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Use of computer for reality‐orientation in a man with cognitive deficits
Author(s) -
Mathew George
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of the british institute of mental handicap (apex)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.633
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1468-3156
pISSN - 0261-9997
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3156.1987.tb00413.x
Subject(s) - orientation (vector space) , recall , cognition , space (punctuation) , psychology , relation (database) , human–computer interaction , cognitive psychology , computer science , neuroscience , mathematics , data mining , geometry , operating system
In selected people with brain damage, the computer can be used with advantage to aid their orientation in relation to time and space, and for recall of significant recent events. A program was written, which enabled the man described below to use a computer as an electronic diary.