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Working memory training in schizophrenia and healthy populations
Linette Lawlor-Savage1, Vina M Goghari1
1Clinical Neuroscience of Schizophrenia Laboratory, Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Clinical Psychology, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada.
Behavioral Sciences (Basel, Switzerland)
|November 8, 2014
Summary
Cognitive training may improve cognitive deficits in schizophrenia. This review explores applying working memory training insights from healthy individuals to schizophrenia treatment for better cognitive function.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Psychiatry
- Cognitive Psychology
Background:
- Schizophrenia is consistently associated with significant cognitive deficits.
- Cognitive training aims to enhance specific cognitive abilities like attention and memory.
- Existing cognitive training programs for schizophrenia are diverse, complicating outcome assessment.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the current literature on cognitive training for schizophrenia.
- To explore the potential application of working memory training principles from healthy populations to schizophrenia.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of cognitive training studies.
- Analysis of working memory training research in healthy individuals.
- Synthesis of findings to inform schizophrenia interventions.
Main Results:
- Cognitive training shows promise for improving cognitive functions in schizophrenia.
- Working memory training in healthy populations offers transferable insights.
- Heterogeneity in programs challenges generalizability of outcomes.
Conclusions:
- Cognitive training is a potential intervention for cognitive deficits in schizophrenia.
- Adapting working memory training strategies from healthy populations may enhance efficacy.
- Further research is needed to standardize and optimize cognitive training for schizophrenia.
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