WorkingMemoryTraining

Scientific background

• Wikipedia article on n-back
• Wikipedia article on working memory
• The key paper on the n-back test available online
• Sleep accelerates improvements in n-back performance - another interesting relevant paper
• Increasing fluid intelligence is possible after all - commentary on the Jaeggi-Buschkuehl paper
• Is the focus of attention in working memory expandable through practice? - another paper looking at the n-back task
• Attention - it's not a big truck - what does n-back training actually do? - thoughtful blog post
• Article from "Monitor on Psychology" - "A workout for working memory" - discusses the benefits of training working memory using n-back, in particular in the context of children with ADHD
• Training-induced functional activation changes in dual-task processing: an FMRI study - note the suggestions here that training "dual tasks" (such as dual n-back) may be superior to training other tasks.
• A working memory workout: how to expand the focus of serial attention from one to four items in ten hours or less
• Enhancement of intelligence by training controlled attention - far transfer from dual n-back
• Training of working memory at Cogmed
• Salthouse and Pink - why is working memory related to fluid intelligence?
• Podcast interview with Torkel Klingberg - on how working memory training affects brain chemistry
• Various papers at Klingberg lab
• Adaptive training leads to sustained enhancement of poor working memory in children
• Interaction of Working Memory and Long-Term Memory in the Medial Temporal Lobe
• Working memory in the classroom - article from The Psychologist by Susan Gathercole
• Kids improve math and listening skills with working memory training - study using Cogmed's software
• Study showing link between working memory capacity and ability to focus despite distractions
• N-back FAQ

  See also

• BrainTrainingGames