINA®
SR.NO DOMAIN
1 ATTENTION (DMS)
2 ATTENTION (DMS)
3 ATTENTION (DMS)
4 ATTENTION (DMS)
5 ATTENTION (DMS)
6 ATTENTION (DMS)
7 MEMORY & THINKING (PTS)
8 MEMORY & THINKING (PTS)
9 MEMORY & THINKING (PTS)
10 MEMORY & THINKING (PTS)
11 MEMORY & THINKING (PTS)
COGNITIVE SKILL EXPLAINATION
VISUAL SUSTAINED ATTENTION The ability to stay visually stay on task for sustained periods of time.
VISUAL SELECTIVE ATTENTION The ability to visually attend to one input while not being distracted by
other inputs.
AUDITORY SUSTAINED ATTENTION The ability to ensure auditory attention on task for sustained periods of
time
AUDITORY SELECTIVE ATTENTION The ability to ensure auditory attention on one input while not being
distracted by other inputs.
DIVIDED ATTENTION The ability to attend to two activities at the same time – such as taking
notes while listening to the teacher.
FLEXIBLE ATTENTION The ability to shift focus from one task to another quickly and efficiently,
when necessary.
VISUAL SHORT TERM SENSORY The ability to screen out unimportant visual information and keep
MEMORY important information for further processing (takes place subconsciously
within approximately 1/1000 of a second).
AUDITORY SHORT TERM SENSORY The ability to screen out unimportant auditory information and keep
MEMORY important information for further processing (takes place subconsciously
within approximately 1/1000 of a second).
VISUAL SHORT TERM IMMEDIATE The ability to hold on to sensory information that is not thrown out by
MEMORY visual memory for up to 30 seconds until you decide to throw out
information or send it to the pre-frontal cortex for further processing.
AUDITORY SHORT TERM The ability to hold on to sensory information that is not thrown out by
IMMEDIATE MEMORY auditory memory for up to 30 seconds until you decide to throw out
information or send it to the pre-frontal cortex for further processing.
WORKING MEMORY The ability to hold information in the mind while performing mental
operation on it.
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SR.NO DOMAIN COGNITIVE SKILL EXPLAINATION
12 MEMORY & THINKING (PTS) VISUAL SPATIAL MEMORY The ability to recall the location of stimuli or to recall, identify or
reproduce a design.
13 MEMORY & THINKING (PTS) LONG TERM MEMORY The ability to permanently store information and retrieve it when needed,
such as telephone numbers, math facts, experiences, rules, etc.
14 MEMORY & THINKING (PTS) VISUAL SEQUENTIAL MEMORY The ability to recall a visual sequence of bits of information in the same
order as originally received.
15 MEMORY & THINKING (PTS) AUDITORY SEQUENTIAL MEMORY The ability to recall a auditory sequence of bits of information in the same
order as originally received.
16 MEMORY & THINKING (PTS) VISUAL SIMULTANEOUS MEMORY The ability to recall several things received at the same time, and keep the
relationship between them straight.
17 MEMORY & THINKING (PTS) LOGIC The ability to reason and think rationally and analytically.
18 MEMORY & THINKING (PTS) REASONING The ability to form concepts and solve problems using unfamiliar
information.
19 MEMORY & THINKING (PTS) PLANNING The ability to use forethought to create a practical and systematic
strategy for attaining defined goals.
20 MEMORY & THINKING (PTS) PROBLEM SOLVING The ability to handle and resolve traditionally and constructively any
challenges, set backs, mistakes, failures and conflicts.
21 MEMORY & THINKING (PTS) STRATEGIC THINKING The ability to establish a logical and practical plan for attaining defined
objectives, analyze and solve problems, handle setbacks and learn from
mistakes.
22 MEMORY & THINKING (PTS) VISUAL THINKING The ability to transform thoughts into images to enhance understanding
and retention of information.
23 MEMORY & THINKING (PTS) CONCEPTUAL THINKING The ability to recognize a collection of features that go together to create
an idea or category of ideas.
24 MEMORY & THINKING (PTS) DECISION SPEED The ability to use our thinking skills quickly and efficiently to make correct
decisions.
25 VISUAL LEARNING (VLS) VISUAL DISCRIMINATION The ability to distinguish differences.
26 VISUAL LEARNING (VLS) VISUAL FIGURE GROUND The ability to attend to a specific feature or form while maintaining an
awareness of the relationship of the form to less relevant background
information.
27 VISUAL LEARNING (VLS) VISUAL FORM CONSISTENCY The ability to reorganize the visual information in a form that is
consistent, regardless of object distance, location or orientation.
28 VISUAL LEARNING (VLS) DIRECTIONALITY The ability to interpret and project the concepts of “left” and “right” into
space and onto other objects.
29 VISUAL LEARNING (VLS) VISUAL SPAN The ability to process a volume of visual information with a glance.

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30 VISUAL LEARNING (VLS) VISUAL SIMULTANEOUS The ability to combine and interpret from simultaneous pieces of
PROCESSING information – such as getting a split second look at a situation and
knowing the who, what and where of that
situation.
31 VISUAL LEARNING (VLS) VISUAL SEQUENTIAL PROCESSING The ability to combine and get meaning from pieces of information that
are received sequentially, as in reading.
32 VISUAL LEARNING (VLS) VISUALIZATION The ability to recall an image of what has been seen and the ability to
mentally manipulate and change aspects of that image in the mind.
33 VISUAL LEARNING (VLS) VISUAL PROCESSING SPEED The ability to perform tasks quickly – such as scanning, inspecting and
comparing information or processing incoming information quickly.
34 AUDITORY LEARNING (ALS) AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION The ability to distinguish differences in sounds.
35 AUDITORY LEARNING (ALS) AUDITORY SEQUENTIAL The ability of the perceptual processing system to send auditory
PROCESSING information to the brain in the same order it was received.
36 AUDITORY LEARNING (ALS) AUDITORY PROCESSING SPEED The ability to process incoming auditory information quickly.
37 AUDITORY LEARNING (ALS) AUDITORY DIVIDED ATTENTION The ability to focus on more than one auditory inputs simultaneously.
38 AUDITORY LEARNING (ALS) AUDITORY FLEXIBLE ATTENTION The ability to select & prioritize required auditory input from multiple
inputs, noise or clutter.
39 AUDITORY LEARNING (ALS) AUDITORY INFERENCES The ability to deduct inferences from auditory inputs.
40 KINESTHETIC LEARNING OCULOMOTOR The ability to use the eyes efficiently to read and gather information from
(KLS) the environment.
41 KINESTHETIC LEARNING VISUAL-MOTOR INTEGRATION The ability to use the eyes and hands together efficiently, as in writing,
(KLS) drawing, typing, catching a ball, etc.
42 KINESTHETIC LEARNING AUDIO-MOTOR INTEGRATION The integration of auditory skills and motor skills (rhythm) Example:
(KLS) tapping to a beat.
43 KINESTHETIC LEARNING TIMING-RHYTHM The ability to process information at an adequate or consistent speed.
(KLS)
44 KINESTHETIC LEARNING VISUAL-AUDITORY INTEGRATION The ability to match auditory and visual stimuli and coordinate them into
(KLS) a meaningful product.
45 KINESTHETIC LEARNING FINE MOTOR INTEGRATION The ability to use finer bodily movements like moving of fingers, wrist etc
(KLS) to match a auditory or visual stimuli.

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