Neurofeedback to Improve Working Memory in Mild Cognitive Impairment

Neurofeedback is a technique where brain functions are made accessible to the subject in the form of a metaphor. For instance, frontal brain activity may be shown as an airplane flying. Once the activity is made accessible, the subject can modulate it in a pre-specified direction. The parameters used to achieve successful feedback are made difficult over time and hence the brain is taught or conditioned to improve performance.

Subjects in this arm will undergo all of the same testing as active treatment. Music and video progression will not depend on brain activity. Instead feedback will be random.