Cogmed Working Memory Training

References

The effects of Cogmed training have been demonstrated by leading academic researchers

Several of the research teams have published their results in leading peer reviewed academic journals. Other teams have presented data that is expected to be published in the near future.

The key references on Cogmed-related studies are listed below, in chronological order starting with the most recent. References on the role and importance of working memory are also here.

Beck, S.J., Hanson, C.A., Puffenberger, S.S., Benninger, K.L., & Benninger, W.B. (2010).A controlled trial of working memory training for children and adolescents with ADHD. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 39(6), 825 -836. doi: 10.1080/15374416.2010.517162

Dahlin, K. (2010). Effects of working memory training on reading in children with special needs. Reading and Writing. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s11145-010-9238-y

Holmes, J., Gathercole, S.E., & Dunning, D.L. (2009). Adaptive training leads to sustained enhancement of poor working memory in children. Developmental Science, 12(4), F9 -F15. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2009.00848x

Holmes, J., Gathercole, S.E., Place, M., Dunning, D.L., Hilton, K.A., & Elliot, J.G. (2010). Working memory deficits can be overcome: Impacts of training and medication on working memory in children with ADHD. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 24(6), 827-836. doi: 10.1002/acp.1589

Klingberg, T. (2010). Training and plasticity of working memory. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 14(7), 317 -324. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2010.05.002

Klingberg, T., Fernell, E., Olesen, P.J., Johnson, M., Gustafsson, P., Dahlström, K., Gillberg, C.G., Forssberg, H., & Westerberg, H. (2005). Computerized training of working memory in children with ADHD – a randomized, controlled trial. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 44(2), 177-186.

Klingberg, T., Forssberg, H., & Westerberg, H. (2002). Training of working memory in children with ADHD. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 24(6), 781 -791.

Kronenberger, W.G., Pisoni, D.B., & Henning, S.C., & Colson, B.G., & Hazzard, L.M. (2010). Working memory training for children with cochlear implants: A pilot study. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. Advance online publication.

Løhaugen, G.C.C., Antonsen, I., Håberg, A., Gramstad, A., Vik, T., Brubakk, A.M., & Skranes, J. (2010). Computerized working memory training improves function in adolescents born at extremely low birth weight. Journal of Pediatrics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.peds.2010.09.060

Lundqvist, A., Gundström, K., & Rönnberg, J.(2010). Computerized working memory training in a group of patients suffering from acquired brain injury. Brain Injury, 24(10), 1173- 1183.

McNab, F., Varrone, A., Farde, L., Jucaite, A., Bystritsky, P., Forssberg, H., & Klingberg, T. (2009). Changes in cortical dopamine D1 receptor binding associated with cognitive training. Science, 323, 800 – 802. doi:10.1126/science.1166102

Mezzacappa, E. & Buckner, J.C. (2010). Working memory training for children with attention problems or hyperactivity: A school-based pilot study. School Mental Health, 2(4), 202- 208. doi: 10.1007/s12310-010-9030-9.