Computer based cognitive training for patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Stavros, Zafeiropoulos ^a   Fotini, Kounti ^a   Magda, Tsolaki ^a  

^a Hellenic Association of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders   (Greece)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; Cognitive training; Dementia; MCI

Indexed keywords

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; BRAIN ACTIVATION; BRAIN PLASTICITY; COGNITIVE ABILITY; COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY; COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; COGNITIVE TRAINING; COMPUTER BASED TRAINING; COMPUTER TRAINING; CONTROL GROUPS; DEMENTIA; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXPERIMENTAL GROUPS; GROUP ANALYSIS; MCI; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT; VISUAL ATTENTION; VISUAL MEMORY; VISUAL SPATIAL;

DISEASES; TECHNOLOGY;

MEDICAL COMPUTING;

EID: 77956333355     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1839294.1839319     Document Type: Conference Paper

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