Kessler Foundation
This study seeks to conduct a pilot study to test whether a cognitive training program can improve processing speed abilities in individuals with acute traumatic spinal cord injury.
Spinal cord injury (SCI) newly affects approximately 18,000 persons in the US per year. Decades of research have focused on the physical limitations associated with SCI, as well as therapies for addressing these physical problems. However, it is becoming better acknowledged that many individuals experience significant problems with their cognitive abilities, such as attention, memory, and the time it takes them to process information. Research has shown that people who have cognitive difficulties, compared to those with a purely physical disability, are less likely to be employed, engage in fe…
Inclusion Criteria: * 18-65 years old * recent traumatic SCI (approximately 6 months post-injury) Exclusion Criteria: * no other significant neurological, psychiatric or substance use history * no significantly impairing visual disturbance
game-like computerized activities
game-like computerized activities
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