Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Cognitive Training with Neurofeedback Using fNIRS Improves Cognitive Function in Older Adults.
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- Medial prefrontal activation as a neural predictor of cognitive training gains in older adults with amnestic mild cognitive impairment: exploratory evidence.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Article
- Digital Therapeutics for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases: Current Trends and Future Perspectives.Medicinal research reviews · 2026Review
- Brain-Inspired Multisensory Learning: A Systematic Review of Neuroplasticity and Cognitive Outcomes in Adult Multicultural and Second Language Acquisition.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Near-infrared brain functional characteristics of mild cognitive impairment with sleep disorders.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
- Unveiling Cognitive Interference: fNIRS Insights Into Poststroke Aphasia During Stroop Tasks.Neural plasticity · 2025Article
- Study of electronic biofeedback combined with nursing intervention in the treatment of vascular cognitive impairment-no dementia.Acta neurologica Belgica · 2024Article
- Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in neurodegenerative disease: a review.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Review
- Prefrontal Cortex Activation during Memory Training by Virtual Drum Beating: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The Effect of Cognitive Training with Neurofeedback on Cognitive Function in Healthy Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- The effect of EEG and fNIRS in the digital assessment and digital therapy of Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Review
- Cognitive training based on functional near-infrared spectroscopy neurofeedback for the elderly with mild cognitive impairment: a preliminary study.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2023Article
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Abstract
This study examined the effects of a 4-week cognitive training program with neurofeedback (CT-NF) among 86 healthy adults (M = 66.34 years, range 54-84) randomized to either a treatment (app-based ABC games) or control (Tetris) group. Participants completed seven cognitive assessments, pre- and post-intervention, and measured their cortical brain activity using a XB-01 functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) brain sensor, while engaging in CT-NF. The treatment (ABC) group showed significant (pre/post-intervention) improvements in memory (MEM), verbal memory (VBM), and composite cognitive function, while the control group did not. However, both groups showed significant improvements in processing speed (PS) and executive function (EF). In line with other studies, we found that strength of cortical brain activity (measured during CT-NF) was associated with both cognitive (pre and post) and game performance. In sum, our findings suggest that CT-NF and specifically ABC exercises, confer improved cognition in the domains of MEM, VBM, PS, and EF.
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