Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jan 24, 2026

Working Memory Training for Older Participants: A Control Group Training Regimen and Initial Intellectual Functioning Assessment
Published on: September 20, 2020
Reviewing working memory training gains in healthy older adults: A meta-analytic review of transfer for cognitive
Ana C Teixeira-Santos1, Célia S Moreira2, Rosana Magalhães3
1Psychological Neuroscience Laboratory-CIPsi, School of Psychology, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, Braga, Portugal.
Abstract:
The objective of this meta-analytic review was to systematically assess the effects of working memory training on healthy older adults. We identified 552 entries, of which 27 experiments met our inclusion criteria. The final database included 1130 participants. Near- and far-transfer effects were analysed with measures of short-term memory, working memory, and reasoning. Small significant and long-lasting transfer gains were observed in working memory tasks. Effects on reasoning was very small and only marginally significant. The effects of working memory training on both near and far transfer in older adults were moderated by the type of training tasks; the adopted outcome measures; the training duration; and the total number of training hours. In this review, we provide an updated review of the literature in the field by carrying out a robust multi-level meta-analysis focused exclusively on working memory training in healthy older adults. Recommendations for future research are suggested.
More Related Videos
Related Concept Videos
Review and Preview
Percentiles are a type of fractile that partition data into...
Review and Preview
Revisionist Views of Adolescent and Adult Cognition
Gain
Gain:
Suppose Vin is the input and Vout is the output signal to a circuit.
Cognitive Dissonance
Predicting Reaction Outcomes

