Cogmed Working Memory Training | School-age

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Working-memory training in younger and older adults: training gains, transfer, and maintenance
Dopamine, working memory, and training induced plasticity: Implications for developmental research
The impact of working memory training in young people with social, emotional and behavioral difficulties
Interventions shown to aid executive function development in children 4 to 12 years old
Preliminary evidence that allelic variation in the LMX1A gene influences training related working memory improvement
Neural correlates of training-related working-memory gains in old age
Gains in fluid intelligence after training non-verbal reasoning in 4-year-old children: A controlled randomized study
Component analysis of verbal versus spatial working memory training in adolescents with ADHD: A randomized, controlled trial
Working Memory Training for Children with Cochlear Implants: A Pilot Study
A Controlled Trial of Working Memory Training for Children and Adolescents with ADHD
Effects of working memory training on reading in children with special needs
Training and Plasticity of Working Memory
Computerized training of working memory in a group of patients suffering from acquired brain injury
Working memory training for children with attention problems or hyperactivity: A school-based pilot study
Working memory deficits can be overcome: Impacts of training and medication on working memory in children with ADHD
Adaptive training leads to sustained enhancement of poor working memory in children
Changes in cortical dopamine D1 receptor binding associated with cognitive training
Training and transfer effects of executive functions in preschool children
Impact of computerized cognitive training on working memory, fluid intelligence, and science achievement
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

Working Memory Training for Children with Cochlear Implants: A Pilot Study

Institution: Indiana University Title: Working Memory Training for Children with Cochlear Implants: A Pilot Study Researcher(s): Kronenberger WG, Pisoni DB, Henning SC, Colson BG, Hazzard LM. Program: Cogmed RM Published: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research Summary This study investigated the efficacy of Cogmed training for improving memory and language skills in a sample [...]

A Controlled Trial of Working Memory Training for Children and Adolescents with ADHD

Institution: Ohio State University Title: A Controlled Trial of Working Memory Training for Children and Adolescents with ADHD Researcher(s): Steven J. Beck, Christine A. Hanson, Synthia S. Puffenberger, Kristen L. Benninger, William B. Benninger Program: Cogmed RM Published: Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, November 2010 Summary This study examined the efficacy of Cogmed [...]

Effects of working memory training on reading in children with special needs

Institution: Stockholm University Title: Effects of working memory training on reading in children with special needs Researcher(s): Karin I. E. Dahlin Program: Cogmed RM Published: Reading and Writing, May 2010 Funding: This study was supported by The Swedish Research Council Summary This study examined the efficacy of Cogmed training in improving reading comprehension development in [...]

Impact of working memory training on children with school-identified language difficulties – A pilot study

Research institution: Northumbria University Researchers: Joni Holmes, Darren Dunning, Danielle Fleck, and Susan Gathercole Training program used in research: Cogmed RM Status: Ongoing Working memory impairments are characteristic of children with language impairments. In this study we are piloting working memory training with a small group of children with language difficulties, measuring the impact of [...]

Making working memory really work: From the laboratory to the classroom and beyond

Research institution: University of York Researchers: Susan Gathercole and Joni Holmes Training program used in research: Cogmed RM Status: Ongoing In a new project funded by the ESRC that began in September 2010, researchers support two field trials of the working memory training program for children with poor working memory. These will be carried out [...]

Does working memory training benefit every child?

Research institution: Northumbria University Researchers: Joni Holmes, Darren Dunning, and Susan Gathercole Training program used in research: Cogmed RM Status: Ongoing Aim Researchers in the United Kingdom have recently shown that regular and sustained adaptive training in tasks that tax working memory enhances cognitive function in children with disorders of memory and attention. The aim [...]

Feasibility and outcomes of a home-based computerized cognitive training intervention for childhood brain tumor survivors

Research institution: Children’s Hospitals & Clinics of Minnesota Investigator(s): Dr. Bonnie Carlson-Greene, Dr. Anne Bendel, Meixia Liu Program: Cogmed RM Background & Aim: Treatment for childhood brain tumor, including surgery, cranial radiation therapy (CRT) and chemotherapy can have deleterious effects on the developing brain. Particularly, deficits in working memory (WM) and attention brought about by [...]

Effect of WM training on higher order cognitive functions and brain MRI findings in children exposed to drugs in the prenatal environment

Institution: University of Hawaii and Norwegian University of Science and Technology Investigator(s): Dr. Linda Chang, Dr. Jon Skranes Program: Cogmed RM Background & Aim: Methamphetamine (Meth), an addictive stimulant drug that is similar in structure to amphetamine is second only to alcohol and marihuana as the drug used most frequently in many Western and Midwestern [...]

The effect of computerized cognitive training on working memory and mathematical skill performance of inner-city children with mathematical learning disabilities

Research institution: Miami University Researchers: Michael Woodin Training program used in research: Cogmed RM Status: Ongoing Aim The present study seeks to complement and extend research by Holmes et al. (2009) by reexamining the effects of Cogmed Working Memory Training on three groups of students, similar in poor working memory performance, but different in mathematical [...]

Working memory training for clinically referred school age children with cognitive and learning disabilities

Institution: de Bascule Investigator(s): Dr. Anne-Claire Beernink, Marthe van der Donk Program: Cogmed RM Background & Aim: Research shows that children with ADHD have deficits in executive functions (attentional control, inhibition and working memory (WM)) that are vital for academic performance. Deficits in WM skills have been linked with problems in learning and classroom behavior [...]

Investigating the efficacy of Cogmed in children ADHD

Institution: GGZ Meerkanten Investigator(s): Dr. Meinte Vollema, Nick Damhuis Program: Cogmed RM Background & Aim: ADHD is a developmental disorder with a prevalence of 3 to 7 percent. Defining characteristics include hyperactivity, impulsiveness and difficulty retaining attention for a long period of time. Executive functions, particularly working memory (WM) are key deficits in ADHD. Although [...]

Working memory training in adolescents with pediatric bipolar disorder

Research institution: University of Illinois, Chicago Researchers: Dr. Mani Pavulluri, Dr. Alessandra Passarotti, & Dr. Linda Laatsch Training program used in research: Cogmed RM Status: Ongoing Summary Given that working memory deficits are associated with scholastic underachievement and poor interpersonal functions (Pavuluri et al., 2006; Barnett et al., 2009) and may worsen in pediatric bipolar [...]