review · 2016 · en
Do 'Brain-Training' Programs Work?
Simons D J, Boot W R, Charness N, Gathercole S E, Chabris C F, Hambrick D Z, Stine-Morrow E A L
Psychological Science in the Public Interest
Evidencia · SeminalOpen Access
Síntesis
Comprehensive consensus review of cognitive-training literature concluding extensive evidence for task-specific learning, minimal for near transfer, and essentially no rigorous evidence that commercial brain-training improves everyday cognition.
Etapas
3-6, 6-12, 12-18, transversal
Dominios
executive-function, cognitive, intervention
Tags
brain-training · consensus-review · far-transfer · methodological-flaws
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Commercial computerized cognitive- and working-memory-training programs produce gains on trained and very similar tasks but consistently fail to show far transfer to academic achievement, IQ, attention, or everyday cognition.