ABSTRACT
This chapter covers results obtained from the Newcastle Cognitive Retraining Programme (NCRP) study. The evidence of significant improvement in memory performance during training was paralleled by results obtained from another training programme addressing memory functioning—PROMEM. Results from programmes focusing upon other types of cognitive performance were slightly less impressive when examined by t-test analyses. Neither of the speed variables examined, reflecting speed of decision making and accuracy, indicated significant improvement during training. The remaining NCRP tasks of ROADRIGHT, VISCAN, and SPEED all include response time measurement. Within the subgroup of five stroke patients there is no single subject who offers ideal case study results for the training experience. However, in a number of ways, subject 15 (EH) offers a good example. He was close to the average age of stroke patients at 66 years, and the issue of any continuing spontaneous recovery did not arise in his case, as EH suffered his stroke 4 years prior to entering the NCRP.
