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Alertness-training in neglect: behavioral and imaging results.

W Sturm¹, M Thimm, J Küst

¹Department of Neurology, Section Clinical Neuropsychology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany. sturm@neuropsych.rwth-aachen.de

Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience

|November 23, 2006

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Alertness training improved hemispatial neglect symptoms temporarily. Combining alertness and spatial attention training may offer more lasting improvements for neglect patients.

Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Cognitive Psychology
Neurology

Background:

Hemispatial neglect is often linked to impaired alertness and attention networks.
The right hemisphere's alerting network may influence spatial attention in the parietal cortex.

Observation:

Alertness training was applied to patients with chronic hemispatial neglect.
Neuropsychological tests and fMRI were used to assess training effects.

Findings:

Alertness training led to significant, albeit temporary, improvements in neglect symptoms.
Brain imaging revealed increased activation in frontal and parietal areas associated with alertness and spatial attention.
Optokinetic Stimulation Training (OKS) showed comparable behavioral results but different neural reactivation patterns.

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Implications:

Short-term alertness or OKS training alone does not guarantee lasting recovery from neglect.
Combining alertness and spatial attention training might be a more effective strategy for sustained amelioration of neglect symptoms.