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Cognitive Correctors

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Behavioral memory aids; Behavioral prosthetics; Cognitive archives; Cognitive assessors; Cognitive monitors; Cognitive orthotics; Cognitive robots; Cognitive trainers; External aids; Prosthetic devices

Definition

A device, external to the mind that enhances or replaces a memory or cognitive function.

Current Knowledge

According to Kim et al. (2015), there are two types of cognitive interventions: single domain and multi-domain. Single-domain cognitive correctors solve a specific problem. For example, a brain injury survivor may carry a sticky notepad to write down important information. Multi-domain cognitive correctors provide a wider variety of functions. For example, the same survivor may use a “smartphone” with a variety of features that support a large number of cognitive functions. Parente and Herrmann (2010) have summarized the variety of cognitive correctors in Table 1.

Cognitive Correctors, Table 1 Kinds of cognitive correctors
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  • Kim, G. H., Jeon, S., Im, K., Kwon, H., Lee, B. H., Kim, G. Y., ... Na, D. L. (2015). Structural brain changes after traditional and robot-assisted multi-domain cognitive training in community-dwelling healthy elderly. PLoS One, 10(4), e0123251.

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  • Parente, R., & Herrmann, D. (2010). Retraining cognition: Techniques and applications (pp. 283–303, Chap. 24). Austin: ProEd Publishers.

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  1. Department of Psychology, Towson University, Towson, MD, USA

    Rick Parente, Maria St. Pierre & Grace-Anna Chaney

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  1. Rick Parente
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Correspondence to Rick Parente .

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  1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA

    Jeffrey S. Kreutzer

  2. Kessler Foundation, Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ, USA

    John DeLuca

  3. Independent Practice, Wynnewood, PA, USA

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Parente, R., St. Pierre, M., Chaney, GA. (2018). Cognitive Correctors. In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57111-9_1083

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