Minding the aging brain: technology-enabled cognitive training for healthy elders.
Cognitive training refers to theory-driven behavioral intervention, ideally supported by a strong conceptual framework and specified neurocognitive mechanisms. Within this field, neurotechnology promises many advantages, and a growing literature establishes technology-enabled cognitive training as a promising modality to promote positive cognition in consumer, research, clinical, and public health settings. Methodologic challenges remain, and specific cognitive training recommendations for healthy elders must be tentative in the context of an emerging evidence base.
Steinerman
Joshua R
JR
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1165 Morris Park Avenue, Room 334B, Bronx, NY 10461, USA. joshua.steinerman@einstein.yu.edu
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000628:therapy; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans