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Elisa Schroder1, Macha Dubuson1, Clémence Dousset1
1Laboratoire de Psychologie Médicale et d'Addictologie, ULB Neuroscience Institute (UNI), CHU Brugmann-Université Libre de Bruxelles (U.L.B.), Brussels, Belgium.
Clinical EEG and Neuroscience
|December 21, 2019
Summary
Inhibitory control training improves cognitive task performance and brain activity, with effects lasting at least one week. This cognitive training enhances self-regulation for healthier behaviors.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Cognitive Psychology
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- Cognitive training offers modest improvements in cognitive functions for various mental illnesses.
- Inhibitory control is crucial for regulating health behaviors, including addiction.
- Neurocognitive mechanisms of cognitive training effects remain debated.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the long-term impact of inhibitory training on Go/No-go task performance.
- To explore the neurocognitive mechanisms underlying training-induced behavioral changes.
- To assess the persistence of training effects at one week post-intervention.
Main Methods:
- Healthy participants were assigned to Inhibition Training (IT), Episodic Memory (EM) training, or No-Training (NT) groups.
- A 4-session inhibitory training program was administered.
- Behavioral performance and event-related potentials (ERPs) were recorded during Go/No-go tasks.
Main Results:
- Inhibition Training specifically improved Go/No-go task performance, showing faster processing speeds.
- Neurophysiologically, IT led to a faster N2 component in the NoGo-Go difference waveform.
- Both behavioral and neural effects persisted one week after training.
Conclusions:
- Cognitive training, specifically inhibitory training, is effective in enhancing cognitive control.
- The observed improvements in inhibitory control and related neural activity are long-lasting.
- These findings support the efficacy and temporal persistence of cognitive training interventions.
