Computerized Attention Training for Individuals With Acquired Brain Injury
Completed · Phase 1
Conditions studied: Acquired Brain Injury, Stroke, Hemispatial Neglect
In brief
Problems with attention are a common and debilitating consequence of brain injury. Studies show that poor attention is the number one predictor of poor cognitive functioning one year post-injury. This is due to the fact that attention is a necessary component of more complex cognitive functions such as learning \& memory, multi-tasking and problem solving. In many cases, individuals may exhibit problems with spatial attention known as 'hemi-spatial neglect syndrome' or simply 'neglect'. Many studies now show that the processing machinery of the brain is plastic and remodeled throughout life by learning and experience, enabling the strengthening of cognitive skills or abilities. The investigators own research has shown that brief, daily computerized cognitive training that is sufficiently challenging, goal-directed and adaptive enables intact brain structures to restore balance in attention and compensate for disruptions in cognitive functioning.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01641432
- Run by
- Posit Science Corporation
- People needed
- 27
- Starts
- 2011-07-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2014-07-22
Who can join
Age: 21 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
Where it is running
- Brain Plasticity Institute — San Francisco, California, United States
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