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Online cognitive training significantly improved resilience in healthy military-affiliated adults. This brain fitness approach enhances warfighter readiness and psychological health for optimal performance.

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Cognitive Psychology
Military Health

Background:

Warfighter readiness and psychological health are crucial for performance and recovery.
Brain fitness, encompassing readiness and mental health, is vital for military personnel.
Preliminary findings suggest online cognitive training boosts resiliency and brain health.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the impact of online cognitive training on warfighter brain fitness.
To assess improvements in cognitive performance, emotional balance, and connectedness.
To determine if cognitive training enhances resilience in military-affiliated adults.

Main Methods:

National Guard participants engaged in BrainHQ and Strategic Memory Advance Reasoning Training (SMART+) in a crossover design.
The BrainHealth Index (BHI), including cognitive tests and self-report surveys, measured changes over time.
Factor analysis grouped BHI variables into Clarity, Emotional Balance, and Connectedness domains.

Main Results:

Participants showed improved resilience (Connectedness) at 3 and 6 months post-training compared to a waitlist control.
Cognitive training led to statistically significant improvements in resilience.
Waitlist controls did not exhibit significant improvements during their waiting period.

Conclusions:

Interim results support online cognitive training's efficacy in enhancing resilience for healthy military-affiliated adults.
Further research is needed to individualize brain fitness protocols for military personnel.
Online cognitive training shows promise for improving overall brain fitness and readiness.