Structural Brain Changes after Traditional and Robot-Assisted Multi-Domain Cognitive Training in Community-Dwelling Healthy Elderly

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 10; no. 4; p. e0123251
• Main Authors: Kim, Geon Ha, Jeon, Seun, Im, Kiho, Kwon, Hunki, Lee, Byung Hwa, Kim, Ga Young, Jeong, Hana, Han, Noh Eul, Seo, Sang Won, Cho, Hanna, Noh, Young, Park, Sang Eon, Kim, Hojeong, Hwang, Jung Won, Yoon, Cindy W., Kim, Hee Jin, Ye, Byoung Seok, Chin, Ju Hee, Kim, Jung-Hyun, Suh, Mee Kyung, Lee, Jong Min, Kim, Sung Tae, Choi, Mun-Taek, Kim, Mun Sang, Heilman, Kenneth M, Jeong, Jee Hyang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 21.04.2015; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Age; Aged; Brain; Brain - pathology; Cognition; Cognitive ability; Cognitive Therapy - methods; Cortex; Dementia - prevention & control; Elderly; Female; Geriatrics; Humans; Independent Living; Male; Middle Aged; Older people; Organ Size; Robotics; Robots; Thinning; Training; Treatment Outcome

The purpose of this study was to investigate if multi-domain cognitive training, especially robot-assisted training, alters cortical thickness in the brains of elderly participants. A controlled trial was conducted with 85 volunteers without cognitive impairment who were 60 years old or older. Parti...