What is IM?

Interactive Metronome® (IM) is an evidence-based assessment and training tool that measures & improves Neurotiming, or the synchronization of neural impulses within key brain networks for cognitive, communicative, sensory & motor performance. As the individual activates a trigger in time with a steady auditory beat, IM technology provides real-time auditory and visual feedback for millisecond timing. Knowing whether you are hitting before, after, or exactly in sync with the beat to the millisecond allows the individual to make immediate, online corrections to improve timing & rhythm over the course of training.

Peer reviewed studies repeatedly confirm the importance of timing & rhythm for human performance. According to IM research, improving Neurotiming may result in better function in the following areas:h

• Attention
• Processing Speed
• Working Memory
• Executive Functions
• Self-Regulation
• Expressive and Receptive Language
• Reading Comprehension, Rate & Fluency
• Mathematics
• Upper Extremity Function (Parkinson’s, hemiplegia, CP, hand function)
• Motor Coordination
• Athletic Performance (golf, soccer)

Why is timing important?

Timing is everything, a phrase we’re sure that you have all heard a million times. But what you likely don’t think about when you hear this phrase is how fundamental timing is to everything that we do as humans, both spectacular things and simple things.

Precise timing is responsible for a stellar athletic performance, or a group of musicians making a perfect melody or it can even be the key to a funny punch line. Timing is responsible for a person being able to walk without falling or speaking without stuttering. Timing is what allows us to focus, process language, keep our balance and have smooth gait, play a sport, and even read. Timing is responsible for the synchronous communication of our brains’ network system that connects cognitive processes and physical movement. Therefore the ability to have accurate Neurotiming is one of the most critical factors in human performance.

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IM for Adults

IM for ADHD

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IM Sensoyr Processing Disorder

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IM and Learning Disorder

IM and Parkinson’s

IM and Stroke