Due to potential theoretical and societal implications, cognitive training has been one of the
most influential topics in psychology and neuroscience. The assumption behind cognitive …

Cognitive reserve (CR) is a concept meant to account for the frequent discrepancy between
an individual's measured level of brain pathology and her expected cognitive performance. It …

Chess masters and expert musicians appear to be, on average, more intelligent than the
general population. Some researchers have thus claimed that playing chess or learning …

Background Video gaming is an increasingly popular activity in contemporary society,
especially among young people, and video games are increasing in popularity not only as a …

As a result of considerable potential scientific and societal implications, the possibility of
enhancing cognitive ability by training has been one of the most influential topics of …

Recent research using magnetic resonance imaging has documented changes in the adult
human brain's grey matter structure induced by alterations in experiential demands. We …

Retest effects are referred to as the increase in test scores due to the repeated
administration of cognitive ability tests. This meta-analysis attempts to update and extend …

Cognitive abilities, including general intelligence and domain-specific abilities such as fluid
reasoning, comprehension knowledge, working memory capacity, and processing speed …

Action video game (AVG) has attracted increasing attention from both the public and from
researchers. More and more studies found video game training improved a variety of …

Naturally acquiring a language shapes the human brain through a long-lasting learning and
practice process. This is supported by previous studies showing that managing more than …