How NeuronUP Transforms Pediatric Cognitive Rehabilitation: Isabel Corbacho’s Success Story

To mark International ADHD Day, the Isabel Corbacho Psychoeducational Center shares its experience implementing NeuronUP as a key tool in its neurocognitive rehabilitation sessions and presents a clinical case of ADHD. 

Introduction

Pediatric neurocognitive rehabilitation is an increasingly important area in clinical and educational settings, since it allows effective intervention for various neurological developmental disorders, learning difficulties, and neurodevelopmental disorders. In this context, the use of digital tools has profoundly transformed how therapeutic interventions are designed and delivered, enabling more dynamic, motivating approaches tailored to each child. 

One of the most widely used platforms in this field today is NeuronUP, a cognitive stimulation tool that makes it possible to work on multiple mental functions through playful, customizable activities. Its approach combines advances in neuroscience, technology, and the principles of evidence-based intervention, offering a safe, measurable, and motivating environment for cognitive development. 

About the Isabel Corbacho Psychoeducational Center

Founded in 2018, the Isabel Corbacho Psychoeducational Center has become a leading center for children and adolescents with special educational needs, learning difficulties, and neurodivergent profiles. Located in Ronda (Málaga, Spain), our center also serves nearby towns, offering a comprehensive, individualized intervention model. 

We have an interdisciplinary team of educational psychologists, educators, psychologists, and language and speech therapy specialists, as well as teachers with specific training in inclusive education. This multidisciplinary approach allows us to address each case from a holistic, respectful perspective focused on the child’s strengths.

Our philosophy is based on close support for families, personalized interventions, and the constant search for innovative strategies. To this end, we use evidence-based intervention strategies, including digital tools such as NeuronUP, which allow for greater motivation, clinical monitoring, and individualized adjustment of each treatment. 

Pediatric cognitive rehabilitation with NeuronUP

Why we decided to work with NeuronUP 

In our day-to-day work, we faced a growing need: a tool that would allow us to design fully tailored interventions that were flexible and motivating. NeuronUP emerged as the answer to this need. 

As Ríos Lago and Tirapu (2019) point out, neuropsychological rehabilitation programs should be designed around three main pillars: 

1.  Individualization: every child is unique. 
2. Structured repetition: essential for consolidating learning.
3. Motivation: without emotional engagement, there is no sustained progress. 

NeuronUP meets these requirements, since it allows us to set up specific sessions for each profile, select the difficulty level, record results automatically, and adapt activities dynamically. 

It also offers a large catalog organized by cognitive area, in different formats: interactive games, worksheets, daily-life simulations, and more. This allows us to work on everything from basic abilities such as attention and memory to higher executive functions such as planning and reasoning. 

Benefits we have observed in our interventions 

Since we started working with NeuronUP, we have seen significant improvements in the effectiveness of our sessions, both therapeutically and motivationally. 

The main benefits include: 

1. Greater engagement and sustained attention during activities.
2. Detailed progress tracking, which allows us to adjust therapeutic goals in real time. 
3. Less frustration in children with low tolerance for mistakes, thanks to the playful format and positive reinforcement. 
4. The option of blended work: in person and at home, involving families as an active part of the process. 
5. Versatility for intervening in different contexts: learning difficulties, developmental disorders, acquired brain injury, and more. 

Because each activity has a clear cognitive goal, we can justify each step of the intervention therapeutically and connect the sessions with the areas we want to strengthen, whether attention, memory, language, perception, logical reasoning, processing speed, or others. 

How patients have received NeuronUP 

One of the most notable aspects has been how much the children like it. In their own words, “it feels like we’re playing,” which greatly supports therapy adherence and longer work in extended sessions. As Medina (2017) says, “we can only learn what we love,” and in therapeutic settings this translates into positive experiences that create meaningful learning. 

The gamification component (using game mechanics in non-game settings) turns each session into an enjoyable, engaging experience. Children feel they are in charge of their own progress, which boosts their self-esteem and motivation. 

Success story: using NeuronUP in an intervention for a child with ADHD

Below, we present a case that clearly illustrates NeuronUP’s impact on clinical practice. 

The child’s profile

• Age: 10.
• Diagnosis: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). 
• Difficulties: poor sustained attention, impulsivity, and difficulties with working memory and visual processing. 

ADHD intervention plan

A personalized program was developed with weekly 45-minute sessions that included specific NeuronUP activities. The sessions were structured with an initial warm-up phase, followed by a block of intensive cognitive stimulation, and ended with a reflective closing phase. 

The functions worked on included: 

• Sustained and selective attention. 
• Working memory and auditory memory. 
• Visual discrimination.
• Processing speed. 
• Inhibition of automatic responses.

Activities used in this ADHD intervention plan

Among the many NeuronUP activities, we highlight: 

• Kick the Ball, an activity for working on inhibition, processing speed, and sustained attention. In this game, children have to tap only when the indicated ball appears. 
• Orchestra Conductor, an activity for training episodic memory and auditory gnosis. It involves identifying the instruments heard and reproducing them in order. 
• Animal Pairs, an activity focused on episodic memory, working memory, and selective memory. In this game, children have to find the pairs among a set of face-down cards. 
• Find the Different Picture, aimed at processing speed and selective attention. These worksheets involve pointing to the image that is different in a series.
• Search and you will find!, an activity for selective attention. This game involves looking for a series of items within a group.
• And many more. 

The attached image shows the child doing the activity Search and you will find!, one of his favorites. This activity allows him to work on multiple cognitive skills at the same time, in an environment he perceives as fun and non-intrusive.

Results observed 

After several months of intervention, the following progress was observed: 

• Greater ability to stay focused during schoolwork.
• Less impulsivity in the classroom and at home. 
• Better performance on tasks that involve remembering instructions.
• Higher self-esteem and motivation when facing cognitive challenges. 

This case shows how using the right technology, in the hands of trained professionals, can boost the effectiveness of therapy and create real, lasting changes in a child’s daily life. 

Conclusion and final thoughts 

Incorporating NeuronUP into our daily practice has been a qualitative leap in how we design and deliver neurocognitive interventions. 

It has allowed us to:

• Personalize our sessions even more, adapting them to each patient’s cognitive profile. 
• Assess precisely and in real time how each function is progressing.
• Increase motivation, engagement, and continuity of therapy.
• Involve families through complementary sessions at home. 
• Promote a more flexible, up-to-date, and evidence-based intervention model. 

At our center, the Isabel Corbacho Psychoeducational Center, we firmly believe in the value of combining the human and the technological, always from an ethical, respectful perspective centered on the well-being of each child. NeuronUP doesn’t replace clinical judgment or the therapeutic relationship, but it does strengthen our tools and multiply the opportunities for improvement. 

In a world where more and more children have difficulties with attention, memory, or information processing, having effective digital resources isn’t just an advantage: it’s a necessity. 

References

• Chacón-Borrego, M. J., Gilar-Corbí, R., & Castejón, J. L. (2020). Intervención en funciones ejecutivas mediante plataformas digitales en el ámbito educativo. Revista Electrónica de Investigación Psicoeducativa, 18(2), 1-20. 
• Medina, J. (2017). Neuroeducación: solo se puede aprender aquello que se ama. Buenos Aires: Siglo XXI Editores. 
• Ríos Lago, M., & Tirapu-Ustárroz, J. (2019). Rehabilitación neuropsicológica: principios y fundamentos. Madrid: Editorial Síntesis.

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