AUTHOR=Shin Joon-Ho , Jeong Eunju TITLE=Virtual reality-based music attention training for acquired brain injury: A protocol for randomized cross-over trial JOURNAL=Frontiers in Neurology VOLUME=14 YEAR=2023 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neurology/articles/10.3389/fneur.2023.1192181 DOI=10.3389/fneur.2023.1192181 ISSN=1664-2295 ABSTRACT=
Attention training is the primary step in the rehabilitation for patients with acquired brain injury (ABI). While active music performance has been reported to aid neural and functional recovery, its efficacy for patients with ABI remains uncertain due to methodological concerns. The purpose of the study is to develop a virtual reality-based music attention training (VR-MAT), which utilizes a visually guided, bilateral drumming in an immersive environment to train attention and executive functions. We also aims to examine the feasibility and effectiveness of the VR-MAT with a small sample size of participants (3–60 months after ABI,