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Agazzi - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

Fagence M.m. - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Computer based cognitive rehabilitation with a group of individuals with diverse brain impairment
    'Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RCOG)', 2003
    Co-Authors: Coxon L., Fagence M.m.
    Abstract:

    Twelve participants, ranging in age from 16 to 82 years, undertook cognitive rehabilitation via a computer based program. The Psychological Software Services’ PSS CogReHab program was administered to the twelve participants who presented with a range of brain impairments. They were classified into four groups: mild head injury, moderate head injury, neurotoxic injury, and attention deficit disorder. Participants were assessed before and after CogReHab treatment via the Halstead Reitan NeuroPsychological Battery and the California Computer Assessment Package to determine their degree of improvement following treatment. All groups demonstrated improvement after treatment, but those with neurotoxic injuries showed least improvement. Ten of the participants were between one and three years post injury, and two were less than one year post injury. The most significant improvements in cognitive functioning occurred in the areas of information processing speed, reaction time, and general intellectual functioning. Also, most participants reported subjective improvements in tasks of daily living. Although this project was not a controlled study, it does demonstrate that cognitive rehabilitation programs, such as PSS CogReHab, have merit in the treatment of brain impairment, regardless of etiology

Margo S. Coleman - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Computerized cognitive rehabilitative training of a traumatic brain injury patient: a seven year followup case study
    Annals of General Psychiatry, 2006
    Co-Authors: Julian T. Adams, Sharlene Adams, Margo S. Coleman
    Abstract:

    Case Report Most research on computerized cognitive rehabilitation (CCR) for individuals with traumatic brain injury has focused on the process of the intervention and its immediate impact on memory and cognitive functioning (e.g., [1]). Few studies have examined the longterm impact of CCR on an individual's functioning. Even in a study where longer term outcomes were evaluated, the followup periods were six to twelve months and focused primarily on memory functioning [2]. This case study describes the longterm outcome of a middle aged male who had a traumatic brain injury as a result of hypoxia secondary to a heart attack. The patient had received CCR daily during the period of inpatient hospitalization. The CCR consisted of the PSSCogRehab program [3], which incorporates rehearsal, compensation, and strategies in various activities of daily living including in vivo trips to the grocery store and route finding [4]. After discharge from the inpatient unit, the patient self-administered the CCR protocol twice daily with supervised administration weekly and individual and couples psychotherapy twice a week. Over a period of two years, this was tapered to one psychotherapy session per week during which a few minutes were allotted to go over his progress on the CCR program and make adjustments, as necessary. A qualitative methodology utilizing written questionnaires and followup interviews was used to collect information in the areas of executive, interpersonal, and social functioning. This outcome study documents the return of functioning in cognitive abilities of an individual seven years post-injury. Executive, interpersonal, and social skills are also discussed. References 1. Tam S, Man W, Hui-Chan C, Lau A, Yip B, Cheung W: Evaluating the efficacy of tele-cognitive rehabilitation for functional performance in three case studies. Occupational Therapy International 2003, 10:20-38. 2. Marks C, Parent F, Anderson J: Retention of gains in outpatient cognitive rehabilitation therapy. Cognitive Rehabilitation 1986, 4:20-23. 3. Bracy OL: Psychological Software services cognitive rehabilitation: Technical manual Indianapolis, IN: PSSCogReHab; 1994. 4. Bracy OL: Cognitive rehabilitation: A process approach. Cognitive Rehabilitation 1986, 4:10-17. from International Society on Brain and Behaviour: 2nd International Congress on Brain and Behaviour Thessaloniki, Greece. 17–20 November 2005

Evandro Schweizerische Gesellschaft Für Logik Und Philosophie Der Wissenschaften - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

Patrick Suppes - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Can Psychological Software be Reduced to Physiological Hardware
    The Problem of Reductionism in Science, 1991
    Co-Authors: Patrick Suppes
    Abstract:

    The question of the title I answer in the negative. There are four strands to my argument. The first, which corresponds to the first section of the paper, analyzes the nature of computation. The second concerns the nature of goal-oriented behavior. The third uses an argument that the mind is computationally irreducible. The fourth asserts the irrelevancy of the standard attempts to provide a reduction via general ideas about determinism.