SenseCam: A new tool for memory rehabilitation?
L Dubourg1, A R Silva2, C Fitamen1
1Laboratoire d'étude de l'apprentissage et du développement, LEAD CNRS UMR 5022, université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France.
Revue Neurologique
|November 15, 2016
Summary
Life-logging technologies like SenseCam can aid memory rehabilitation by providing environmental support for recollection in patients with memory disorders. This review highlights the need for theoretical frameworks to enhance the effectiveness of these memory aids.
Area of Science:
- Neuropsychology
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Cognitive Rehabilitation
Background:
- Life-logging technologies are emerging tools for understanding memory disorders.
- A theoretical framework is lacking for the effectiveness of life-logging in memory rehabilitation.
- SenseCam, a wearable camera, passively captures images for potential memory aid.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the use of life-logging, specifically SenseCam, for memory rehabilitation.
- To propose the environmental support hypothesis to explain SenseCam's value in memory retrieval.
- To discuss the usability of SenseCam for improving episodic memory and recollection.
Main Methods:
- Systematic review of 25 research studies on life-logging and memory rehabilitation.
- Analysis of SenseCam's role in memory retrieval and recollection.
- Theoretical discussion based on the environmental support hypothesis.
Main Results:
- General acceptance of SenseCam as a memory technique was found.
- A limited number of studies focused specifically on recollection.
- SenseCam's effectiveness is linked to its ability to reinstate thoughts, feelings, and sensory information.
Conclusions:
- SenseCam can be effective for memory rehabilitation by providing environmental support for recollection.
- Further research is needed to focus on enhancing recollection through life-logging tools.
- The environmental support hypothesis offers a framework for understanding SenseCam's utility in memory impairment.
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