Blakey, E. and Carroll, D.J. (2015) A Short Executive Function Training Program Improves Preschoolers’ Working Memory. Frontiers in Psychology, 6. 1827. ISSN 1664-1078
Abstract
Cognitive training has been shown to improve executive functions (EFs) in middle childhood and adulthood. However, fewer studies have targeted the preschool years—a time when EFs undergo rapid development. The present study tested the effects of a short four session EF training program in 54 four-year-olds. The training group significantly improved their working memory from pre-training relative to an active control group. Notably, this effect extended to a task sharing few surface features with the trained tasks, and continued to be apparent 3 months later. In addition, the benefits of training extended to a measure of mathematical reasoning 3 months later, indicating that training EFs during the preschool years has the potential to convey benefits that are both long-lasting and wide-ranging.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 Blakey and Carroll. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Psychology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 19 Sep 2016 11:26 |
Last Modified: | 19 Sep 2016 11:26 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01827 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Frontiers Media |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01827 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:103670 |
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