Do “brain-training” programs work?

DJ Simons, WR Boot, N Charness… - … science in the …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
In 2014, two groups of scientists published open letters on the efficacy of brain-training
interventions, or “brain games,” for improving cognition. The first letter, a consensus …

Effectiveness, core elements, and moderators of response of cognitive remediation for schizophrenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical …

A Vita, S Barlati, A Ceraso, G Nibbio, C Ariu… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Cognitive impairment is a core feature of schizophrenia, with negative
consequences on functional outcomes. Although cognitive remediation (CR) is effective and …

A review of cognitive remediation approaches for schizophrenia: from top-down to bottom-up, brain training to psychotherapy

MW Best, CR Bowie - Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Individuals with psychotic disorders experience profound impairment in
neurocognition, which is consistently found to be the best predictor of independent …

RC2S: a cognitive remediation program to improve social cognition in schizophrenia and related disorders

E Peyroux, N Franck - Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2014 - frontiersin.org
In people with psychiatric disorders, particularly those suffering from schizophrenia and
related illnesses, pronounced difficulties in social interactions are a key manifestation …

Virtual remediation versus methylphenidate to improve distractibility in children with ADHD: A controlled randomized clinical trial study

S Bioulac, JA Micoulaud-Franchi… - Journal of Attention …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Virtual environments have been used to assess children with ADHD but have
never been tested as therapeutic tools. We tested a new virtual classroom cognitive …

A systematic review of factors that influence the efficacy of cognitive remediation therapy in schizophrenia

MP Reser, R Slikboer… - Australian & New Zealand …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Cognitive remediation therapy is a moderately effective intervention for
ameliorating cognitive deficits in individuals with schizophrenia-related disorders. With …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of moderators of cognitive remediation response for people with schizophrenia

B Seccomandi, D Tsapekos, K Newbery… - Schizophrenia Research …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background There is evidence that cognitive remediation (CR) is moderately effective in
improving cognitive and functional difficulties in people with schizophrenia. However, there …

Neurobiology of cognitive remediation therapy for schizophrenia: a systematic review

AL Thorsen, K Johansson, EM Løberg - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Cognitive impairment is an important aspect of schizophrenia, where cognitive remediation
therapy (CRT) is a promising treatment for improving cognitive functioning. While …

Does social cognition training augment response to computer-assisted cognitive remediation for schizophrenia?

JP Lindenmayer, A Khan, SR McGurk, MKC Kulsa… - Schizophrenia …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives Cognitive remediation therapy (CRT) has shown significant improvement in
cognition in schizophrenia. However, effect sizes of CRT have been reported to be modest …

Cognitive remediation therapy for partially remitted unipolar depression: A single-blind randomized controlled trial

L Listunova, J Kienzle, M Bartolovic, A Jaehn… - Journal of affective …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background There is an urgent need for the development and evaluation of targeted
interventions for cognitive impairment (CI) in patients with (partially) remitted major …