Desarrollo de aplicaciones multitarea para el estudio de la mejora del rendimiento cognitivo en pacientes con enfermedades neurodegenerativas

Abstract

Life expectancy has doubled over four generations, so how to get in good physical and mental faculties is one of the concerns of science. The study of cognitive performance and how to alleviate it, groups diverse areas of work, such us: the brain training projects, through computer applications. Although these studies are still in an embryonic state, since long-term data and results are required, it is clear that this type of activity can contribute positively. This paper presents, how applications for this purpose have been developed that, although based on classical dynamics, are being designed, programmed, adapted and customized for this study. To this end, a set of "non action" games have been programmed with unrelated independent tasks, where the user will train different facets and abilities, submitting the brain to an extra job that is expected to be positive and complements an improvement in the cognitive deterioration process. Simultaneously for the control, monitoring and examination of these competences, an interactive platform has been created on the Internet where samples will be taken via online test of the progress.