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Video game-based therapies are widely used in rehabilitation. Compared with conventional bilateral upper limb training (CBULT), the effects of video game-based bilateral upper limb training (VGBULT) on brain cortical activation and functional connectivity, still not fully clear. We have developed a VGBULT system, and measured the brain activity of 20 elderly subjects (10 male, mean age = 62.4 ± 5.8) while performing CBULT and VGBULT tasks by using functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). The results showed that the cerebral cortex of the two groups both showed significant activation (p < 0.05), compared with the baseline; In the VGBLUT group, the activation of motor cortex (MC) and prefrontal cortex (PFC) was stronger, and the functional connectivity between PFC and MC was also enhanced. This study showed that VGBULT is potentially more beneficial for the elderly neural activities and cognitive control, and provides a theoretical basis for future research and development of such rehabilitation products. Moreover, fNIRS is a reliable tool for tracking brain activation in the evaluation of retraining regimens.
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