Cutting-Edge Technologies in Breathwork for Learning Disabilities in Special Education

Eleni Mitsea (), Athanasios Drigas () and Charalampos Skianis ()
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Eleni Mitsea: Net Media Lab Mind - Brain R&D ΙΙΤ - N.C.S.R. "Demokritos" , Athens, Greece / Information & Communication Systems Engineering Department, University of the Aegean, Samos
Athanasios Drigas: Net Media Lab Mind - Brain R&D ΙΙΤ - N.C.S.R. "Demokritos" , Athens, Greece
Charalampos Skianis: Information & Communication Systems Engineering Department, University of the Aegean, Samos

Technium Social Sciences Journal, 2022, vol. 34, issue 1, 136-157

Abstract: The purpose of the current review study is to shed light on the relationship between breathing and learning disabilities, to investigate the efficacy of breathwork as an intervention strategy, and finally, to identify the role of assistive technologies in breathing training interventions. The results of this study revealed a close relationship between breathing problems and learning, mental or/and behavioral disorders. In addition, it was found that breath-control training can help people with various disorders to improve cognitive and metacognitive abilities, to better manage emotional and behavioral problems, and achieve better learning outcomes. Technologies such as robots, virtual reality, mobile apps, and digital games were found to assist breathing training in various ways fostering therapeutic outcomes. We conclude that breathing training should constitute not just an alternative method of intervention but an essential practice for prevention and intervention in daily life, in school settings, at home, and workplace. It is essential to train appropriate breathing habits as early as possible in young children because many of the damaging effects on cognitive functions by disordered breathing can have lasting consequences.

Keywords: Learning disabilities; breathing disorders; virtual reality; robotics; brain-computer interface; biofeedback; mobile apps; digital games; telehealth services; metacognition in breathing; academic achievement; cognitive and emotional regulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.47577/tssj.v34i1.7102

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