Interactive Metronome

The interactive metronome (IM) is a computer-based program that can help patients who are experiencing difficulty in the following areas:

• Academic activities
• Attention and concentration
• Balance and gait
• Complex problem solving
• Coordination
• Endurance
• Motor planning and sequencing thoughts and actions
• Language processing
• Motor skills
• Social behavior (aggression and impulsivity)
• Strength

The Program

Memorial's interactive metronome can help train the brain to plan, sequence and process information more effectively. It typically involves multiple sessions in which the computer produces a metronome beat heard through headphones. The system challenges participants to improve their accuracy as they actively try to match the auditory or visible beat from the computer program.

During training, IM's auditory guidance system progressively challenges patients to improve skills as they progress through a series of engaging, interactive exercises. The difference between the participant's response and the actual beat is measured in milliseconds, and a score is provided.

The ultimate goal of interactive metronome is to achieve a low score, which indicates improved performance. Research has clearly shown that the brain learns through repetition of precise activities.

Interactive metronome is available at the following facilities:

Memorial Regional Hospital

Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital