Oct 15, 2024
Complex Span Tasks in Working Memory Training Complex Span Task Description: Complex span tasks involve remembering a sequence of items while performing a secondary processing task between item presentations. These tasks are designed to assess both storage and...
Oct 15, 2024
Neuroplasticity and neural regeneration are fundamental processes that underpin the brain’s remarkable ability to adapt, recover, and potentially enhance its functions throughout life. This essay explores the mechanisms of neuroplasticity, its occurrence in...
Oct 14, 2024
Updating Tasks Keep Track Task Description: Participants are shown a list of words from different categories (e.g., animals, colors, countries). They must remember the last word presented from each target category. Example study: Dahlin et al. (2008) used the...
Oct 14, 2024
Span Tasks in Working Memory Training Research Digit Span (forward and backward) Description: Participants hear a sequence of digits and must repeat them in the same order (forward) or reverse order (backward). Example study: Woods et al. (2011) used...
Oct 14, 2024
N-back Tasks N-back tasks are continuous performance tasks commonly used to measure working memory. In these tasks, participants are presented with a sequence of stimuli and must indicate when the current stimulus matches the one from n steps earlier in the sequence....
