Memory training and benefits for quality of life in the elderly: A case report

Abstract

Studies emphasize the training of cognitive functions to decrease losses in the population. Memory training associated with neurotracker was performed by an 80-year-old man with memory complaints. A battery for measuring memory, quality of life and stress was initially applied and showed low scores. The patient underwent a program for stimulating memory and attention comprising 32 sessions (2 weekly sessions of 90 minutes each). The post-test follow-up showed improvements in the process of storage and retrieval of episodic and working memory, greater use of strategies, faster information processing speed, as well as reduction in complaints and positive impact on quality of life. The results suggest that the use of Neurotracker for training cognitive processes is valid for cognitive rehabilitation programs to promote improvements in quality of life in the elderly.

Memory training combined with 3D visuospatial stimulus improves cognitive performance in the elderly: pilot study

“…Within this scope, these results corroborate the literature regarding the effects of memory training. 12,[33][34][35][38][39][40][41][42] The results of this study also suggest that the use of the MT program in combination with the attentional training through 3D-MOT was innovative and demonstrated positive effects on attention, working memory, and visual information processing speed in the aged participants in the EG. It is noteworthy that the 3D-MOT has already proven to be an important technological resource for cognition in athletes, as it stimulates the peripheral vision resulting in the improvement of information processing speed.…”

“…The composition of the mnemonic strategies was designed to determine the effectiveness in the daily lives of the aged participants and, consequently, an improvement in the quality of life as reported in the literature. 10 , 12 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 38 …”

“…Within this scope, these results corroborate the literature regarding the effects of memory training. 12 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 …”

“…The composition of the mnemonic strategies was designed to determine the effectiveness in the daily lives of the aged participants and, consequently, an improvement in the quality of life as reported in the literature. 10,12,[33][34][35]38 In general, specifically regarding MT, participants of the EG and CG obtained cognitive improvements in the evaluated aspects and it was evident that the use of strategies -proven through the numbers of categories evoked in the post-training -showed that the mnemonic process significantly enhanced the memory capacity of the participants. In addition, the results showed better scores in episodic and working memory and in the general memory score as well as in attention and in information processing speed, thus reflecting an improvement in the cognitive performance of this population.…”

“…Considering the scarce evidence found in the literature, we have developed a pilot intervention program based on memory training (MT) associated with the Three-Dimensional Multiple Object Tracking (3D-MOT) NeuroTracker (NT), which is previously unseen in the literature on the elderly population, except for the publication of a case report in our group. 12 The choice for NT was made based on the idea of hierarchical trained functions. In addition, NT was developed to train peripheral vision and is mainly associated with divided attention stimulation, operational memory, and speed processing.…”