[HTML][HTML] Neuronal effects following working memory training
There is accumulating evidence that training working memory (WM) leads to beneficial
effects in tasks that were not trained, but the mechanisms underlying this transfer remain …
effects in tasks that were not trained, but the mechanisms underlying this transfer remain …
[HTML][HTML] Neural correlates of meditation: a review of structural and functional MRI studies
RF Afonso, I Kraft, MA Aratanha… - Frontiers in Bioscience …, 2020 - imrpress.com
Here, we review the neurophysiological and neuroimaging changes that mediation induces
in structural and functional MRI. The available evidence from structural studies suggests that …
in structural and functional MRI. The available evidence from structural studies suggests that …
Structural plasticity of the social brain: Differential change after socio-affective and cognitive mental training
Although neuroscientific research has revealed experience-dependent brain changes
across the life span in sensory, motor, and cognitive domains, plasticity relating to social …
across the life span in sensory, motor, and cognitive domains, plasticity relating to social …
[HTML][HTML] Failure of working memory training to enhance cognition or intelligence
Fluid intelligence is important for successful functioning in the modern world, but much
evidence suggests that fluid intelligence is largely immutable after childhood. Recently …
evidence suggests that fluid intelligence is largely immutable after childhood. Recently …
The effect of meditation on brain structure: cortical thickness mapping and diffusion tensor imaging
A convergent line of neuroscientific evidence suggests that meditation alters the functional
and structural plasticity of distributed neural processes underlying attention and emotion …
and structural plasticity of distributed neural processes underlying attention and emotion …
The association between resting functional connectivity and creativity
H Takeuchi, Y Taki, H Hashizume, Y Sassa… - Cerebral …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
The analysis of functional connectivity at rest (rFC) enables us to know how brain regions
within and between networks interact. In this study, we used resting-state functional …
within and between networks interact. In this study, we used resting-state functional …
No effect of commercial cognitive training on brain activity, choice behavior, or cognitive performance
Increased preference for immediate over delayed rewards and for risky over certain rewards
has been associated with unhealthy behavioral choices. Motivated by evidence that …
has been associated with unhealthy behavioral choices. Motivated by evidence that …
The effects of working memory training on functional brain network efficiency
The human brain is a highly interconnected network. Recent studies have shown that the
functional and anatomical features of this network are organized in an efficient small-world …
functional and anatomical features of this network are organized in an efficient small-world …
[HTML][HTML] The impact of television viewing on brain structures: cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses
H Takeuchi, Y Taki, H Hashizume, K Asano… - Cerebral …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Television (TV) viewing is known to affect children's verbal abilities and other physical,
cognitive, and emotional development in psychological studies. However, the brain …
cognitive, and emotional development in psychological studies. However, the brain …
Effects of working memory training on functional connectivity and cerebral blood flow during rest
H Takeuchi, Y Taki, R Nouchi, H Hashizume… - Cortex, 2013 - Elsevier
Working memory (WM) training (WMT) alters the task-related brain activity and structure of
the external attention system (EAS). We investigated whether WMT also alters resting-state …
the external attention system (EAS). We investigated whether WMT also alters resting-state …