ArticleBrain and behavior2014
Brain training: rationale, methods, and pilot data for a specific visuomotor/visuospatial activity program to change progressive cognitive decline.
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- Efficacy of a group-based 8-week multicomponent cognitive training on cognition, mood and activities of daily living among healthy older adults: A two-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial.The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease · 2025Trial
- Efficacy of Corsi Block Tapping Task training for improving visuospatial skills: a non-randomized two-group study.Experimental brain research · 2022Article
- Assessment of a Cognitive-Motor Training Program in Adults at Risk for Developing Dementia.Canadian geriatrics journal : CGJ · 2020Article
- Differentiating cognitive or motor dimensions associated with the perception of fall-related self-efficacy in Parkinson's disease.NPJ Parkinson's disease · 2018Article
- Thinking-While-Moving Exercises May Improve Cognition in Elderly with Mild Cognitive Deficits: A Proof-of-Principle Study.Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders extraArticle
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Abstract
introductionResearch in the field of the aging brain has evolved to the extent that it is now commonly understood that actively engaging in cognitive tasks provides the potential of being beneficial in affecting the trajectory of age-related cognitive decline. What remains to be examined is the extent, and type, of program required to effect change in aging cognitively impaired individuals.
methodsTo address this issue, a cognitive program focusing on the use of visuospatial (VS)/visuomotor (VM) elements was applied to a group of six older individuals with identified progressive cognitive impairments. It was hypothesized that using tasks with VS and VM components may be beneficial in supporting overall brain performance, and subsequently assist individuals to perform well in various cognitive and behavioral tasks.
resultsResults showed that on many evaluative measures individuals remained stable, or improved in performance with medium-to-large effect sizes (e.g., 0.3-1.0). Thus, in a cognitively impaired population sample where decline would be the norm, our participants improved or remained stable.
conclusionThe novel application of a VS/VM training program shows promise in addressing global cognitive decline, by targeting a brain area susceptible to early disruptions and providing it with additional and ongoing stimulative tasks in an effort to bolster its functioning and subsequently overall brain functioning.
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