Abstract:
This study aimed to examine the effect of brain exercise on cognitive performance and brainwave in healthy Thai office worker using digital media in daily life. Fourteen volunteers (1 male / 13 females) with aged 26.3-37.7 years were enrolled in this study. They were asked to practice brain exercise 5 days a week for 6 weeks. The participants were administered cognitive test, a Sustained Attention to Response Task (SART). The SART was performed prior to and after 3 weeks and after 6 weeks of the intervention. In addition, brainwaves (delta wave, theta wave, alpha wave, beta wave and gamma wave) were recorded during SART performing. The results showed the significant improvement in SART performance. The correct response (percent of NoGo success) was statistically increase from baseline at both week 3 and week 6 (p<0.01) and the error (percent of omission) was statistically decrease from baseline at both week 3 and week 6 (p<0.05). For brainwaves, six weeks of brain exercise statistically increased both theta and alpha brainwaves (p<0.05). This study concluded that 6-week brain exercise had a significant improving effect on cognitive performance and induced changes of theta and alpha brainwaves in healthy Thai office worker using digital media in daily life.