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Online Grammatical Reasoning Training for Older Adults
Sponsor: University of Exeter
Summary
The START study will investigate the impact of playing a Grammatical Reasoning brain training task on overall brain function (cognition) and day-to-day function in people over 50. .
Official title: Impact of Short-term Intensive Online Grammatical Reasoning Training on Cognition and Function in Adults Over 50: An Online Randomised Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
50 Years - 100 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
6544
Start Date
2017-03-31
Completion Date
2018-11-30
Last Updated
2026-05-04
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Grammatical Reasoning
START measures the ability to determine the relationships among different shape combinations which are assigned to grammatical statements about them which can be either correct or incorrect. It is a measure of attention, working memory and executive control.
Card Pairs
A basic picture-matching task.
Locations (1)
University of Exeter Medical School
Exeter, United Kingdom