Pub Date : 2022-09-01Epub Date: 2022-03-23DOI: 10.1007/s41465-022-00241-y
Peter R Finn, Luca Nemes, Allen Bailey, Rachel L Gunn, Elizabeth A Wiemers, Thomas S Redick
There is considerable debate about whether Working Memory (WM) training specifically results in far-transfer improvements in executive cognitive function (ECF) rather than improvements on tasks similar to the training tasks. There has also been recent interest in whether WM training can improve ECF in clinical populations with clear deficits in ECFs. The current study examined the effects of WM training compared with non-WM adaptive Visual Search (VS) control training (15 sessions over 4 weeks) on various measures of ECF, including delay discounting (DD) rate, inhibition on flanker, color and spatial Stroop tasks, and drinking in a community-recruited sample with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD, 41 men, 41 women, mean age = 21.7 years), who were not in treatment or seeking treatment, and non-AUD healthy controls (37 men, 52 women, mean age = 22.3 years). Both WM and VS training were associated with improvements on all ECF measures at 4 weeks and 1-month follow-up. WM and VS training were associated with reductions in both DD rates and interference on Stroop and Flanker tasks in all participants, as well as reductions in drinking in AUD participants that remained apparent one month post training. The results suggest that nonspecific effects of demanding cognitive training, as opposed to specific WM training effects, could enhance ECF, and that such enhancements are retained at least one-month post-training.
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Pub Date : 2022-08-31DOI: 10.1007/s41465-022-00252-9
R. Keyte, Georgia Harding-Jones, Misba Hussain, Jeffrey Wood, H. Egan, M. Mantzios
{"title":"Body Esteem Explains the Relationship Between Mindful Eating and Self-Compassion: a Mediation Analysis","authors":"R. Keyte, Georgia Harding-Jones, Misba Hussain, Jeffrey Wood, H. Egan, M. Mantzios","doi":"10.1007/s41465-022-00252-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41465-022-00252-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73678,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cognitive enhancement : towards the integration of theory and practice","volume":"6 1","pages":"478 - 484"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47477081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-08-06DOI: 10.1007/s41465-022-00250-x
Kayla S. Sansevere, Thomas Wooten, Thomas McWilliams, Sidney Peach, Erika K. Hussey, Tad T. Brunyé, N. Ward
{"title":"Self-reported Outcome Expectations of Non-invasive Brain Stimulation Are Malleable: a Registered Report that Replicates and Extends Rabipour et al. (2017)","authors":"Kayla S. Sansevere, Thomas Wooten, Thomas McWilliams, Sidney Peach, Erika K. Hussey, Tad T. Brunyé, N. Ward","doi":"10.1007/s41465-022-00250-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41465-022-00250-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73678,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cognitive enhancement : towards the integration of theory and practice","volume":"6 1","pages":"496 - 513"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41734039","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-07-30DOI: 10.1007/s41465-022-00249-4
Jawaher A. Almalki, Savanna N. Knight, S. Poulos, Deanna L. Stanfield, L. Killen, Hunter S. Waldman, E. O'Neal
{"title":"Hydration and Cognitive Task Performance in Children: A Systematic Review","authors":"Jawaher A. Almalki, Savanna N. Knight, S. Poulos, Deanna L. Stanfield, L. Killen, Hunter S. Waldman, E. O'Neal","doi":"10.1007/s41465-022-00249-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41465-022-00249-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73678,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cognitive enhancement : towards the integration of theory and practice","volume":"6 1","pages":"519 - 530"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43866539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-07-16DOI: 10.1007/s41465-022-00248-5
Tad T. Brunyé, Grace E. Giles, Marianna D. Eddy, Ester Navarro
{"title":"Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES) Does Not Reliably Influence Emotional, Physiological, Biochemical, or Behavioral Responses to Acute Stress","authors":"Tad T. Brunyé, Grace E. Giles, Marianna D. Eddy, Ester Navarro","doi":"10.1007/s41465-022-00248-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41465-022-00248-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73678,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cognitive enhancement : towards the integration of theory and practice","volume":"6 1","pages":"417 - 433"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42985649","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-06-28DOI: 10.1007/s41465-022-00247-6
Omid Khatin-Zadeh, F. Marmolejo‐Ramos, S. Trenholm
{"title":"The Role of Motion-Based Metaphors in Enhancing Mathematical Thought: a Perspective from Embodiment Theories of Cognition","authors":"Omid Khatin-Zadeh, F. Marmolejo‐Ramos, S. Trenholm","doi":"10.1007/s41465-022-00247-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41465-022-00247-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73678,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cognitive enhancement : towards the integration of theory and practice","volume":"6 1","pages":"455 - 462"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41642565","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-06-27DOI: 10.1007/s41465-022-00246-7
Misba Hussain, Madalina Unchiasu, Jeffrey Wood, Neale Samways, R. Keyte, H. Egan, M. Mantzios
{"title":"Exploring Mindfulness and Mindful Eating and Visual Attention Towards Food Cues: Preliminary Findings","authors":"Misba Hussain, Madalina Unchiasu, Jeffrey Wood, Neale Samways, R. Keyte, H. Egan, M. Mantzios","doi":"10.1007/s41465-022-00246-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41465-022-00246-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73678,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cognitive enhancement : towards the integration of theory and practice","volume":"6 1","pages":"402 - 416"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42533579","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-05-23DOI: 10.1007/s41465-022-00244-9
E. Schönthaler, Gabriela Hofer, Sandra Grinschgl, A. Neubauer
{"title":"Super-Men and Wonder-Women: the Relationship Between the Acceptance of Self-enhancement, Personality, and Values","authors":"E. Schönthaler, Gabriela Hofer, Sandra Grinschgl, A. Neubauer","doi":"10.1007/s41465-022-00244-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41465-022-00244-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73678,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cognitive enhancement : towards the integration of theory and practice","volume":"6 1","pages":"358 - 372"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"53193358","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-04-26DOI: 10.1007/s41465-022-00242-x
Barbara Studer-Luethi, Minna Toermaenen, Katja Margelisch, Antonia B. Hogrefe, W. Perrig
{"title":"Effects of Working Memory Training on Children’s Memory and Academic Performance: the Role of Training Task Features and Trainee’s Characteristics","authors":"Barbara Studer-Luethi, Minna Toermaenen, Katja Margelisch, Antonia B. Hogrefe, W. Perrig","doi":"10.1007/s41465-022-00242-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41465-022-00242-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73678,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cognitive enhancement : towards the integration of theory and practice","volume":"6 1","pages":"340 - 357"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48443035","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-03-03DOI: 10.1007/s41465-022-00240-z
Cindy L. Collins, Amahyrani Pina, A. Carrillo, Eunice Ghil, Rachel N. Smith-Peirce, Morgan Gomez, Patrick Okolo, Yvette Chen, A. Pahor, Susanne M. Jaeggi, A. Seitz
{"title":"Video-Based Remote Administration of Cognitive Assessments and Interventions: a Comparison with In-Lab Administration","authors":"Cindy L. Collins, Amahyrani Pina, A. Carrillo, Eunice Ghil, Rachel N. Smith-Peirce, Morgan Gomez, Patrick Okolo, Yvette Chen, A. Pahor, Susanne M. Jaeggi, A. Seitz","doi":"10.1007/s41465-022-00240-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41465-022-00240-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73678,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cognitive enhancement : towards the integration of theory and practice","volume":"6 1","pages":"316 - 326"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"53193190","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}