Mind The Gap - Visual Closure
Concussion-Friendly Brain Game
$29.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
iPad
Trains visual closure — the brain's ability to recognize complete patterns from incomplete information. Disrupted by concussion. Critical for reading and driving.
Visual closure is the brain's ability to recognize a complete object from partial information — the skill that lets you read a partially-blocked road sign, recognize a friend in a crowd, or follow a sentence when your eyes skip a word.
It's also one of the cognitive skills most disrupted by concussion, traumatic brain injury, and aging. Mind The Gap is designed to train it.
WHAT IT TRAINS
• Visual closure — recognizing complete patterns from partial cues
• Figure-ground perception — distinguishing the main object from the background
• Spatial relationships and pattern recognition
• Reading fluency and visual scanning
• Driving-related visual processing
WHY IT MATTERS
Visual closure is one of the eight cognitive domains Dr. Markus addresses in her clinical practice. When this skill weakens — whether from injury or age — patients describe the world as "broken into pieces" or "harder to put together." Reading slows. The grocery store becomes overwhelming. Crowded scenes become unbearable.
Training visual closure can rebuild this skill. The brain's plasticity allows new neural pathways to form, even years after an injury.
THE PROGRAM
• Hierarchical difficulty levels that meet your brain at its current capacity
• Engaging puzzles that progress from concrete to abstract
• Calibrated visual presentation designed for sensitive users
• Carryover skills that translate to reading, navigation, and daily perception
WHO IT'S FOR
• Concussion and post-concussion recovery
• TBI rehabilitation
• Stroke recovery (especially with visuospatial deficits)
• Adults wanting to maintain visual processing as they age
• Used by occupational therapists and behavioral optometrists as an adjunct
THE SCIENCE
Mind The Gap is built on the same neurocognitive model — Attention, Intention, Rehearsal — that Dr. Markus uses across her clinical practice. The exercises are hierarchical: simple to begin, with progressive challenge that engages the brain at the edge of its current ability.
ABOUT THE DEVELOPER
Dr. Donalee Markus earned her Ph.D. at Northwestern University in 1983. Her cognitive restructuring work has been featured in Psychology Today, in Clark Elliott's book "The Ghost in My Brain," and in peer-reviewed publication. She has consulted for NASA, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and the U.S. Federal Court System.
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What's New
• Updated puzzle library
• Improved hierarchical progression
• Performance and stability improvements
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Information
- Seller
- Donalee Markus
- Size
- 441 MB
- Category
- Puzzle
- Compatibility
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
- iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPad
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2024
