Is working memory training effective?

Z Shipstead, TS Redick, RW Engle�- Psychological bulletin, 2012 - psycnet.apa.org
Working memory (WM) is a cognitive system that strongly relates to a person's ability to
reason with novel information and direct attention to goal-relevant information. Due to the�…

[HTML][HTML] Does working memory training work? The promise and challenges of enhancing cognition by training working memory

AB Morrison, JM Chein�- Psychonomic bulletin & review, 2011 - Springer
A growing body of literature shows that one's working memory (WM) capacity can be
expanded through targeted training. Given the established relationship between WM and�…

Does working memory training have to be adaptive?

CC Von Bastian, A Eschen�- Psychological research, 2016 - Springer
This study tested the common assumption that, to be most effective, working memory (WM)
training should be adaptive (ie, task difficulty is adjusted to individual performance). Indirect�…

Working memory updating and binding training: Bayesian evidence supporting the absence of transfer.

C De Simoni, CC von Bastian�- Journal of Experimental Psychology�…, 2018 - psycnet.apa.org
As working memory (WM) predicts a wide range of other abilities, it has become a popular
target for training interventions. However, its effectiveness to elicit generalized cognitive�…

Training and plasticity of working memory

T Klingberg�- Trends in cognitive sciences, 2010 - cell.com
Working memory (WM) capacity predicts performance in a wide range of cognitive tasks.
Although WM capacity has been viewed as a constant trait, recent studies suggest that it can�…

[HTML][HTML] Working memory training revisited: A multi-level meta-analysis of n-back training studies

A Soveri, J Antfolk, L Karlsson, B Salo…�- Psychonomic bulletin &�…, 2017 - Springer
The efficacy of working memory (WM) training has been a controversial and hotly debated
issue during the past years. Despite a large number of training studies and several meta�…

[HTML][HTML] The role of individual differences in cognitive training and transfer

SM Jaeggi, M Buschkuehl, P Shah, J Jonides�- Memory & cognition, 2014 - Springer
Working memory (WM) training has recently become a topic of intense interest and
controversy. Although several recent studies have reported near-and far-transfer effects as a�…

Training working memory: Limits of transfer

AM Sprenger, SM Atkins, DJ Bolger, JI Harbison…�- Intelligence, 2013 - Elsevier
In two experiments (totaling 253 adult participants), we examined the extent to which
intensive working memory training led to improvements on untrained measures of cognitive�…

Effects and mechanisms of working memory training: a review

CC Von Bastian, K Oberauer�- Psychological research, 2014 - Springer
Can cognitive abilities such as reasoning be improved through working memory training?
This question is still highly controversial, with prior studies providing contradictory findings�…

Effects of working memory training on cognitive functions and neural systems

H Takeuchi, Y Taki, R Kawashima�- Reviews in the Neurosciences, 2010 - degruyter.com
Working memory (WM) is the limited capacity storage system involved in the maintenance
and manipulation of information over short periods of time. WM plays a key role in a wide�…