ArticleJournal of memory and language2016
Working memory training involves learning new skills.
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77 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- The academic outcomes of working memory and metacognitive strategy training in children: A double-blind randomized controlled trial.Developmental science · 2020Trial
- Exploring the Specificity, Synergy, and Durability of Auditory and Visual Computer Gameplay Transfer Effects in Healthy Older Adults.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2020Trial
- The effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on within- and cross-paradigm transfer following multi-session backward recall training.Brain and cognition · 2020Trial
- Does working memory training in children need to be adaptive? A randomized controlled trial.Child developmentTrial
- Attention and vigilance advantages related to formal musical training across childhood, adolescence and young adulthood.British journal of psychology (London, England : 1953) · 2026Article
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- Up, down, and all around? Deciphering the boundary conditions for training-induced transfer effects within a set of hierarchically nested tasks.Quarterly journal of experimental psychology (2006) · 2026Article
- A comparison of single-domain and multidomain executive functions cognitive training for enhancing cognition and well-being in older adults.Psychological research · 2026Article
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- Remediation Program with Working Memory and Reading for Students with Learning Difficulties: Elaboration and Pilot Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Uncovering the relationship between working memory and performance in the Jigsaw classroom.PloS one · 2025Article
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- Examining Working Memory Training for Healthy Adults-A Second-Order Meta-Analysis.Journal of Intelligence · 2024Review
- Is working memory domain-general or domain-specific?Trends in cognitive sciences · 2024Review
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Abstract
We present a new framework characterizing training-induced changes in WM as the acquisition of novel cognitive routines akin to learning a new skill. Predictions were tested in three studies analyzing the transfer between WM tasks following WM training. Study 1 reports a meta-analysis establishing substantial transfer when trained and untrained tasks shared either a serial recall, complex span or backward span paradigm. Transfer was weaker for serial recall of verbal than visuo-spatial material, suggesting that this paradigm is served by an existing verbal STM system and does not require a new routine. Re-analysis of published WM training data in Study 2 showed that transfer was restricted to tasks sharing properties proposed to require new routines. In a re-analysis of data from four studies, Study 3 demonstrated that transfer was greatest for children with higher fluid cognitive abilities. These findings suggest that development of new routines depends on general cognitive resources and that they can only be applied to other similarly-structured tasks.
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