ArticleFrontiers in behavioral neuroscience2019
Computer-Based Cognitive Training Improves Brain Functional Connectivity in the Attentional Networks: A Study With Primary School-Aged Children.
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- A comprehensive systematic review of fMRI studies on brain connectivity in healthy children and adolescents: Current insights and future directions.Developmental cognitive neuroscience · 2024Pooled it
- Review of the Neural Processes of Working Memory Training: Controlling the Impulse to Throw the Baby Out With the Bathwater.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Pooled it
- Challenging Cognitive Load Theory: The Role of Educational Neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence in Redefining Learning Efficacy.Brain sciences · 2025Review
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- Molecular Mechanisms for Changing Brain Connectivity in Mice and Humans.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Artificial Cognitive Systems Applied in Executive Function Stimulation and Rehabilitation Programs: A Systematic Review.Arabian journal for science and engineering · 2023Article
- Reliable change in developmental outcomes of Brain BalanceFrontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Training Willpower: Reducing Costs and Valuing Effort.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Review
- Mathematical Abilities in School-Aged Children: A Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging Analysis With Radiomics.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Article
- Auditory Cognitive Training Improves Brain Plasticity in Healthy Older Adults: Evidence From a Randomized Controlled Trial.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2022Article
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Abstract
We have shown that a computer-based program that trains schoolchildren in cognitive tasks that mainly tap working memory (WM), implemented by teachers and integrated into school routine, improved cognitive and academic skills compared with an active control group. Concretely, improvements were observed in inhibition skills, non-verbal IQ, mathematics and reading skills. Here, we focus on a subsample from the overarching study who volunteered to be scanned using a resting state fMRI protocol before and 6-month after training. This sample reproduced the aforementioned behavioral effects, and brain functional connectivity changes were observed within the attentional networks (ATN), linked to improvements in inhibitory control. Findings showed stronger relationships between inhibitory control scores and functional connectivity in a right middle frontal gyrus (MFG) cluster in trained children compared to children from the control group. Seed-based analyses revealed that connectivity between the r-MFG and homolateral parietal and superior temporal areas were more strongly related to inhibitory control in trained children compared to the control group. These findings highlight the relevance of computer-based cognitive training, integrated in real-life school environments, in boosting cognitive/academic performance and brain functional connectivity.
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