Share of Cost, Studies Suggest that Computer Exercises May Offer New Hope for Alzheimer’s Patients
Thursday, Nov. 7th 2013 2:00 AM
Successful Interim Results from Harvard Clinical Trial Followed by Studies at Other Key Research Centers in the U.S. Yokneam, Israel – An emerging technology using focused computer brain exercises may offer new hope to Alzheimer’s patients and their families. The NeuroAD system works like this: patients solve challenging computer exercises ranging from identifying colors, shapes, letters and animals to solving memory games.
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