Computerized working memory training: Can it lead to gains in cognitive skills in students?

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 632-638

  Alloway, Tracy Packiam ^a   Bibile, Vanessa ^b   Lau, Gemma ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic attainment; Computerized training; IQ; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ATTAINMENT; ACTIVE CONTROL; COGNITIVE SKILL; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; IQ; MAINTENANCE EFFECT; TRAINING EFFECTS; WORKING MEMORIES;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84872475386     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2012.10.023     Document Type: Article

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