Effects of Working Memory Training on Brain Functional Activition for Stroke Patients

VernacularTitle:工作记忆训练对脑卒中患者大脑功能激活的影响①
Author: Zhengwei CHEN ; Pu ZHANG ; Xiaoping YUN
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: stroke, working memory training, functional magnetic resonance imaging, functional activation, fluid intelligence, attention
From: Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2015;21(8):929-933
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the effects of computerized working memory training on working memory and brain functional activition for stroke paitents. Methods 3 stroke patients voluntarily joined in the study, 10 healthy adults were recruited as control group. The patients received computerized working memory training for 4 weeks. Cognitive psychological tests (the n-back task, Stroop task and Raven`s Advanced Progressive Matrices task) and neuroimaging test (task- state functional magnetic resonance imaging) were administered before and after treatment. Results Working memory training significantly improved the working memory, fluid intelligence and attention for each trained patient (P<0.001), and could renovate the abnormal functional activity model and reorganize the functional brain network. Conclusion Computerized working memory could be used as an effective cognitive rehabilitation intervention for stroke patients.