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SUBMITTER: Barnes DE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2760033 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jul-Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Barnes Deborah E DE Yaffe Kristine K Belfor Nataliya N Jagust William J WJ DeCarli Charles C Reed Bruce R BR Kramer Joel H JH
Alzheimer disease and associated disorders 20090701 3
We performed a pilot randomized, controlled trial of intensive, computer-based cognitive training in 47 subjects with mild cognitive impairment. The intervention group performed exercises specifically designed to improve auditory processing speed and accuracy for 100 min/d, 5 d/wk for 6 weeks; the control group performed more passive computer activities (reading, listening, visuospatial game) for similar amounts of time. Subjects had a mean age of 74 years and 60% were men; 77% successfully comp ...[more]