Investigating the effect of associative memory exercises in aging population

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dc.contributor.authorGarcia Campuzano, Mari Tere
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeAlbensi, Benedict (Pharmacology and Therapeutics) Lithgow, Brian (Electrical and Computer Engineering)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorMoussavi, Zahra (Electrical and Computer Engineering)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-17T14:04:07Z
dc.date.available2015-09-17T14:04:07Z
dc.date.issued2013-07en_US
dc.date.issued2013-12en_US
dc.date.issued2013en_US
dc.degree.disciplineBiomedical Engineeringen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science (M.Sc.)en_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis presents the application of two novel associative memory exercises on twelve cognitively healthy elderly and two females suspected of suffering dementia between 70 to 90 years of age during 8 consecutive weeks (3 sessions/week). Also eleven age-matched control volunteers participated in the study but not in the memory exercises. All participants’ memory and mental condition were assessed using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment and the Wechsler Memory Scale. Both assessments were administered at the baseline, immediately after, and again one month afterwards of the end of the 8-week exercise regime. Control participants were also assessed twice by these two measures, 8 weeks apart. The results show that, on average, the memory and mental state of the Exercising Group improved significantly over the exercise program compared with those of the Control Group. The results suggest that our designed associative memory exercises are effective for cognitive state improvement of older adults.en_US
dc.description.noteOctober 2015en_US
dc.identifier.citationGarcia, M.T. et. al. (2013). The Effect of Associative Memory Exercises in Older Adults, J. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 82, 707-712en_US
dc.identifier.citationGarcia Campuzano, M.T. et. al. (2013). Effect of cognitive training targeting associative memory in the elderly: A small randomized trial and a longitudinal evaluation, J. Am. Geriatr. Soc., 6(12), 2252-2254en_US
dc.identifier.citationGarcia Campuzano, M.T., & Moussavi, Z., Associative memory exercises as a means for Alzheimer’s treatment: a case study, Elsevier Masson SAS, Abstracts of the 21th European Congress of Psychiatry, 28 (1),1.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/30819
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.publisherWiley Online Libraryen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Massonen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectAssociative memoryen_US
dc.titleInvestigating the effect of associative memory exercises in aging populationen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
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