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Dejian Mind-Body Intervention Improves the Cognitive Functions of a Child with Autism
Joint Authors
Han, Yvonne M. Y.
Shi, Dejian
Sze, Sophia L.
Cheung, Mei-Chun
Leung, Winnie W. M.
Chan, Agnes S.
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-03-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
There has been increasing empirical evidence for the enhancing effects of Dejian Mind-Body Intervention (DMBI), a traditional Chinese Shaolin healing approach, on human frontal brain activity/functions, including patients with autism who are well documented to have frontal lobe problems.
This study aims to compare the effects of DMBI with a conventional behavioural/cognitive intervention (CI) on enhancing the executive functions and memory of a nine-year-old boy with low-functioning autism (KY) and to explore possible underlying neural mechanism using EEG theta cordance.
At post-one-month DMBI, KY's inhibitory control, cognitive flexibility, and memory functioning have significantly improved from “severely-to-moderately impaired” to “within-normal” range.
This improvement was not observed from previous 12-month CI.
Furthermore, KY showed increased cordance gradually extending from the anterior to the posterior brain region, suggesting possible neural mechanism underlying his cognitive improvement.
These findings have implicated potential applicability of DMBI as a rehabilitation program for patients with severe frontal lobe and/or memory disorders.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chan, Agnes S.& Sze, Sophia L.& Cheung, Mei-Chun& Han, Yvonne M. Y.& Leung, Winnie W. M.& Shi, Dejian. 2011. Dejian Mind-Body Intervention Improves the Cognitive Functions of a Child with Autism. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chan, Agnes S.…[et al.]. Dejian Mind-Body Intervention Improves the Cognitive Functions of a Child with Autism. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Chan, Agnes S.& Sze, Sophia L.& Cheung, Mei-Chun& Han, Yvonne M. Y.& Leung, Winnie W. M.& Shi, Dejian. Dejian Mind-Body Intervention Improves the Cognitive Functions of a Child with Autism. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-480645
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-480645