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Spatial working memory deficits represent a core challenge for rehabilitating neglect.

Christopher L Striemer1, Susanne Ferber, James Danckert

  • 1Department of Psychology, Grant MacEwan University , Edmonton, AB , Canada.

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
|July 3, 2013
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Left neglect, a challenging disorder, may stem from spatial working memory (SWM) deficits, not just attention issues. New SWM training offers a promising rehabilitation approach for these patients.

Keywords:
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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Rehabilitation Medicine

Background:

  • Left neglect, resulting from right hemisphere injury, is difficult to treat.
  • Traditional rehabilitation focuses on spatial attention deficits, with limited success.
  • Existing methods like prism adaptation show inconsistent effects on neglect symptoms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review evidence supporting spatial working memory (SWM) deficits as a core component of neglect.
  • To evaluate the effectiveness of current rehabilitation techniques on SWM deficits.
  • To explore the potential of SWM training as a novel rehabilitation strategy.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of studies on neglect, spatial attention, and spatial working memory.
  • Analysis of preliminary data on prism adaptation's effects on SWM in neglect patients.
  • Review of recent research on SWM training interventions.

Main Results:

  • Neglect patients exhibit significant spatial working memory (SWM) deficits alongside attention impairments.
  • Prism adaptation does not appear to improve SWM deficits in neglect.
  • Emerging evidence suggests SWM training may be an effective rehabilitation approach.

Conclusions:

  • Spatial working memory (SWM) deficits are a crucial, potentially core, deficit in neglect.
  • Current rehabilitation methods may not adequately address SWM impairments.
  • Targeted SWM training presents a promising avenue for future neglect rehabilitation.