The Science

The Brain Upgrade
cognitive training
framework tools.

The CIAO, GRACE and PACE + IDEM tools form a comprehensive suite designed to revolutionise cognitive performance. Each tool draws on cutting-edge neuroscience, psychology and biochemistry to address specific aspects of cognitive function. From enhancing memory retention and recall, to accelerating reading speed, to deepening focus.

Together, these tools provide a holistic framework for cognitive mastery. They enable individuals to unlock more of their brain's potential, improve performance, and achieve a deeper level of mental clarity and focus.

The Results

The transformation, measured.

Three trainable capabilities. Three measurable shifts. The numbers below are not aspirational. They are the typical trajectory of a trained student inside the programme.

Memory
CIAO Protocol
Before
3 to 5 items recalled
from a list of 20
→
After
20 out of 20 recalled
on demand
Focus
GRACE Protocol
Before
Scattered attention,
anxiety, high beta waves
→
After
Stable concentration,
low alpha frequencies
Reading
PACE + IDEM
Before
200 words
per minute
→
After
600+ words
per minute (3x)

Outcomes from trained students inside the Brain Upgrade programme

The Three Protocols

One framework. Three engines.

Each protocol addresses a distinct cognitive function. They are designed to be used together: the brain that can focus on demand is the brain that can absorb information, and the brain that can absorb is the brain that can retain.

Protocol 01
GRACE
Focus & Emotional Release

Shift your nervous system from fight-or-flight to focused calm.

GRACE is a five-stage protocol built on the neurobiology of the autonomic nervous system. It works by training the brain to access and maintain a parasympathetic-dominant state through controlled breathing, brainwave entrainment, emotional modulation, cognitive command rewiring, and neural anchoring.

The protocol moves the brain out of high-frequency beta waves (the signature of anxiety and scattered attention) into low alpha frequencies, the state where deep cognitive work actually happens. It also addresses the somatic and emotional blocks that prevent focus in the first place.

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Protocol 02
CIAO
Memory Encoding & Recall

Encode anything on first exposure. Recall it on command.

CIAO is a four-stage memory protocol rooted in the neuroscience of how the brain actually forms long-term memories. It engages visual encoding, associative networks, dynamic action, and whole-brain visualisation to transform abstract data into deeply embedded neural representations.

Trained students typically move from recalling 3 to 5 items out of 20 to recalling 20 out of 20 on demand, regardless of whether the material is a list of names, a sequence of numbers, or a body of conceptual content.

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Protocol 03
PACE
+ IDEM
Reading Speed & Comprehension

Three times your reading speed without losing what matters.

PACE is the speed engine: a four-stage system that trains the visual cortex, the prefrontal cortex, and the cerebellum to coordinate faster eye movement, broader perceptual span, and sustained cognitive activation. IDEM is the comprehension engine: a four-stage protocol for separating ideas from technical details, condensing both into retrievable units, and mapping them into a personal neural framework.

Together they take a typical reader from 200 words per minute to 600+ words per minute, with the depth of understanding intact.

Read the PACE + IDEM protocol →
The Framework

Why these three, in this order.

The brain is a system. You can't train memory without training focus first, because an unfocused brain doesn't encode. You can't train reading without addressing both speed and depth, because speed without comprehension is performance theatre.

GRACE sets the conditions. CIAO does the encoding. PACE + IDEM handles the input pipeline. The three protocols are not modules you pick from. They are the sequence that makes cognitive performance reliable rather than accidental.

This is what the framework solves: the gap between intelligence and output. Most high performers already have the raw capability. What they don't have is a method that lets them access it on demand, under pressure, at scale.

Try The Method

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on your own brain?

The Brain Class is 90 minutes, online, live, free. Three tools for memory, focus and reading. You walk out using them the same day.

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