Evaluation of an adaptive working memory training program for patients with brain lesions
Contact: Dr. A. Thöne-Otto (angelika.thoene@medizin.uni-leipzig.de), DP J. Weicker (Juliane.Weicker@medizin.uni-leipzig.de), DP N. Hudl (MPI), PD Dr. K. Müller (MPI), Dr. J. Lepsien (MPI)
External Cooperation: I. Heyroth, HASOMED GmbH, Magdeburg
The aim of the study was the development and evaluation of an adaptive, theoretical, working memory training intervention. In cooperation with HASOMED GmbH, "WOME" was developed and evaluated in a randomized-controlled, double-blind, clinical trial 0with 60 healthy elderly adults and 40 patients with acquired brain lesions. The working memory training condition was compared to a control intervention with low working memory requirements. WOME led to significant improvements in subjective functionality in everyday life. However, improvements in standardized neuropsychological measures were only observed in healthy subjects.
Duration: 01.02.2011 - 31.12.2018
Financing: MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Max-Net-Aging
