Computerized cognitive training may help reduce falls among elderly
August 12, 2010//
Brain fitness programs may help weak elderly walk faster (press release)
A study led by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has found preliminary evidence that brain fitness programs may help frail elderly walk faster, potentially preventing disability and improving quality of life.
For walking while talking — which requires considerably more concentration than normal walking — the seniors who took computer training notably improved compared with their initial speeds. By contrast, no improvement in walking speed was observed for the control group.
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What was the training about?
Can you give some references please?
sorry, didnt see the whole story. i’ve got it.