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Working memory training mostly engages general-purpose large-scale networks for learning.
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Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews . Oct2018, Vol. 93, p108-122. 15p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- The present meta-analytic study examined brain activation changes following working memory (WM) training, a form of cognitive training that has attracted considerable interest. Comparisons with perceptual-motor (PM) learning revealed that WM training engages domain-general large-scale networks for learning encompassing the dorsal attention and salience networks, sensory areas, and striatum. Also the dynamics of the training-induced brain activation changes within these networks showed a high overlap between WM and PM training. The distinguishing feature for WM training was the consistent modulation of the dorso- and ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC/VLPFC) activity. The strongest candidate for mediating transfer to similar untrained WM tasks was the frontostriatal system, showing higher striatal and VLPFC activations, and lower DLPFC activations after training. Modulation of transfer-related areas occurred mostly with longer training periods. Overall, our findings place WM training effects into a general perception-action cycle, where some modulations may depend on the specific cognitive demands of a training task. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01497634
- Volume :
- 93
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 131185599
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2018.03.019