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 …

[HTML][HTML] Conclusions about interventions, programs, and approaches for improving executive functions that appear justified and those that, despite much hype, do not

A Diamond, DS Ling - Developmental cognitive neuroscience, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The 'Executive Functions'(EFs) of inhibitory control, working memory, and cognitive
flexibility enable us to think before we act, resist temptations or impulsive reactions, stay …

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 …

Mechanisms underlying training-induced cognitive change

CC von Bastian, S Belleville, RC Udale… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
The prospect of enhancing cognition through behavioural training interventions, for
example, the repetitive practice of cognitive tasks or metacognitive strategy instruction, has …

[HTML][HTML] Working memory training involves learning new skills

SE Gathercole, DL Dunning, J Holmes… - Journal of memory and …, 2019 - Elsevier
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 …

Working memory and second language comprehension and production: A meta-analysis

JA Linck, P Osthus, JT Koeth, MF Bunting - Psychonomic bulletin & review, 2014 - Springer
Although working memory (WM) figures centrally in many theories of second language (L2)
proficiency development and processing, some have argued that the importance of WM is …

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 …

[LIVRE][B] The neuroscience of intelligence

RJ Haier - 2023 - books.google.com
This new edition provides an accessible guide to advances in neuroscience research and
what they reveal about intelligence. Compelling evidence shows that genetics plays a major …

No evidence for bilingual cognitive advantages: A test of four hypotheses.

CC Von Bastian, AS Souza, M Gade - Journal of Experimental …, 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
The question whether being bilingual yields cognitive benefits is highly controversial with
prior studies providing inconsistent results. Failures to replicate the bilingual advantage …

Effects and mechanisms of working memory training: a review

CC Von Bastian, K Oberauer - Psychological research, 2014 - Springer
Can cognitive abilities such as reasoning be improved through working memory training?
This question is still highly controversial, with prior studies providing contradictory findings …