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Working Memory Training for Older Participants: A Control Group Training Regimen and Initial Intellectual Functioning Assessment
Published on: September 20, 2020
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Fostering cognitive performance in older adults with a process- and a strategy-based cognitive training
Barbara Studer-Luethi1, Valérie Boesch1, Simon Lusti2
1Institute for Psychology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Summary
Cognitive training tailored for older adults can enhance specific cognitive functions. Process-based training improved working and episodic memory, while strategy-based training showed gains in fluid intelligence.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Neuroscience
- Gerontology
Background:
- Cognitive decline is a concern in aging populations.
- Cognitive training aims to maintain or improve cognitive functions.
- Different training approaches may yield varied outcomes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the impact of process-based vs. strategy-based cognitive training in healthy older adults.
- To compare the effectiveness of dichotic listening training and implementation intention strategy training.
- To assess transfer effects to untrained cognitive tasks.
Main Methods:
- Three groups: dichotic listening (process-based), implementation intention (strategy-based), and non-contact control.
- Participants were healthy older adults.
- Performance was measured on trained and untrained tasks.
Main Results:
- Both training groups showed significant improvement on trained tasks.
- Process-based training led to significant improvements in working memory and episodic memory for untrained tasks.
- Strategy-based training showed a tendency for improvement in fluid intelligence for untrained tasks.
Conclusions:
- Cognitive training can be specifically tailored to target and enhance particular cognitive abilities in older adults.
- Process-based training demonstrates broader transfer effects to untrained memory tasks.
- Strategy-based training may offer benefits for fluid intelligence.
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