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ArticleAttention, perception & psychophysics2025

Audiovisual N-back training in older adults: Benefits to working memory and audiovisual integration.

Yanna Ren, Ruizhi Li, Jinglun Yu, Ao Guo, Xiangfu Yang, Hewu Zheng, Chen Huang, Yulin Gao, Weiping Yang

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Yanna RenDepartment of Psychology, College of Humanities and Management, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, China.
Ruizhi LiDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Education, Hubei University, Wuhan, China.
Jinglun YuDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Education, Hubei University, Wuhan, China.
Ao GuoDepartment of Psychology, Institute of Education, China West Normal University, Nanchong, China.
Xiangfu YangCognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.
Hewu ZhengDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Education, Hubei University, Wuhan, China.
Chen HuangSchool of Computer Science, Hubei University, Wuhan, China.
Yulin GaoDepartment of Philosophy, Jilin University, Changchun, China. gaoyulin@jlu.edu.cn.
Weiping YangDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Education, Hubei University, Wuhan, China. swywp@163.com.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 31700973National Natural Science Foundation of China 31800932National Natural Science Foundation of China 32260198Science and Technology Development Program of Jilin Province 20250205061GHthe Youth Project of Humanities and Social Sciences Financed by Ministry of Education of China 22YJC190005
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Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the effects of audiovisual N-back task training on working memory and audiovisual integration ability in older adults. Twenty healthy older adults underwent 40 sessions of audiovisual N-back training, while 18 healthy older adults served as controls. Event-related potentials (ERPs) and performance data were collected at baseline and end of the training period. The results indicated that working memory in older adults gradually improved with training. In the audiovisual 3-back task, the training enhanced the discriminability index (d') and reduced the latency of the N2 component evoked by target stimuli in older adults, compared with the control group. Furthermore, the training significantly enhanced the audiovisual integration abilities of older adults at the earlier stage of processing in 180-200 ms. This study demonstrates that audiovisual N-back training effectively improves working memory and early-stage audiovisual integration abilities in older adults. The findings highlight the potential of audiovisual N-back task training as an efficient method for enhancing cognitive and perceptual abilities in older adults and counteracting age-related brain decline.

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Auditory PerceptionMemory, Short-TermPattern Recognition, VisualPractice, PsychologicalAgedElectroencephalographyEvoked PotentialsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedAudiovisual integrationERPsOlder adultsWorking memory training

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