A pilot randomized controlled trial using EEG-based brain-computer interface training for a Chinese-speaking group of healthy elderly.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is growing evidence that cognitive training (CT) can improve the cognitive functioning of the elderly. CT may be influenced by cultural and linguistic factors, but research examining CT programs has mostly been conducted on Western populations. We have developed an innovative electroencephalography (EEG)-based brain-computer interface (BCI) CT program that has shown preliminary efficacy in improving cognition in 32 healthy English-speaking elderly adults in Singapore. In this second pilot trial, we examine the acceptability, safety, and preliminary efficacy of our BCI CT program in healthy Chinese-speaking Singaporean elderly.

Methods

Thirty-nine elderly participants were randomized into intervention (n=21) and wait-list control (n=18) arms. Intervention con

SUBMITTER: Lee TS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4296917 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature