ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2011
Dejian mind-body intervention improves the cognitive functions of a child with autism.
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- A chinese mind-body exercise improves self-control of children with autism: a randomized controlled trial.PloS one · 2013Trial
- A Chinese chan-based mind-body intervention improves sleep on patients with depression: a randomized controlled trial.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2012Trial
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- Sustained Effects of Memory and Lifestyle Interventions on Memory Functioning of Older Adults: An 18-Month Follow-Up Study.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2018Article
- A ChineseFrontiers in aging neuroscience · 2017Article
- Mind-Body Practice Changes Fractional Amplitude of Low Frequency Fluctuations in Intrinsic Control Networks.Frontiers in psychology · 2017Article
- Baduanjin Mind-Body Intervention Improves the Executive Control Function.Frontiers in psychology · 2016Article
- Neuroenhancement of Memory for Children with Autism by a Mind-Body Exercise.Frontiers in psychology · 2015Article
- A Chinese Chan-based lifestyle intervention improves memory of older adults.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2014Article
- A randomized controlled neurophysiological study of a chinese chan-based mind-body intervention in patients with major depressive disorder.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2013Article
- A chan dietary intervention enhances executive functions and anterior cingulate activity in autism spectrum disorders: a randomized controlled trial.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2012Article
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Abstract
There has been increasing empirical evidence for the enhancing effects of Dejian Mind-Body Intervention (DMBI), a traditional Chinese Shaolin healing approach, on human frontal brain activity/functions, including patients with autism who are well documented to have frontal lobe problems. This study aims to compare the effects of DMBI with a conventional behavioural/cognitive intervention (CI) on enhancing the executive functions and memory of a nine-year-old boy with low-functioning autism (KY) and to explore possible underlying neural mechanism using EEG theta cordance. At post-one-month DMBI, KY's inhibitory control, cognitive flexibility, and memory functioning have significantly improved from "severely-to-moderately impaired" to "within-normal" range. This improvement was not observed from previous 12-month CI. Furthermore, KY showed increased cordance gradually extending from the anterior to the posterior brain region, suggesting possible neural mechanism underlying his cognitive improvement. These findings have implicated potential applicability of DMBI as a rehabilitation program for patients with severe frontal lobe and/or memory disorders.
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