Cognitive Training in the Elderly: Bottlenecks and New Avenues
Zokaei N, MacKellar C, Čepukaitytė G, Patai E, Nobre A. Cognitive Training in the Elderly: Bottlenecks and New Avenues. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2017, 29: 1473-1482. PMID: 27897677, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_01080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive functionCognitive trainingComputer-based cognitive trainingTargeting specific cognitive functionsSpecific cognitive functionsComprehensive assessment protocolReverse cognitive declineComputer-based interventionsSensitive batteryCognitive rehabilitationCognitive declineIndividual's abilityHealthy agingAssessment protocolTraining interventionDevelopment of measuresSpecific patternsTraining regimensCognitionBudding fieldInterventionDeficitsLack of consensusElderly populationPreventing intrusive memories after trauma via a brief intervention involving Tetris computer game play in the emergency department: a proof-of-concept randomized controlled trial
Iyadurai L, Blackwell S, Meiser-Stedman R, Watson P, Bonsall M, Geddes J, Nobre A, Holmes E. Preventing intrusive memories after trauma via a brief intervention involving Tetris computer game play in the emergency department: a proof-of-concept randomized controlled trial. Molecular Psychiatry 2017, 23: 674-682. PMID: 28348380, PMCID: PMC5822451, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2017.23.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntrusive memoriesTrauma memoriesIntrusive trauma memoriesReal-life traumaAttention-placebo controlDisrupt consolidationIntrusive symptomsCognitive neuroscienceVisual memorySymptom clustersRandomized controlled trialsPsychiatric interventionBehavioral interventionsPsychological traumaNeuroscientific insightsEmergency departmentPost-traumaMemoryControl conditionMotor vehicle accidentsInterventionSymptomsTraumaComputer gamesTetris