Statistical Learning as a Tool for Rehabilitation in Spatial Neglect

Statistical Learning as a Tool for Rehabilitation in Spatial Neglect

We propose that neglect includes a disorder of representational updating. Representational updating refers to our ability to build mental models and adapt those models to changing experience. This updating ability depends on the processes of priming, working memory, and statistical learning. These processes in turn interact with our capabilities for sustained attention and precise temporal proc...

Spatial neglect: is rehabilitation effective?

Selection Criteria We selected controlled trials of cognitive rehabilitation for neglect in which at least 75% of the sample were stroke patients or separate stroke data were available. Two reviewers independently selected trials, extracted data, and assessed trial quality. We included 15 studies (8 in the United States, 7 in Europe) with 400 participants. A large number of different outcome me...

Cognitive rehabilitation for spatial neglect following stroke.

BACKGROUND Unilateral spatial neglect causes difficulty attending to one side of space. Various rehabilitation interventions have been used but evidence of their benefit is lacking. OBJECTIVES To assess whether cognitive rehabilitation improves functional independence, neglect (as measured using standardised assessments), destination on discharge, falls, balance, depression/anxiety and qualit...

Plasticity in spatial neglect: recovery and rehabilitation.

Hemineglect (synonymous: unilateral spatial neglect) denotes the impaired or lost ability to react to or process sensory stimuli (visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, imaginal) presented in the hemispace contralateral to a lesioned cerebral hemisphere or to act upon such stimuli motorically (motor neglect). Despite recovery of the most obvious signs of hemineglect in the first 2–3 months after...

Prism Adaptation: A Rehabilitation Technique for Spatial Neglect