Diseño e implementación de una herramienta computacional dinámica para mejorar las habilidades de memoria de adultos mayores, y comprobar su eficacia por medio de la detección de actividad cerebral utilizando imágenes de resonancia magnética

Abstract

The present work aims at image processing memory brain activity in older adults using functional magnetic resonance imaging. For which was selected 12 suitable patients whose average age is 76 years. To evaluate brain activity the N-back paradigm was used, which was implemented in the E-prime program (Psychology software tools, 2016). With regard to image processing analysis, it was done with parametric stadistical maps SPM (Wellcome Neuroimaging, 2016a). At the intervention stage was designed dynamic computational tools, in order to train these persons in the development of their memory capacity, for which 3 memory tasks was implemented based in the OnMente program (Mouriz et al., 2016). Finally, using anatomical acquisitions sequences, the gray mass and white mass volumes were calculated by through the images processing using MATLAB, in order to evaluate the differences that exists before and after intervention, which lasted 5 months.