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 …

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 …

Review of the evidence on, and fundamental questions about, efforts to improve executive functions, including working memory

A Diamond, DS Ling - Cognitive and working memory training …, 2020 - books.google.com
Review of the evidence on, and fundamental questions about, efforts to improve executive
functions, including working memory Page 166 8 Review of the Evidence on, and Fundamental …

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 …

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 …

Does cognitive training prevent cognitive decline? A systematic review

M Butler, E McCreedy, VA Nelson, P Desai… - Annals of internal …, 2018 - acpjournals.org
Background: Structured activities to stimulate brain function—that is, cognitive training
exercises—are promoted to slow or prevent cognitive decline, including dementia, but their …

There is no convincing evidence that working memory training is effective: A reply to Au et al.(2014) and Karbach and Verhaeghen (2014)

M Melby-Lervåg, C Hulme - Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 2016 - Springer
The possible cognitive benefits of working memory training programs have been the subject
of intense interest and controversy. Recently two meta-analyses have claimed that working …

Cognitive interventions for cognitively healthy, mildly impaired, and mixed samples of older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized-controlled …

CM Mewborn, CA Lindbergh, L Stephen Miller - Neuropsychology review, 2017 - Springer
Cognitive interventions may improve cognition, delay age-related cognitive declines, and
improve quality of life for older adults. The current meta-analysis was conducted to update …

Differential effects of cognitive training modules in healthy aging and mild cognitive impairment: A comprehensive meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

C Basak, S Qin, MA O'Connell - Psychology and aging, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
This meta-analysis was designed to compare the effectiveness of 2 cognitive training
modules, single-component training, which targets 1 specific cognitive ability, versus …

Can impaired working memory functioning be improved by training? A meta-analysis with a special focus on brain injured patients.

J Weicker, A Villringer, A Thöne-Otto - Neuropsychology, 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Deficits in working memory (WM) are commonly observed after brain injuries and
cause severe impairments in patients' everyday life. It is still under debate if training can …