Cogmed Working Memory Training

Computerized training of working memory in a group of patients suffering from acquired brain injury

Institution: Linköping University Title: Computerized training of working memory in a group of patients suffering from acquired brain injury Researcher(s): Lundqvist A, Grundström K, Samuelsson K, Rönnberg J. Program: Cogmed QM Published: Brain Injury, September 2010 Summary This study examined the efficacy of Cogmed training on 21 subjects (mean age 43.2 years) with a working [...]

Assessing the impact of memory training on academic attainment in University students with ADHD-like symptoms

Research institution: Northumbria University Researchers: Joni Holmes, Maurice Place, Colin Hamilton, Delia Wakelin, Sara King Training program used in research: Cogmed RM Status: Ongoing Recent research has indicated that academic performance is comparatively lower in students who score highly on ADHD self-report questionnaires than students who score in the normal range on the same measures. [...]

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 effects of cognitive remediation on ADHD symptoms

Researchers: Michel Bader Training program used in research: Cogmed RM and Cogmed QM Status: Ongoing Overview Neuroimaging studies have begun to document both structural and functional pathological changes in fronto-subcortical-cerebellar circuits in ADHD patients, but the utility of the findings are limited for purposes of diagnosis. However, it is possible that a better and more [...]

Cogmed training and coaching: Improving cognitive symptoms and quality of life in aging adults

Research institution: Mercer University Researchers: Hyer, L., Atkinson, M.M., Dhabliwala, J., Scoggins, C., and Yeager, C. Training program used in research: Cogmed QM Status: Poster presented at 2009 meeting of National Academy of Neuropsychology (NAN). This study is still ongoing. Overview To date, cognitive rehabilitation (CR) has not been systematically assessed in various forms of [...]

Training of WM for adults with acquired brain injury

Working memory impairment is one of the most common symptoms after acquired brain injury. The difficulties are reported by the patients as impaired concentration. After completed rehabilitation programs many patients still struggle with working memory deficits. Anna Lundqvist PhD, Neuropsychologist and Kersti Samuelsson PhD, MScOT at the University Hospital Linköping. Department of Clinical Rehabilitation.

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.

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Computerized training of working memory in a group of patients suffering from acquired brain injury

Assessing the impact of memory training on academic attainment in University students with ADHD-like symptoms

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

The effects of cognitive remediation on ADHD symptoms

Cogmed training and coaching: Improving cognitive symptoms and quality of life in aging adults

Training of WM for adults with acquired brain injury

Changes in cortical dopamine D1 receptor binding associated with cognitive training

Researchers present on working memory training at AACAP meeting

Adults of all ages see gains after training working memory

Working-age

Computerized training of working memory in a group of patients suffering from acquired brain injury

Assessing the impact of memory training on academic attainment in University students with ADHD-like symptoms

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

The effects of cognitive remediation on ADHD symptoms

Cogmed training and coaching: Improving cognitive symptoms and quality of life in aging adults

Training of WM for adults with acquired brain injury

Changes in cortical dopamine D1 receptor binding associated with cognitive training

Strong working memory curbs daydreaming

Researchers present on working memory training at AACAP meeting

Improving fluid intelligence with training on working memory

Adults of all ages see gains after training working memory

The brain uses working memory to filter out irrelevant information