PMID- 24683510
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20151021
LR  - 20220321
IS  - 2162-3279 (Print)
IS  - 2162-3279 (Electronic)
VI  - 4
IP  - 2
DP  - 2014 Mar
TI  - Brain training: rationale, methods, and pilot data for a specific 
      visuomotor/visuospatial activity program to change progressive cognitive decline.
PG  - 171-9
LID - 10.1002/brb3.196 [doi]
AB  - INTRODUCTION: Research 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. METHODS: To 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. RESULTS: Results 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. CONCLUSION: The 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.
FAU - Tippett, William J
AU  - Tippett WJ
AD  - Department of Psychology, University of Northern British Columbia Prince George, 
      British Columbia, Canada ; School of Health Sciences, University of Northern 
      British Columbia Prince George, British Columbia, Canada ; Heart and Stroke 
      Foundation Centre for Stroke Recovery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Toronto, 
      Ontario, Canada.
FAU - Rizkalla, Mireille N
AU  - Rizkalla MN
AD  - Department of Psychology, University of Northern British Columbia Prince George, 
      British Columbia, Canada.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20131231
PL  - United States
TA  - Brain Behav
JT  - Brain and behavior
JID - 101570837
SB  - IM
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aged, 80 and over
MH  - Cognition Disorders/prevention & control/*therapy
MH  - Humans
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Pilot Projects
MH  - *Practice, Psychological
MH  - Psychomotor Performance/*physiology
MH  - Treatment Outcome
MH  - Visual Perception/*physiology
PMC - PMC3967533
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Cognitive impairment
OT  - cognitive training
OT  - visuospatial/visuomotor
EDAT- 2014/04/01 06:00
MHDA- 2014/04/01 06:01
PMCR- 2014/03/01
CRDT- 2014/04/01 06:00
PHST- 2013/05/20 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2013/10/24 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2013/10/27 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2014/04/01 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/04/01 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2014/04/01 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2014/03/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1002/brb3.196 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Brain Behav. 2014 Mar;4(2):171-9. doi: 10.1002/brb3.196. Epub 2013 Dec 31.