Effect of LORETA Z-score Neurofeedback on Language, Working Memory, and Attention in People With Aphasia
Objectives: Aphasia is a language disorder caused by damage to a specific region of the brain that regulates the expression and comprehension of language. For many years, attempts to rehabilitate aphasic patients have been made. In this study, the efficacy of low-resolution electromagnetic tomograph...
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| author | Farnaz Faridi Hayat Ameri Masoud Nosratabadi Seyed Majid Akhavan Hejazi Robert W Thatcher |
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| description | Objectives: Aphasia is a language disorder caused by damage to a specific region of the brain that regulates the expression and comprehension of language. For many years, attempts to rehabilitate aphasic patients have been made. In this study, the efficacy of low-resolution electromagnetic tomography analysis (LORETA) z-score neurofeedback (LZNFB) training for enhancing language, working memory, and attention in a group of 13 non-fluent aphasic patients was investigated.
Methods: The quantitative electroencephalography (QEEG)/LORETA and behavioral tests were administered at baseline and after 15 LZNFB treatment sessions. Using the NeuroGuide software, version 3.0.9, the LORETA analysis was conducted
Results: The LORETA metrics revealed an increased high beta at the orbital frontal, beta at the medial frontal, and Alpha at the superior frontal, as well as decreased delta and theta at the cingulate gyrus. The behavioral tests revealed improved scores for language, working memory, and attention.
Discussion: These results are extremely encouraging, as they suggest that LZNFB training could provide a range of improvements and offer new hopes to individuals with aphasia who were unable to achieve satisfactory improvements with conventional therapies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a97db62083074f6e8ec8d86c4286fbd02024-02-07T07:51:06ZengNegah Institute for Scientific CommunicationIranian Rehabilitation Journal1735-36021735-36102023-12-01214711720Effect of LORETA Z-score Neurofeedback on Language, Working Memory, and Attention in People With AphasiaFarnaz Faridi0Hayat Ameri1Masoud Nosratabadi2Seyed Majid Akhavan Hejazi3Robert W Thatcher4 Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Behavioral Sciences, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Department of Head, Brain, and Spinal Cord Injuries, Rofeideh Hospital, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Applied Neuroscience Inc, St. Petersburg, United States. Objectives: Aphasia is a language disorder caused by damage to a specific region of the brain that regulates the expression and comprehension of language. For many years, attempts to rehabilitate aphasic patients have been made. In this study, the efficacy of low-resolution electromagnetic tomography analysis (LORETA) z-score neurofeedback (LZNFB) training for enhancing language, working memory, and attention in a group of 13 non-fluent aphasic patients was investigated. Methods: The quantitative electroencephalography (QEEG)/LORETA and behavioral tests were administered at baseline and after 15 LZNFB treatment sessions. Using the NeuroGuide software, version 3.0.9, the LORETA analysis was conducted Results: The LORETA metrics revealed an increased high beta at the orbital frontal, beta at the medial frontal, and Alpha at the superior frontal, as well as decreased delta and theta at the cingulate gyrus. The behavioral tests revealed improved scores for language, working memory, and attention. Discussion: These results are extremely encouraging, as they suggest that LZNFB training could provide a range of improvements and offer new hopes to individuals with aphasia who were unable to achieve satisfactory improvements with conventional therapies.http://irj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-1785-en.pdfaphasialoreta neurofeedbacklanguageworking memoryattention |
| spellingShingle | Farnaz Faridi Hayat Ameri Masoud Nosratabadi Seyed Majid Akhavan Hejazi Robert W Thatcher Effect of LORETA Z-score Neurofeedback on Language, Working Memory, and Attention in People With Aphasia Iranian Rehabilitation Journal aphasia loreta neurofeedback language working memory attention |
| title | Effect of LORETA Z-score Neurofeedback on Language, Working Memory, and Attention in People With Aphasia |
| title_full | Effect of LORETA Z-score Neurofeedback on Language, Working Memory, and Attention in People With Aphasia |
| title_fullStr | Effect of LORETA Z-score Neurofeedback on Language, Working Memory, and Attention in People With Aphasia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of LORETA Z-score Neurofeedback on Language, Working Memory, and Attention in People With Aphasia |
| title_short | Effect of LORETA Z-score Neurofeedback on Language, Working Memory, and Attention in People With Aphasia |
| title_sort | effect of loreta z score neurofeedback on language working memory and attention in people with aphasia |
| topic | aphasia loreta neurofeedback language working memory attention |
| url | http://irj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-1785-en.pdf |
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