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Training and transfer effects of executive functions in preschool children

Lisa Thorell, PhD, finds that preschool children with healthy working memory capacity can increase their working memory through training. These improvements were then shown to transfer to strengthen visual and auditory attention, providing evidence that unlike many forms of cognitive training, working memory training benefits other parts of the mind.

Adults of all ages see gains after training working memory

Helena Westerberg, PhD, demonstrates for the first time that working memory training is effective for adults of all ages with healthy working memory. Most notably, adults between the ages of 60 – 70 years of age increased their working memory to “regain” the working memory capacity of someone between 20 – 30 years of age.

Changes in cortical activity after training of working memory – a single-subject analysis

A recent study by Olesen, Westerberg and Klingberg [Olesen P, Westerberg H, Klingberg T. Increased prefrontal and parietal brain activity after training of working memory. Nat Neurosci 2004;7:75–9] showed that group analysis of brain activity data show increases in prefrontal and parietal cortices after WM training. In the present study we performed single-subject analysis of the changes in brain activity after five weeks of training.

Training of working memory in children with ADHD

A Swedish research team at the renowned Karolinska Institute reveal for the first time that working memory can be improved through computerized training. Led by neuroscientist Torkel Klingberg, MD, PhD, the findings challenged for the first time the long-held assumption that working memory is a fixed characteristic, unable to be changed.

Collaborators » Karolinska Institute

Changes in cortical dopamine D1 receptor binding associated with cognitive training

Training and transfer effects of executive functions in preschool children

Adults of all ages see gains after training working memory

Computerized working memory training after stroke – A pilot study

Changes in cortical activity after training of working memory – a single-subject analysis

Computerized training of working memory in children with ADHD – A randomized, controlled, trial

Increased prefrontal and parietal activity after training of working memory

Training of working memory in children with ADHD

Collaborators » Karolinska Institute

Changes in cortical dopamine D1 receptor binding associated with cognitive training

Training and transfer effects of executive functions in preschool children

Adults of all ages see gains after training working memory

The brain uses working memory to filter out irrelevant information

Computerized working memory training after stroke – A pilot study

Changes in cortical activity after training of working memory – a single-subject analysis

Computerized training of working memory in children with ADHD – A randomized, controlled, trial

Poor working memory widens gap between kids with ADHD and their peers

Increased prefrontal and parietal activity after training of working memory

Training of working memory in children with ADHD