Working memory training does not improve performance on measures of intelligence or other measures of “far transfer” evidence from a meta-analytic review

M Melby-Lervåg, TS Redick… - Perspectives on …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
It has been claimed that working memory training programs produce diverse beneficial
effects. This article presents a meta-analysis of working memory training studies (with a …

[HTML][HTML] When the music's over. Does music skill transfer to children's and young adolescents' cognitive and academic skills? A meta-analysis

G Sala, F Gobet - Educational Research Review, 2017 - Elsevier
Music training has been recently claimed to enhance children and young adolescents'
cognitive and academic skills. However, substantive research on transfer of skills suggests …

Training the emotional brain: improving affective control through emotional working memory training

S Schweizer, J Grahn, A Hampshire… - Journal of …, 2013 - Soc Neuroscience
Affective cognitive control capacity (eg, the ability to regulate emotions or manipulate
emotional material in the service of task goals) is associated with professional and …

[HTML][HTML] Executive control training from middle childhood to adolescence

J Karbach, K Unger - Frontiers in psychology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Executive functions (EFs) include a number of higher-level cognitive control abilities, such
as cognitive flexibility, inhibition, and working memory, which are instrumental in supporting …

Working memory training and transfer in older adults: effects of age, baseline performance, and training gains.

K Zinke, M Zeintl, NS Rose, J Putzmann… - Developmental …, 2014 - psycnet.apa.org
Recent studies suggest that working memory training may benefit older adults; however,
findings regarding training and transfer effects are mixed. The current study aimed to …

Computerized working memory training: Can it lead to gains in cognitive skills in students?

TP Alloway, V Bibile, G Lau - Computers in Human Behavior, 2013 - Elsevier
Given that working memory is an important cognitive skill that is linked to academic success,
there is increasing attention given to exploring ways to support working memory problems in …

[HTML][HTML] Multilevel impacts of iron in the brain: the cross talk between neurophysiological mechanisms, cognition, and social behavior

A Ferreira, P Neves, R Gozzelino - Pharmaceuticals, 2019 - mdpi.com
Iron is a critical element for most organisms, which plays a fundamental role in the great
majority of physiological processes. So much so, that disruption of iron homeostasis has …

[HTML][HTML] Differential training facilitates early consolidation in motor learning

D Henz, WI Schöllhorn - Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Current research demonstrates increased learning rates in differential learning (DL)
compared to repetitive training. To date, little is known on the underlying neurophysiological …

[HTML][HTML] Training the developing brain: a neurocognitive perspective

DD Jolles, EA Crone - Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2012 - frontiersin.org
Developmental training studies are important to increase our understanding of the potential
of the developing brain by providing answers to questions such as:“Which functions can and …

Adaptive working-memory training benefits reading, but not mathematics in middle childhood

J Karbach, T Strobach, T Schubert - Child Neuropsychology, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Working memory (WM) capacity is highly correlated with general cognitive ability and has
proven to be an excellent predictor for academic success. Given that WM can be improved …