EFFECTS OF NEUROPLASTICITY BASED BRAIN GYM EXERCISES IN IMPROVING ATTENTION AMONG ADULTS

*Manjula S., Dr. P. Senthil Selvam, Dr. S. S. Subramanian and Dr. Kumaresan A.

ABSTRACT

Background: Brain Gym Exercises significantly improves the attention function of the adults. There is a tremendous impact of Brain Gym on the adults, after two weeks of implementation of brain gym program. There was an increase in memory, cognitive function, concentration, attention and alertness to reduce senility or dementia. Aim and Objective of The Study: The main aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of neuroplasticity based brain Gym Exercises in improving attention among adults. Need of the Study: Attention deficit can be frustrating, but most of the time they aren’t cause for concern. Age related changes are not the same thing as dementia. There are many ways to improve cognitive skills, prevent lack of attention and protect the grey matter, especially Brain Gym exercises are given to overcome such problems in adults. Method: 30 Subjects falling in the age of 30-40 yrs, who were noticed as suffering from attention deficit, were separated into two groups. 15 subjects included in the experimental group were given brain gym exercises and the remaining 15 subjects included under the control group were treated with brain gym exercises for a period of six weeks, one hour per day for 5 days per week. The outcome measure used was attention control scale. Result: The data collected were statistically analyzed by paired t-test. From the result of the statistics, it was found out that the attention span of the subjects was increased. Conclusion: The study concluded that brain gym exercise was more effective in improving attention among adults.

Keywords: Brain gym exercise, cognition, attention, attention deficit, attention control scale.