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We specialize in the Clinical Application of Neuroscience to maximize intelligence, catalyze creativity and enhance brain plasticity.

Dr. Donalee Markus’ cognitive restructuring treatment is featured in The Ghost in My Brain by Clark Elliott, Ph.D., a compelling account of recovery that highlights the transformative power of brain plasticity for those with concussion and brain trauma.

We specialize in the Clinical Application of Neuroscience to maximize intellgence, catalyze creativity and enhance brain plasticity.


Dr. Donalee Markus’ cognitive restructuring treatment is featured in The Ghost in My Brain by Clark Elliott, Ph.D., a compelling account of recovery that highlights the transformative power of brain plasticity for those with concussion and brain trauma.






Recent Features with Dr. Markus

Charles Euchner - Bigthink Article


"Meet the neuroscientist who uses puzzles to help the brain heal after injury"

TBI One Love Podcast

TBI One Love Podcast on BrainInjuryRadio


What is Designs For Strong Minds?

 

How to choose the best Designs For Strong Minds
iPad Application for your goals!





Consultations Are Available

Through context free exercises Dr Markus helps individuals strengthen and repair their neuro pathways.

Teachable Intelligence

  • Learn how to learn
  • Enhance memory
  • Improve study habits
  • Develop organizational skills
  • Adapt to change and new situations
  • Increase self-esteem and confidence
  • Catalyze creativity for problem-solving
  • Think smarter not harder

We Have Programs for Children,
Adolescents, Professionals, and Aging
Adults

We Have Programs for Children,
Adolescents, Professionals, and Aging
Adults

Our digital brain games are designed to change the brain. The games strengthen weaknesses and create new brain pathways

Think of the games as an opportunity to cross train the brain through experience so that you use more of your brain power and think smarter not harder.

K-3 Learning How to Learn Exercises

Designs for Strong Minds programs are based on a neurocognitive model that utilizes ATTENTION, INTENTION, and REHEARSAL to implement learning and behavioral change.

K-3 Learning How to Learn Exercises

Designs for Strong Minds programs are based on a neurocognitive model that utilizes ATTENTION, INTENTION, and REHEARSAL to implement learning and behavioral change.

Here Are Your Stories

Patrick - 16 year old athlete
Before getting help from Dr. Markus, I struggled in a lot of areas in school. I got bad grades, I couldn’t focus and I just hated being at school. After spending time over the spring and summer working with her, everyone could see a change in the way I thought and the way I did things. She helped me think about my thinking and I became..
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Aleksa - Student
Aleksa started the Learning How to Learn Program two months ago. Since she began the program, we have noticed that Aleksa has developed an awareness of order in the universe. She has demonstrated an increased awareness of time, direction in space and how things are organized in relation to hierarchy. Almost overnight, she..
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Devorah Himy - M.A. CCC-SLP, Clinical director of Language Builders
The Strong Mind Puzzles App is a gift that I share with my clients. SMP develops their verbal rehearsal and mindshifting skills in an engaging and systematic manner. I have watched so many clients improve and carryover the skills into their every day life. Thank you!
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Kathy A. - Parent
A catastrophic car accident at age 16 left my daughter Krysty with a traumatic frontal-lobe brain injury and a broken neck. Her physical wounds healed, but her brain did not – until we took her to Donalee Markus. Krysty arrived at Donalee's office with her higher functions, including executive function and critical..
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Richard - 26 year old entrepreneur
I took Designs for Strong Minds™ to give me the edge that I so desperately needed. After completing the class and doing homework on my own, the mental skills and fluid-thinking patterns that I have acquired, have made me a success both in my personal life and my business life.
Before I took the class, I was..
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Latest Blog Posts

Why Do Smart People Do Dumb Things?
Posted: Jul 14, 2020
Why Do Smart People Do Dumb Things? Personality Plays a Role
Posted: Jul 15, 2020
Rewiring the Brain After Injury — What a Simple Drawing Says
Posted: Sep 29, 2020
A Problem Well-Stated Is a Problem Half-Solved
Posted Dec 29, 2020
A Problem Well-Stated Is a Problem Half-Solved: The Options
Posted: Mar 5, 2021
Did I Already Do That?
Posted: May 24, 2021
Organizing Chaos
Posted: Aug 20, 2021
The Feet Tell the Story
Posted: Nov 21, 2021
How to Think: Cracking the Code
Posted Jan 21, 2022
The Power of Words
Posted Aug 23, 2022


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