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 …

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 …

The impact of cognitive training and mental stimulation on cognitive and everyday functioning of healthy older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

ME Kelly, D Loughrey, BA Lawlor, IH Robertson… - Ageing research …, 2014 - Elsevier
This systematic review and meta-analysis investigates the impact of cognitive training and
general mental stimulation on the cognitive and everyday functioning of older adults without …

Does working memory training transfer? A meta-analysis including training conditions as moderators

M Schwaighofer, F Fischer, M Bühner - Educational Psychologist, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
A meta-analysis was undertaken to reexamine near-and far-transfer effects following
working-memory training and to consider potential moderators more systematically. Forty …

Mechanisms underlying training-induced cognitive change

CC von Bastian, S Belleville, RC Udale… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
The prospect of enhancing cognition through behavioural training interventions, for
example, the repetitive practice of cognitive tasks or metacognitive strategy instruction, has …

Intelligence: new findings and theoretical developments.

RE Nisbett, J Aronson, C Blair, W Dickens… - American …, 2012 - psycnet.apa.org
We review new findings and new theoretical developments in the field of intelligence. New
findings include the following:(a) Heritability of IQ varies significantly by social class.(b) …

Influence of combined physical and cognitive training on cognition: a systematic review

A Lauenroth, AE Ioannidis, B Teichmann - BMC geriatrics, 2016 - Springer
Background Numerous daily activities require simultaneous application of motor and
cognitive skills (dual-tasking). The execution of such tasks is especially difficult for the …

No evidence of intelligence improvement after working memory training: a randomized, placebo-controlled study.

TS Redick, Z Shipstead, TL Harrison… - Journal of …, 2013 - psycnet.apa.org
Numerous recent studies seem to provide evidence for the general intellectual benefits of
working memory training. In reviews of the training literature, Shipstead, Redick, and Engle …

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 …

Cognitive interventions in healthy older adults and people with mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review

J Reijnders, C van Heugten, M van Boxtel - Ageing research reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
Given that the research area of cognitive intervention studies in the aging population is
growing rapidly, it is important to review and gauge more recent intervention studies, in …