Institution: Norwegian Institute of Science and Technology Investigator(s): Dr. Gro Løhaugen, Professor Jon Skranes, Professor Anders Dale Program: Cogmed JM Background & Aim: Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common motor disability in childhood (2-3 per 1000 live born) and is frequently accompanied by cognitive impairments and behavioral problems. Children with CP are at increased [...]

Institution: Hamad Hospital School Health Specialist Clinic, College of the North Atlantic-Qatar Investigator(s): Dr. Lori Bradshaw, Dr. Ann Nevin Program: Cogmed RM Background & Aim: Children with ADHD in the Middle East are often stigmatized in part due to a lack of community understanding of the disorder. They are often denied access to educational opportunities [...]

Institution: Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children’s Hospital (Parkville, Australia) & Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Investigator(s): Dr. Gehan Roberts, Dr. Jon Quach, Dr. Lisa Gold, Dr. Peter Anderson, Professor Field Rickards, Dr. Fiona Mensah, Dr. Jon Ainley, Dr. Susan Gathercole, Professor Melissa Wake Program: Cogmed RM Background & Aim: Working memory (WM) refers to [...]

Institution: Children’s National Medical Center Investigator(s): Dr. Kristina Hardy, Dr. Maria Teresa Acosta Program: Cogmed RM Background & Aim: The most common neurological complication of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is cognitive dysfunction, including reduced cognitive flexibility, attention, working memory (WM) capacity, inhibition and planning. The majority of children with NF1 evidence difficulty with sustained attention [...]

Institution: Norwegian University of Science and Technology Investigator(s): Dr. Jon Skranes, Dr. Ann-Mari Brubakk, Dr. Gro Løhaugen, Dr. Kristine Hermansen Grunewaldt Program: Cogmed RM Background & Aim: Children born preterm are at increased risk of neurological disabilities due to perinatal brain damage. Major impairments including cerebral palsy, mental retardation and impaired vision and hearing are [...]

Institution: University of Western Ontario Investigator(s): Dr. Lisa Archibald Program: Cogmed RM Background & Aim: Developmental language disorders are among the most common forms of childhood developmental pathology, estimated to occur in about 7% of kindergarten children. For most of these children, language difficulties will persist throughout school and even into adulthood. Often, these children [...]

Institution: University of Notre Dame Investigator(s): Dr. Bradley Gibson, Dr. William Kronenberger Program: Cogmed RM Background & Aim: Unsworth and Engle’s (2007) dual-component model of working memory (WM) holds that WM has two primary roles that are; “… (a) active maintenance of a limited amount of novel information in primary memory (PM), particularly in the [...]

Title: Working memory training: A randomized controlled treatment study in young ADHD children Institution: Karakter University Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Nijmegen) Investigator(s): Dr. Dorine Slaats Program: Cogmed JM Background & Aim: Although there is mounting evidence for the efficacy of working memory (WM) training in ADHD, several methodological limitations (small sample size, no [...]

Institution: University of California, Davis Investigator(s): Dr. Julie Schweitzer , Dr. Deborah L. Long, Dr. Catherine Fassbender, Danielle Mizuiri, Dr. J. Faye Dixon, Meghan Miller, Chloe Green Program: Cogmed RM Background & Aim: The DSM-IV-TR defines Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) as severe and persistent problems of inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity, across settings. ADHD is diagnosed [...]

Institution: Macquarie University Investigator(s): Dr. Melanie Porter, Stephanie Ross, Suzanne Benson, Dr. R. Brunsdon Program: Cogmed RM Background & Aim: Attention deficits are a common outcome following acquired brain injury (ABI) in children. These deficits can cause long term difficulties for the child academically and socially. In particular, school environments can cause great difficulties because [...]

Institution: Vanderbilt University Investigator(s): Dr. Bruce E. Compas, Dr. Sohee Park Aim: • Establish the feasibility and initial efficacy of a computerized cognitive remediation training program for adolescent survivors of pediatric brain cancer that can be easily administered at home • Evaluate the effectiveness of the computerized cognitive training program in enhancing cognition and brain [...]