Ayurvedic Approach on Memory Stimulation in Guadeloupe: A Pilot Study | Chapter 01 | Issues and Development in Health Research Vol. 6

Background: We decided to give cognitive stimulation sessions in order to avoid Alzheimer's disease.

Our study's objectives are to assess the effectiveness of cognitive stimulation over three months, as well as to estimate the effects of the three ayurvedic constitutional categories on the effectiveness of cognitive stimulation.

Methods: We used self-assessment questionnaires that included Prakriti and memory complaint, as well as several scales of perceived health (cognitive, physical, mental, and well-being/quality of life) and an associative memory test to look at the ayurvedic categories, overall health perceptions, associative memory complaint, and evolution in 28 healthy elderly people at T1 and T2 (three months later), as well as 12 healthy controls who weren't stimulated.

The Pitta-Kapha population has the highest representation. Between the two eras, the severity of cognitive and holistic state reduces, but not physical health. Cognitive and memory problems are either minor or non-existent. We may evaluate our health perception and associative memory predictions using regression models.

Conclusion: Cognitive stimulation is beneficial, and ayurvedic categories provide a valuable framework for understanding individual differences in cognitive functioning in healthy older adults.

Author(S) Details

Yenkamala Mina Ananda
Department of Research, Ayurvedic Institute of Guadeloupe, Capesterre-Belle-Eau, 97130 Guadeloupe, French West Indies, USA.

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Multifactorial Cognitive Training can Slow down the Cognitive Decline in Early Alzheimer Patients: Advanced Study | Chapter 15 | Challenges in Disease and Health Research Vol. 1

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most frequent dementia in the over 70-year-old people. Among the strategies examined to slow down the progression of AD, cognitive stimulation is underexplored. Yet, numerous studies showed that at early stage of AD, the brain is still able to show plasticity. Therefore, an adapted cognitive training can be considered as an efficient tool to fight the cognitive side of the pathology.  Objective: In the present study we investigate the potential of a memory and attention cognitive training to face the cognitive deficit observed in mild to moderate AD patients (n = 12; MMSE: 22.1 ± 0.9).  Methods: We proposed a training program (15 sessions from 90 to 120 min every two weeks) using a large set of memory and attentional tasks as well as various semantic tasks. Particular attention was given to the personalization of the difficulty level and content of the tasks as well as to the minimization of errors and negative experiences. Another important aspect of the training was the involvement of the caregiver in the training process during and between the sessions.  Results: Our results show a positive impact of our training program on one memory process, i.e., the recall, and one executive ability, i.e., verbal fluency. The impact on recall highlight that a memory training using recognition as retrieval mode can help improving recall in AD patients in the early stage as we already showed it in a MCI patients. The impact on verbal fluency shows that training the manipulation of semantic material through many different tasks may improve access to the lexicon.  Conclusion: The present results bring new data showing that at early stage of the disease, an adapted cognitive training program has the potential to slow down the cognitive decline of the disease.

Author (s) Details

Béatrice Alescio-Lautier
Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, LNSC, FR3C, Marseille, France

Bernard-François Michel
Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, LNSC, FR3C, Marseille, France and Department of Neurological Behavior, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Sainte-Marguerite Hospital, Marseille, France.

Caroline Chambon
Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, LNSC, FR3C, Marseille, France

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