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GOJI an Advanced Virtual Environment Supporting Training of Physical and Cognitive Activities to Prevent Dementia Occurrence in Elderly with Minor Cognitive Disorders

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Dementia incidence in populations of 65 years or over is about 9 % and doubles every 5 years of age and might be higher than 50 % at the older ages of human life, international epidemic studies foreseen dementia cases up to 48 million in 2020. Cognitive deficits affecting the person’s independence are main manifestations of dementia. The pathological process of disease precedes of decades the clinical manifestations and it suggests the possibility of early interventions in asymptomatic or early mild symptomatic individuals. This work presents the Goji project and its design phase of preventive program composed by a Virtual Environment for visuospatial (VSP) training and physiological evaluation of its efficacy.

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    Goji has received funding from the Ministry of University and Research within the “Progetto Invecchiamento” flagship program.

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  1. ITIA-CNR, Via E. Bassini, 15, 20133, Milan, Italy

    Marco Sacco, Claudia Redaelli, Andrea Zangiacomi & Luca Greci

  2. IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Via Ardeatina, 306, 00142, Rome, Italy

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  3. IMM-CNR, Via Monteroni C/O Ecotekne, 73100, Lecce, Italy

    Alessandro Leone

  4. IBFM-CNR, Via Fratelli Cervi, 93, 20090, Segrate (MI), Italy

    Alessandra Vezzoli

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Sacco, M. et al. (2015). GOJI an Advanced Virtual Environment Supporting Training of Physical and Cognitive Activities to Prevent Dementia Occurrence in Elderly with Minor Cognitive Disorders. In: Andò, B., Siciliano, P., Marletta, V., Monteriù, A. (eds) Ambient Assisted Living. Biosystems & Biorobotics, vol 11. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18374-9_40

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