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 …

Neurocognitive architecture of working memory

J Eriksson, EK Vogel, A Lansner, F Bergström… - Neuron, 2015 - cell.com
A crucial role for working memory in temporary information processing and guidance of
complex behavior has been recognized for many decades. There is emerging consensus …

The cerebellar cognitive affective/Schmahmann syndrome scale

F Hoche, X Guell, MG Vangel, JC Sherman… - Brain, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome (CCAS; Schmahmann's syndrome) is characterized
by deficits in executive function, linguistic processing, spatial cognition, and affect regulation …

The neuroscience of working memory capacity and training

C Constantinidis, T Klingberg - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2016 - nature.com
Working memory—the ability to maintain and manipulate information over a period of
seconds—is a core component of higher cognitive functions. The storage capacity of …

Conceptualization and operationalization of executive function

P Baggetta, PA Alexander - Mind, Brain, and Education, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Executive function is comprised of different behavioral and cognitive elements and is
considered to play a significant role in learning and academic achievement. Educational …

A hierarchical model of inhibitory control

J Tiego, R Testa, MA Bellgrove, C Pantelis… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Inhibitory control describes the suppression of goal-irrelevant stimuli and behavioral
responses. Current developmental taxonomies distinguish between Response Inhibition …

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 …

Is working memory training effective? A meta-analytic review.

M Melby-Lervåg, C Hulme - Developmental psychology, 2013 - psycnet.apa.org
It has been suggested that working memory training programs are effective both as
treatments for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other cognitive disorders in …

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 …

Do programs designed to train working memory, other executive functions, and attention benefit children with ADHD? A meta-analytic review of cognitive, academic …

MD Rapport, SA Orban, MJ Kofler… - Clinical psychology review, 2013 - Elsevier
Children with ADHD are characterized frequently as possessing underdeveloped executive
functions and sustained attentional abilities, and recent commercial claims suggest that …