Brain Gym: Building Stronger Brains or Wishful Thinking?

Review of the theoretical foundations and the associated peer-reviewed research on Brain Gym / Educational Kinesiology

School children; Brain Gym is marketed for use in over 80 countries

Reviews both halves of the claim - the posited mechanism (hemispheric integration, cross-lateral movement, 'brain buttons') and the empirical record. Full text was paywalled at SAGE; the abstract was obtained from ERIC (EJ758895) and the paper's conclusions are recorded at that level of detail only, which is why no effect sizes appear below.

A review of the theoretical foundations of Brain Gym and of the associated peer-reviewed research studies FAILED to support the contentions of its promoters. Educators are urged to become informed consumers of research and to avoid programmes with neither a credible theoretical nor a sound research basis.

Not applicable; the problem is absence of credible evidence rather than confounded evidence.