Higher prefrontal activity based on short-term neurofeedback training can prevent working memory decline in acute stroke.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to clarify whether short-term neurofeedback training during the acute stroke phase led to prefrontal activity self-regulation, providing positive efficacy to working memory. A total of 30 patients with acute stroke performed functional near-infrared spectroscopy-based neurofeedback training for a day to increase their prefrontal activity. A randomized, Sham-controlled, double-blind study protocol was used comparing working memory ability before and after neurofeedback training. Working memory was evaluated using a target-searching task requiring spatial information retention. A decline in spatial working memory performance post-intervention was prevented in patients who displayed a higher task-related right prefrontal activity during neurofeedback training compared with th

SUBMITTER: Tetsuka M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10300420 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature