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The neural correlates of working memory training in typically developing children.

cam.issuedOnline2021-12-13
dc.contributor.authorJones, Jonathan S
dc.contributor.authorAdlam, Anna-Lynne R
dc.contributor.authorBenattayallah, Abdelmalek
dc.contributor.authorMilton, Fraser N
dc.contributor.orcidJones, Jonathan S [0000-0003-0333-5212]
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-04T13:30:11Z
dc.date.available2022-01-04T13:30:11Z
dc.date.issued2022-05
dc.date.updated2022-01-04T13:30:10Z
dc.description.abstractWorking memory training improves children's cognitive performance on untrained tasks; however, little is known about the underlying neural mechanisms. This was investigated in 32 typically developing children aged 10-14 years (19 girls and 13 boys) using a randomized controlled design and multi-modal magnetic resonance imaging (Devon, UK; 2015-2016). Training improved working memory performance and increased intrinsic functional connectivity between the bilateral intraparietal sulci. Furthermore, improvements in working memory were associated with greater recruitment of the left middle frontal gyrus on a complex span task. Repeated engagement of fronto-parietal regions during training may increase their activity and functional connectivity over time, affording greater working memory performance. The plausibility of generalizable cognitive benefits from a neurobiological perspective and implications for neurodevelopmental theory are discussed.
dc.identifier.doi10.17863/CAM.79340
dc.identifier.eissn1467-8624
dc.identifier.issn0009-3920
dc.identifier.othercdev13721
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/331890
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley
dc.publisher.urlhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13721
dc.subjectBrain Mapping
dc.subjectChild
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectFrontal Lobe
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectLearning
dc.subjectMagnetic Resonance Imaging
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMemory, Short-Term
dc.subjectParietal Lobe
dc.titleThe neural correlates of working memory training in typically developing children.
dc.typeArticle
prism.publicationNameChild Dev
pubs.funder-project-idEconomic and Social Research Council (1490438)
rioxxterms.licenseref.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
rioxxterms.versionVoR
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1111/cdev.13721

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