Cogmed in the media
Below is a selection of Cogmed-related articles with corresponding web links.
NBC Providence, August 27
A recent Health Check segment on NBC Channel 10 in Providence, RI features the story of a local nine-year-old boy who struggles in school because of his limited working memory. On the recommendation Larry Hirshberg, Ph.D., Bernier has started Cogmed Working Memory Training and is beginning to see the results after only three sessions.
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HR Professional
A byline article from HR consultant Brian Rogers appeared in the August/September 2008 issue of HR Professional. The piece examines the impact of poor working memory on professionals and discusses how Cogmed working Memory Training is one option for employers to help improve performance in the workplace.
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Scientific American Mind, July 2008 - Your Inner Spam Filter
An article in the July 2008 issue of Scientific American Mind examines how the human brain works to filter relevant and irrelevant information. Torkel Klingberg, Cogmed founder and professor of neuroscience at Stockholm’s Karolinska Institute, comments on the vital role that working memory capacity plays in this crucial process. The article is available for a fee at www.sciam.com.
Boston Globe, June 30, 2008
An article in the Boston Globe examines how growing research is challenging long held assumptions about attention and our ability to improve it. The piece highlights leading studies – including Dr. Tokel Klingberg’s breakthrough research on Cogmed Working Memory Training - that are providing new insights into how kids and adults focus in an increasingly distracted world.
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The Psychologist, May, 2008
The Psychologist, May, 2008
In a recent lecture at the annual conference of The British Psychological Society, Susan E. Gathercole, PhD, examines the impact of working memory problems on grade school and high school students. She provides a compelling profile of a student struggling with working memory who is often mislabeled as inattentive and ultimately bound for academic failure. Focusing on the classroom, Gathercole details how Cogmed Working Memory Training spells new hope for the 10 percent of students who experience working memory problems.
Hamilton Spectator, April 25, 2008
An article on Cogmed training at Dr. Steve Barker's practice in Hamilton, Canada, and on the emergence of cognitive training sofware as a new industry. The story features the case of 10-year-old Samantha and the remarkable improvements in her school life after completing Cogmed training.
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Brain fitness seen as hot industry
Reuters, March 12, 2008
A March 12 article on the budding brain fitness market leads with the story of Alex George, a young boy from Ventura County, CA who dramatically improved his academic performance after completing Cogmed Working Memory Training. Cogmed’s CEO, Jonas Jendi comments in the article as well, stressing the importance of sound peer-reviewed research in validating brain training products for all ages. The story ran in numerous publications, including Scientific American and the Hamilton Spectator.
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New Scientist, January 12, 2008
A January article in New Scientist examines the brain fitness trend, evaluating the increasing number of programs popping up on the market. The article features Cogmed founder, Dr. Torkel Klingberg, who cautions people to be scientific when approaching cognitive training. "Brain training is where internal medicine was in the 19th century. We need to find the specific conditions under which it works," said Klingberg, who points to working memory training as one successful application.
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The Canadian Jewish News, December 6, 2007
A December article in the Canadian Jewish News reports on JVS Toronto’s announcement that is will offer Cogmed Working Memory Training. JVS was the first Canadian practice to provide the program. Two of the world’s foremost experts on working memory, Drs. Rosemary Tannock and Torkel Klingberg, were on hand for the event and commented for the article.
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ADDitude Magazine, December Issue, 2007
An article in the December/January issue of ADDitude Magazine reviews some of the most prominent complementary treatments for attention deficits. The article correctly identifies Cogmed as the lone non-pharmaceutical intervention backed by substantial peer-reviewed research. The piece includes interviews with Dr. Bradley Gibson, lead author of the Notre Dame study, and Dr. Barbara Ingersoll, a clinical associate professor in West Virginia University’s department of behavioral medicine and psychiatry and a Cogmed qualified practitioner.
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Ventura County Parent, November Issue, 2007
An article in Ventura County Parent features the story of Alex George, a ten-year-old boy who struggled in school before completing Cogmed Working Memory Training. The article praises Cogmed for appealing to today’s youth through a game-like software.
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Science Daily, October 15, 2007
ADHD is an increasingly frequent complex mental disorder in children with partly devastating consequences for the child's further development and the families. There are new and very promising strategies of research to develop more appropriate treatments that specifically refer to the patient's basic neuropsychological dysfunctions and mechanisms.
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Hamilton Spectator, September 10, 2007
A September 10th article in the Hamilton Spectator outlines the challenges that children face in developing a healthy working memory. "We ramp up the academic demands on children at an early age. We change the style of teaching, so that students explore a subject, rather than learn a step-by-step process to guide them through. Finally, we immerse them in a fast-paced TV/Internet world that offers refresh and replay instead of remember. Working memory is suffering." The article features the story of Ellie Honan, a nine-year-old who struggled with working memory and executive function before performing Cogmed Working Memory Training this past summer.
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Boston Globe, September 4, 2007
A September 4th article in the Boston Globe examines the growing awareness of executive function and how it affects academic performance. The article features Ellie Honan, a nine-year-old from Boston who struggled with working memory and executive function before performing Cogmed Working Memory Training this past summer. "Last year my hair would stand on end just thinking about Ellie going back to school," said Ellie’s mom, Christine. This year, Ellie says, "I'm excited about going to fourth grade. It's going to be my best year ever."
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Clinical Psychiatry News, July 2007
A recent article in Clinical Psychiatry News examines the first U.S. validation study on the effects of Cogmed Working Memory Training on children with ADHD. The study, led by Dr. Bradley Gibson, professor of psychology at University of Notre Dame, was conducted in 2005. The results were presented at a conference in Boston earlier this year. “There were significant decreases in inattentive and hyperactive/impulsive symptoms as rated by parents and a significant decrease in inattentive symptoms as rated by teachers,” said Gibson.
NBC Chicago, July 30, 2007
A July 30, 2007 feature story on NBC Chicago covered the story of Peter Schemper, a fourteen year old boy whose ADHD turned simple homework assignments into grueling ordeals. Peter found an answer to these troubles in Cogmed Working Memory Training, which he completed earlier in the year through his psychologist, Dr. Kim Lodewyk. Since the training, he has noticed significant improvements in his ability to focus, listen and articulate when he needs help. "It challenges you a lot,” Peter said of the training, “but it's really helpful."
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NBC Cleveland, July 10, 2007
July 10, 2007 segment that aired on NBC Cleveland (WKYC) tells the story of Chris Tonelli, a 20 year old whose lifelong struggle with ADHD negatively impacted his professional life. Through his physician, Dr. Lavin, Chris completed Cogmed Working Memory Training and has seen the benefits at work. “With ADHD my mind was going a million miles a minute” Chris said, “This was something that really let me slow down and think.”
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Education Week, June 4, 2007.
An article published on June 4th in Education Week examines Cogmed Working Memory Training, the scientific research behind it, and its potential for impacting academic performance. “Cogmed Working Memory Training offers a real chance of significant improvement in working memory, which underpins a lot of academic skills,” said Dr. Christopher Lucas of NYU, “and that’s important.”
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The Naperville Sun, May 29, 2007.
An article titled “Mind Games for brain power” appeared in the May 29th edition of the Naperville Sun, a local daily paper serving a western suburb of Chicago. The piece features Cogmed Working Memory Training and profiles two local families who are seeing the differences it has made in the lives of their children.
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The Chicago Tribune, May 22, 2007.
A May 22nd article in the Chicago Tribune titled “Giving a child a better mind” examines working memory, its importance in daily life and how Cogmed has helped a local girl named Becky to reach her full potential. "The way Becky remembers how things should be done has translated into math and spelling," said her mother, who noticed changes at school and at home after Becky completed the training. “She remembers where she puts things. She now has an innate sense of organization."
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Northwest Herald, April 9, 2007.
Living with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Video of interview with Dr Roger Gronau.
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Notre Dame Psychologist discusses Cogmed Working Memory Training
Dr. Bradley Gibson, associate professor at the University of Notre Dame and director of the Perception and Attention Lab there, recently spoke with Alvaro Fernandez of SharpBrains. Dr. Gibson discussed his independent validation of Cogmed’s Working Memory Training program. Gibson conducted a study of children with attention deficit symptoms who used Cogmed’s program. The positive results help validate that working memory can be trained. Children in Gibson’s study showed a reduction in ADHD symptoms as well as increased working memory and reasoning skills. Gibson’s study has been accepted for presentation at Society for Research in Child Development conference in March 2007.
Read the full interview here: ADD/ ADHD and working memory training: interview with Notre Dame's Bradley Gibson
Janesville Gazette – Dec. 2, 2006
"Taking ADHD treatment down a new path". By Catherine Idzerda
Summary
Reporter Catherine Idzerda spotlights the success of Cogmed’s Working Memory Training program in the U.S. The article features Notre Dame professor or psychology Bradley Gibson’s pilot study of 15 children with ADHD who dramatically improved their working memories through the Cogmed training program. According to Gibson’s study, parents and teachers observed significant improvements in the subjects’ attention spans and ability to complete tasks. The story also highlights Janesville psychologist Roger Gronau, who provides Cogmed’s Working Memory Training program in his area... Read the full story
The Stanford Daily, May 23, 2006
"RoboMemo remobilizes working memory - Pair of education grad students work with junior high school to improve memory" By Leslie Georgatos
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The South Bend Tribune.com, May 2006
"Attention, Please - Memory exercises reduce symptoms of ADHD". By David Rumbach
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Attention! Chadd.org Vol.13, No.3 2006
"Promising Practices -Working Memory Training for Children with AD/HD". By Mark Katz, Ph.D.
Sharpbrains.com, September 25, 2006
Cogmed Working Memory Training and RoboMemo: interview with Dr. Torkel Klingberg. By Alvaro Fernandez
American Psychological Association, Vol 36, No. 8, Sept 2005
A workout for working memory. By Sadie F. Dingfelder
Read about Cogmed Working Memory Training on APA's website
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Scientific American, July 2005
"Training the Brain". By Gunjan Sinha
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New Scientist, May 28, 2005
A May 28th article in the magazine New Scientist suggests that working memory may be the key to unlocking a person’s Intelligence Quotient (IQ). The article features research conducted by Dr. Torkel Klingberg, founder of Cogmed and professor of neuroscience at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. Dr. Klingberg’s research shows that children who use working memory training see improvements in a number of cognitive areas and experience an overall leap in IQ.
Myomancy.com, February 7, 2005
Memory Training Aids ADHD.
ADD ADHD News
Computer program “therapy for ADHD”
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