Current evidence does not support the claims made for CogMed working memory training

Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 197-200

  Hulme, Charles ^a,b   Melby Lervåg, Monica ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

CogMed; Working memory; Working memory training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879607272     PISSN: 22113681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jarmac.2012.06.006     Document Type: Note

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