ABSTRACT
The primary aim of the Newcastle study was to obtain information relating to the clinical effectiveness of a microcomputer-based training package and to answer a broad question which had arisen in the context of long-term and short-term planning of services to the brain-injured population within the catchment area of the Northern Regional Neurological Centre. Computer facilities and the expertise to design a computer-based cognitive retraining programme were available so that running of such a programme was a practical possibility. In the long term, consideration was being given to the inclusion of a cognitive retraining module within a comprehensive rehabilitation programme. The development by the individual undergoing retraining of alternative strategies in performing the task was regarded as an important component of the program. Subjects were asked by the training supervisor about the way in which they were performing the task.
