Working memory training improves episodic memory in older people: transfer based on controlled retrieval processes.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The results of working memory (WM) training to improve episodic memory in older people are inconsistent. This inconsistency could be due to the fact that the episodic memory tests used do not share the same cognitive resources as the trained WM task. The aim of this study was to assess whether performance on an episodic memory test will improve only when this test requires controlled processes of retrieval of information from secondary memory or recollection, similar to the processes exercised during WM training.

Method

Fifty-five people over 60 years of age participated in the study: 27 were randomly assigned to the experimental group (EG) and the rest to the control group (CG). The EG was trained in complex span tasks. Before and after training, both groups we

SUBMITTER: Zamarreno P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10987720 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature