Computer-Based Cognitive Training for Executive Functions After Stroke: A Systematic Review
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
van de Ven, R. M., Murre, J. M. J., et al. (2016).
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 10, Article 150.
The systematic review investigates the effects of computer-based cognitive training programs on the executive function skills in adults with stroke or other acquired brain injury.
Netherlands Initiative Brain and Cognition, Organization for Scientific Research
Up to May 12, 2015
Published studies of any design
20
<div>Following computer-based executive function interventions, participants had some improvements in executive function skills. However, these effects were also reflected in active control groups. Both functional and structural brain changes were found in the two studies that examined neural effects. The methodological limitations of most included studies made it impossible to separate true effects from spontaneous recovery, re-test effects, and placebo effects. Further rigorously-designed research is warranted.</div>
