valuation of the usability of a cognitive training videogaming platform in the elderly

MARÍA EMILIA CLÉMENT; MELINA VLADISAUSKAS; MIGUEL A. MARTIN; DANIELA MACARIO CABRAL; PABLO IOLI; ANDREA P. GOLDIN

Virtual

Congreso; XXXV Reunión de la Sociedad Argentina de Investigación en Neurociencias (SAN); 2020

Sociedad Argentina de Investigación en Neurociencias

Dementia is one of the leading causes of disability and dependency in olderpeople around the world; its prevalence is increasing rapidly, and it has no cure.Before its onset, there is a phase of transition called Mild Cognitive Impairment(MCI), which seems a promising period to test treatments to delay dementia.Cognitive training is a therapy currently tested worldwide in people with MCI asprevention and treatment tool.In Argentina, almost a quarter of the population >60 years old has somedegree of cognitive impairment that affects their quality of life. The literatureshows a pevalence of 15% for MCI impairment and 8.3% for dementia for thisgroup*. Mate Marote is an Argentine free software specifically designed to trainexecutive functions. While it was tested in 5-to-8 year olds with excellentresults**, Mate Marote games were never tested in older adults.