Press releases
Peer Reviewed Study Links Improvements in Working Memory Capacity to Gains in Academic Performance among Struggling Students
Published in Developmental Science, UK researchers shed new light on why some children underperform in school, show working memory training delivers lasting results
Naperville, Ill., March 30, 2009—A new research study published in the April 2009 edition of Developmental Science provides new hope to adolescents who struggle in school due to poor working memory. The research shows that through adaptive working memory training, students with low working memory capacity can improve core academic abilities. Working memory represents the brain’s ability to hold and process critical information related to the present moment. It is fundamental for a wide range of cognitive abilities and is a valuable predictor of personal and academic performance.
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New Study in Science Uses Cogmed Working Memory Training to Reveal that Mental Activity can Impact the Brain’s Biochemistry
Naperville, Ill., Feb. 6, 2009—The prestigious journal Science today published the results of a research study demonstrating for the first time that mental activity can alter the biochemistry of the human brain. Conducted by researchers from Sweden’s Karolinska Institute, the study used Position Emission Tomography (PET scans) to monitor the brain activity of subjects using Cogmed Working Memory Training. The results reveal that the training impacted the brain by increasing the number of dopamine receptors in the cortex.
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Program addresses often hidden cognitive problems impairing attention and organization
Naperville, IL. Jan. 14, 2008—Cogmed – www.cogmed.com - a developer of software-based working memory training programs for people with attention deficits, has launched Cogmed QM, a new working memory training program designed especially for adults struggling with inattention due to impaired working memory. The new program is based on Cogmed’s working memory training software for children and adolescents that has been used by more than 2,500 users in the United States and Europe.
The program is being adopted by people of all walks whose careers and private lives have been limited by their inability to focus attention, prioritize activities and remain organized. Among them are professionals seeking to improve focus, people with attention problems since birth and victims of stroke and traumatic brain injury. Cogmed QM users experience improvements to attention, complex reasoning and problem solving.
New Study Finds Working Memory Training Produces Lasting Improvements in Kids with Attention Deficits
Naperville, IL. and Westlake Village, Ca., Nov. 29, 2007—Stephen Bozylinski, Ph.D, a clinical psychologist and director of the ADHD Clinic of Southern California, released findings from a new open label study demonstrating the effectiveness of Cogmed Working Memory Training to sustainably improve attention and executive processing in children with ADHD. The study found that significant improvements in working memory, mental stamina, and inhibition and significant decreases in ADHD symptoms remained six to eight months after the training. The research supports and augments previous placebo-controlled and peer reviewed findings from Sweden’s Karolinska Institute that revealed a breakthrough in the way attention problems are understood and treated. Cogmed – www.cogmed.com - is a pioneer in neurotechnology and a developer of software-based working memory training products.
Boston Researchers Present Study Showing Working Memory Training in School Can Help Students with Attention Deficits
Boston, MA., Nov. 20, 2007—Cogmed - www.cogmed.com - Dr. Enrico Mezzacappa, assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard University, has presented findings from a pilot project studying the effectiveness of using Cogmed Working Memory Training in the classroom to improve attention in children with ADHD. The research was conducted in the Boston school system and builds on previous findings from Sweden’s Karolinska Institute that revealed a breakthrough in the way attention problems are understood and treated.
JVS Toronto Introduces Program Proven to Improve Working Memory For Children, Teens and Adults with Attention Deficits
Toronto, ON., Nov. 12, 2007—Cogmed - www.cogmed.com - Dr. Torkel Klingberg, professor of neuroscience at the Karolinska Institute and co-founder of Cogmed Working Memory Training will introduce the training program in a presentation entitled “Working Memory Training – Transforming Breakthrough Research into Clinical Practice”. Joining Dr. Klingberg is Dr. Rosemary Tannock, Canada Research Chair, Special Education and Adaptive Technology, OISE and Hospital for Sick Children who will lecture on “Understanding the Impact of Inattention and Working Memory on Learning”.
Major U.S. Clinics Partner with Cogmed to Provide Computerized Training to Kids, Adults with Attention Problems
Naperville, IL., Nov. 5, 2007—Cogmed - www.cogmed.com - a developer of working memory training software for children and adults with attention deficits, today announced partnerships with four major Midwestern clinics—St. John’s Mercy Hospital in St. Louis; Centegra Health System in McHenry County, Ill.; Affinity Health System in Menasha, Wis.; and Madison Center in South Bend, Ind.
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New Site Launched to Raise Awareness of Working Memory
—a Little Known but Essential Brain Function Used in Daily Life
Naperville, IL., June 25, 2007—Today Cogmed – www.cogmed.com – a developer of working memory training software programs for children and adults with attention deficits, launched About Working Memory – www.aboutworkingmemory.org – a new online resource dedicated to providing information, research and news about working memory, a key cognitive function used daily by people of all ages to hold information “in mind” for brief periods of time.
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Stroke Victims Regain Focus through Working Memory Training
Naperville, IL., June 11, 2007—New study published in Brain Injury reveals eight of nine in treatment group improved attention and focus after five-week training with Cogmeds software program RoboMemo.
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Parents Likely to Dismiss Attention Problems in their Kids as Typical Childish Behavior, According to Cogmed Survey
Naperville, IL., May 30, 2007—Performance in math and reading comprehension are leading indicators of severity of attention problems in kids; seven tips to better discernment.
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Cogmed Brings Breakthrough Attention Deficit Training Program to U.S. After Significant Success in Europe, Research Validation
Naperville, IL., April 2, 2007—A research-validated program focused on training “working memory” to improve attention deficits is now being offered in the U.S. Cogmed Working Memory TrainingTM was originally developed in Sweden by Cogmed, a pioneer in neurotechnology and a developer of software-based working memory training products. More than 1,400 children and adults have conducted the training in Europe, with 80 percent achieving significant improvement in attention, impulse control, problem solving skills and academic performance.
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University of Notre Dame Professor and Research Team are First in U.S. to Validate Breakthrough Study on the Effectiveness of Working Memory Training in Improving Attention Deficits in Children
Boston, MA., March 30, 2007—Dr. Bradley Gibson, associate professor of psychology at the University of Notre Dame, and his colleagues (Gibson, Seroczynski, Gondoli, Braungart-Rieker, & Grundy, 2007) will share new findings from the first U.S. study on the effectiveness of Cogmed Working Memory Training for improving attention abilities in children with ADHD. The study validates previous research from Sweden’s Karolinska Institute which revealed a fundamental breakthrough in the way attention problems are proactively treated. Gibson will unveil the results of the U.S. study during the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) bi-annual conference in Boston. Cogmed is a pioneer in neurotechnology and a developer of software-based working memory training products.
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Philips Nordic Prize press release
December 8, 2006—Dr. Klingberg, professor of cognitive neuroscience at the Karolinska Institute and one of the founders of Cogmed, was awarded the Philip’s Nordic Prize 2006 for his research about working memory training for children with ADHD. The prize recognizes outstanding research in the field of Neuropsychiatry and was presented by the Norwegian royal princess Märtha-Louise at the Rikshospital in Oslo, Norway. Klingberg thanked his research group and said that the prize would help further the important research he is spearheading in his department at Karolinska.
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