Cogmed WM Training: Reviewing the Reviews

Does Cogmed working-memory training (CWMT) work? Independent groups of reviewers have come to what appears to be starkly different conclusions to this question, causing somewhat of a debate within scientific and popular media. Here, various studies, meta-analyses, and reviews of the Cogmed research...

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Published in:Applied neuropsychology. Child 2014-01, Vol.3 (3), p.163-172
Main Authors: Shinaver, Charles S., Entwistle, Peter C., Söderqvist, Stina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ADHD
attention
Attention - physiology
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - rehabilitation
Child
Cogmed
Cognition - physiology
Cognitive Therapy - methods
Cognitive Therapy - standards
Educational Status
Humans
Learning - physiology
Memory Disorders - rehabilitation
Memory, Short-Term - physiology
Meta-Analysis as Topic
Psychological Tests
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Review Literature as Topic
Spatial Processing
Treatment Outcome
Verbal Behavior
working memory
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Summary:Does Cogmed working-memory training (CWMT) work? Independent groups of reviewers have come to what appears to be starkly different conclusions to this question, causing somewhat of a debate within scientific and popular media. Here, various studies, meta-analyses, and reviews of the Cogmed research literature will be considered to provide an overview of our present understanding regarding the effects of CWMT. These will particularly be considered in light of two recent critical reviews published by Melby-Lervåg and Hulme ( 2013 ) and Shipstead, Hicks, and Engle ( 2012 ) and their arguments and conclusions assessed against current available evidence. Importantly we describe how the conclusions drawn by Melby-Lervåg and Hulme appear to contradict their own findings. In fact, the results from their meta-analysis show highly significant effects of working-memory (WM) training on improving visuospatial WM and verbal WM (both ps 
ISSN:2162-2965
2162-2973
DOI:10.1080/21622965.2013.875314