Caglio M, Latini-Corazzini L, D'Agata F, Cauda F, Sacco K, Monteverdi S, Zettin M, Duca S, Geminiani G
Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Neurocase. 2012;18(2):123-31. doi: 10.1080/13554794.2011.568499.
The use of 3D video games in memory rehabilitation has been explored very little. A virtual navigation task allows participants to encode the spatial layout of the virtual environment and activate areas involved in memory processing. We describe the rehabilitation of a 24-year-old man with traumatic brain injury presenting memory deficits, and evaluate the efficacy of a navigational training program measuring neuropsychological changes and fMRI modification cerebral activations. Memory improvement appears to be present both after navigational training and in follow-up testing. Furthermore, fMRI data suggest that this training may increase activation of the hippocampal and parahippocampal brain regions. The results suggest that intensive training in virtual navigational tasks may result in an enhancement of memory function in brain-damaged adults.
3D视频游戏在记忆康复中的应用研究甚少。虚拟导航任务能让参与者对虚拟环境的空间布局进行编码，并激活参与记忆处理的区域。我们描述了一名患有创伤性脑损伤且存在记忆缺陷的24岁男性的康复情况，并评估了一项导航训练计划的效果，该计划通过测量神经心理学变化和功能磁共振成像（fMRI）对大脑激活的改变来进行评估。在导航训练后以及后续测试中，记忆均有改善。此外，fMRI数据表明，这种训练可能会增加海马体和海马旁脑区的激活。结果表明，对虚拟导航任务进行强化训练可能会增强脑损伤成年人的记忆功能。
