Game application shows promise for improving memory in MCI patients

Cognitive training has shown benefit for patients in the transitional stage between healthy aging and dementia. This stage, known as amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI), is characterized by memory difficulties and motivational issues. No treatments have been approved for Alzheimer’s disease since 2003, and there are no approved drugs for the treatment of cognitive impairment in aMCI patients. This highlights the need for new interventions. Alternative nonpharmacological strategies are being developed; however, currently available cognitive training methods generally do not address the motivational issues associated with this population, leading to high dropout rates. To overcome this, a team of researchers...