Dear Colleagues,

Technology has significantly changed the practice of current clinical neuropsychology. Recent research has started to show how coupling of new technologies with standard neuropsychological tools is able to detect clinical cues not otherwise obtainable. For instance, as digital assessment methods grow, early identification of persons with emergent neurological illness can be improved, and more timely effective treatments can be planned. More sophisticated and less invasive neuroimaging techniques with better spatial–temporal resolution can afford a better understanding of the neural contributors to cognitive aging. In general, technological advances can also help us to enter patients’ world and track their real cognitive functioning, as influenced by their surrounding environment.

In this Special Issue, we are interested in studies focused on the application of new technologies to the investigation and support of normal and pathological cognitive aging. We aim to attract empirical articles dealing with the impact of applied technologies (i.e., computerized neuropsychological assessments, virtual reality training, innovative neuroimaging techniques, neuromodulation tools, etc.) on the assessment and training of cognitive domains (i.e., memory, temporal and spatial orientation, attention, concentration, and executive functions) in patients and healthy controls. Studies recruiting large samples of participants and/or adopting a longitudinal perspective are strongly encouraged. Review articles on the current state-of-the-art in the field are also welcome.

Potential topics include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Computerized cognitive stimulation studies in neurodegenerative diseases;
• Neuroimaging, electrophysiology, and optical imaging studies of cognitive stimulation in dementias, other neurodegenerative conditions and/or healthy controls;
• Empirical studies using virtual reality technologies for cognitive stimulation purposes of neurodegenerative patients and/or healthy controls;
• Empirical studies using novel technologies to assist cognitively impaired patients;
• Long-term studies on the differences in quality of various cognitive stimulation techniques for patients with neurodegenerative disorders and/or healthy controls.

Dr. Marco Cavallo
Dr. Susana I. Justo-Henriques
Guest Editors

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• applied technologies
• assessment
• cognitive functions
• cognitive rehabilitation
• computerized training
• healthy aging
• neurodegenerative conditions
• neuromodulation
• virtual reality