[4] In the 1970s, Paul and Gail Dennison developed a set of physical exercises claimed to improve children's ability to learn and to be based in neuroscience; they called their approach "educational kinesthesiology".

[10] The Brain Gym program calls for children to repeat certain simple movements such as crawling, yawning, making symbols in the air, and drinking water; these are intended to "integrate", "repattern", and increase blood flow to the brain.

[7][11] Though the organization claims the methods are grounded in good neuroscience, the underlying ideas are pseudoscience.

[7] Moreover, a number of peer-reviewed research studies have not found any significant evidence that supports the ideas put forth by the promoters of Brain Gym.

[20] Additionally, the empirical research that has been conducted has tended to not be consistent as it has measured different outcome variables.