ArticleBrain sciences2022
Utilizing Cognitive Training to Improve Working Memory, Attention, and Impulsivity in School-Aged Children with ADHD and SLD.
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- Meta-analysis of the efficacy of digital therapies in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
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- Neurocognitive academic training to improve symptoms executive functions and Chinese handwriting in children with ADHD.NPJ science of learning · 2026Article
- Beyond Cognitive Load Theory: Why Learning Needs More than Memory Management.Brain sciences · 2026Review
- The Effectiveness of Cognitive Rehabilitation and Floortime Play Therapy on Time Perception in Students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).International journal of school health · 2025Article
- Challenging Cognitive Load Theory: The Role of Educational Neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence in Redefining Learning Efficacy.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- The Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (TDCS) on Cognitive Functioning in Individuals with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).Clinical neuropsychiatry · 2025Article
- The Effect of a Working Memory Intervention Package on the Working Memory Performance of Primary School Students with Specific Learning Disabilities.Journal of Intelligence · 2025Article
- Finding the Mole and Choosing the Apple: Executive Function Challenges in Children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Improving cognitive function in Chinese children with ADHD and/or RD through computerized working memory training.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- The Psychometric Structure of Executive Functions: A Satisfactory Measurement Model? An Examination Using Meta-Analysis and Network Modeling.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Students' use of working memory (WM) is a key to academic success, as many subject areas and various tasks school-aged children encounter require the ability to attend to, work with, and recall information. Children with poor WM ability typically struggle with academic work compared to similar-aged peers without WM deficits. Further, WM has been shown to be significantly correlated with inattention and disorganization in those with ADHD, and WM deficits have also been identified as a potential underpinning of specific learning disorder (SLD). As an intervention technique, the use of computerized cognitive training has demonstrated improved attention and working memory skills in children with WM deficits, and children that have completed cognitive training protocols have demonstrated performance improvements in reading and math. The current study aimed to examine the effectiveness of cognitive training (conducted in a clinical setting) for students diagnosed with ADHD and SLD. Using paired-samples t-tests and a psychometric network modeling technique, results from data obtained from a sample of 43 school-aged children showed (1) that attention and working memory improved following cognitive training and (2) that cognitive training might be related to cognitive structural changes found pre- to post-training among the variables being measured. Implications for clinical practice and school-based interventions are discussed.
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