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- Title
Cognitive Training Changes Hippocampal Function in Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Pilot Study.
- Authors
Ashford; Rosen; Adamson; Bayley; Sabri; Furst; Black; Weiner; Rosen, Allyson C.; Sugiura, Lisa; Whitfield-Gabrieli, Susan; Gabrieli, John D.; Kramer, Joel H.
- Abstract
A randomized pilot experiment examined the neural substrates of response to cognitive training in participants with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Participants performed exercises previously demonstrated to improve verbal memory and an active control group performed other computer activities. An auditory-verbal fMRI task was conducted before and after the two-month training program. Verbal memory scores improved significantly and left hippocampal activation increased significantly in the experimental group (gains in 5 of 6 participants) relative to the control group (reductions in all 6 participants). Results suggest that the hippocampus in MCI may retain sufficient neuroplasticity to benefit from cognitive training.
- Publication
Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 2011, Vol 26, p349
- ISSN
1387-2877
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.3233/JAD-2011-0009