Training Attention and Memory after Bypass Surgery

“Brain Train­ing” May Lessen Cog­ni­tive Impair­ments Asso­ci­at­ed with Coro­nary Bypass Surgery (press release):

“This study demon­strat­ed that patients suf­fer­ing from cog­ni­tive deficits after coro­nary bypass surgery could great­ly ben­e­fit from cog­ni­tive train­ing that tar­gets both atten­tion and memory—the cog­ni­tive func­tions most affect­ed after this type of operation…What’s more, ben­e­fits from the train­ing are main­tained over time…the devel­op­ment of cog­ni­tive reha­bil­i­ta­tion tools would be high­ly ben­e­fi­cial for patients who under­go coro­nary bypass surgery as a way to speed up their recov­ery and improve their qual­i­ty of life.”

To Learn More:

• Car­diac Surgery Can Impact Long-term Cog­ni­tive Functioning
• Does cog­ni­tive train­ing work? (For Whom? For What?)