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Training of Working Memory in Children With ADHD
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Working memory (WM) capacity is the ability to retain and manipulate information during a short period of time. This ability underlies complex reasoning and has generally been regarded as a fixed trait of the individual. Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) represent one group of subjects with a WM deficit, attributed to an impairment of the frontal lobe. In the present study, we used a new training paradigm with intensive and adaptive training of WM tasks and evaluated the effect of training with a double blind, placebo controlled design. Training significantly enhanced performance on the trained WM tasks. More importantly, the training significantly improved performance on a nontrained visuo-spatial WM task and on Raven's Progressive Matrices, which is a nonverbal complex reasoning task. In addition, motor activity--as measured by the number of head movements during a computerized test--was significantly reduced in the treatment group. A second experiment showed that similar training-induced improvements on cognitive tasks are also possible in young adults without ADHD. These results demonstrate that performance on WM tasks can be significantly improved by training, and that the training effect also generalizes to nontrained tasks requiring WM. Training improved performance on tasks related to prefrontal functioning and had also a significant effect on motor activity in children with ADHD. The results thus suggest that WM training potentially could be of clinical use for ameliorating the symptoms in ADHD.
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“However, there are some obvious weaknesses in this study: the group sizes (7 children per group) are tiny – this study is, like many other studies in this area, severely underpowered.”
From Working Memory Training Does Not Improve Performance on Measures of Intelligence or Other Measures of “Far Transfer”: Evidence From a Meta-Analytic Review (2016) · cites this paper as Klingberg et al. (2002)
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“Another problem with the design of this study is that any differences found as a result of training may reflect differences in the duration of the computerized tasks performed by the two groups, rather than being effects of adaptive working memory training per se.”
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“The largest effect size for working memory training on nonverbal ability came from the earliest study (d = 2.18; Klingberg et al., 2002), which included only 7 subjects in each of the training and control groups.”
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“However, while some studies [84,85] show subsequent improvement in ADHD symptoms, others do not (e.g. [86], reviewed in e.g. [87]).”
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“Training individuals with ADHD on one specific cognitive domain, e.g. working memory, has been found to result in improved performance on the trained and similar tasks [84–86].”
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“but they only used the incongruent trials as outcome measure; baseline response times to congruent trials were not controlled for, making it impossible to calculate the interference score)”
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“In many ways our findings are similar to those of previous placebo controlled (single) EF training studies in children with ADHD [21], [84], [85], [86], [23] (but note that only one of these studies [21] corrected for multiple testing).”
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“Several studies have provided evidence for the effectiveness of CogMed training in children with ADHD (e.g., Klingberg et al., 2002, 2005).”
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“Therefore, the idea that WM-training programs such as CWMT exert stronger benefits to low-WM individuals (e.g., Klingberg et al., 2002;Weicker et al., 2016) is not supported.”
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MethodResultWorking memory training remains a work in progress.
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“Our concern with control group-related motivation regards broad transfer effects (e.g., Klingberg et al., 2005, 2002 ).”
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“The transfer effect to visuospatial WM is to some extent in line with previous research including working memory training of preschool and school children (Holmes et al., 2009; Morrison & Chein, 2010; Thorell et al., 2009) and in children with ADHD (Holmes et al., 2010; Klingberg et al., 2002).”
Working Memory Training and Semantic Structuring Improves Remembering Future Events, Not Past Events
Richter, K. M., Mödden, C., Eling, P., & Hildebrandt, H. (2014) · Neurorehabilitation and neural repair · doi:10.1177/1545968314527352 · Cited by 41
“Working memory, on the other hand, is important in various situations, especially those that require the simultaneous holding and manipulation of information or complex reasoning.(30) Working memory performance also influences learning capabilities,(31) seems to predict the ability to control thoughts and behavior,(32…”
Begolli, K. N., Richland, L. E., Jaeggi, S. M., Lyons, E. M., Klostermann, E. C., & Matlen, B. J. (2018) · Thinking & Reasoning · doi:10.1080/13546783.2018.1429306 · Cited by 46
Cardoso, C. D. O., Seabra, A. G., Gomes, C. M. A., & Fonseca, R. P. (2019) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01784 · Cited by 58
Cochrane, A., Simmering, V. R., & Green, C. S. (2019) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0221353 · Cited by 46
Pan, D., Hoid, D., Wang, X., Jia, Z., & Li, X. (2020) · Psychological Medicine · doi:10.1017/s0033291720002275 · Cited by 46
Emergence of Non-Linear Mixed Selectivity in Prefrontal Cortex after Training
Dang, W., Jaffe, R. J., Qi, X.-L., & Constantinidis, C. (2021) · Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.2814-20.2021 · Cited by 41
Brief Report: Manipulation of Task Difficulty in Inhibitory Control Tasks
Lindqvist, S., & Thorell, L. B. (2008) · Child Neuropsychology · doi:10.1080/09297040701793647 · Cited by 41
“Previous studies of working memory training have shown to have effects on both cognitive functioning and behavior problems in children with ADHD ( Klingberg et al, 2005 ; Klingberg, Forssberg, & Westerberg, 2002 ).”
The effects of concurrent verbal and visual tasks on category learning.
Miles, S. J., & Minda, J. P. (2011) · Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition · doi:10.1037/a0022309 · Cited by 40
Cogmed and working memory training—Current challenges and the search for underlying mechanisms.
Jaeggi, S. M., Buschkuehl, M., Jonides, J., & Shah, P. (2012) · Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition · doi:10.1016/j.jarmac.2012.07.002 · Cited by 47
Central executive involvement in children's spatial memory
Ang, S. Y., & Lee, K. L. (2008) · Memory · doi:10.1080/09658210802365347 · Cited by 40
“We focused only on the spatial subcomponent, because Logie and Pearson (1997) found a difference in performances in visual and spatial working memory tasks in children.”
BackgroundCardoso, C. D. O., Dias, N. M., Senger, J. E., Colling, A. P. C., Seabra, A. G., & Fonseca, R. P. (2016) · Applied Neuropsychology Child · doi:10.1080/21622965.2016.1241950 · Cited by 46
“Although some studies in the literature demonstrate that WM training improve fluid intelligence (Colom et al., 2010; Jaeggi et al., 2008; Klingberg et al., 2002), the studies of this review did not obtain the same result (Jaeggi et al., 2011; Loosli et al., 2012; Mansur-Alves et al., 2013).”
ResultCan SMART Training Really Increase Intelligence? A Replication Study
Colbert, D., Tyndall, I. T., Roche, B. T., & Cassidy, S. (2018) · Journal of Behavioral Education · doi:10.1007/s10864-018-9302-2 · Cited by 49
“…that have been proposed to improve intellectual function by targeting performance in very specific cognitive domains, such as working memory (e.g. Klingberg et al., 2002b; Klingberg et al., 2005), attention (Rueda et al., 2004), mental planning and strategy (Basak, Boot, Voss & Kramer, 2008)…”
BackgroundAttention in the heart of intelligence
Rueda, M. R. (2018) · Trends in Neuroscience and Education · doi:10.1016/j.tine.2018.11.003 · Cited by 42
Development of Attention Networks
Rueda, M. R., & Posner, M. I. (2013) · Oxford University Press eBooks · doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199958450.013.0024 · Cited by 46
Thissen, A. J. A. M., Rommelse, N. N. J., Hoekstra, P. J., Hartman, C. A., Heslenfeld, D. J., Luman, M., van Lieshout, M., Franke, B., Oosterlaan, J., & Buitelaar, J. K. (2013) · Psychological Medicine · doi:10.1017/s0033291713001153 · Cited by 42
“This is the first study to investigate these issues in a large family sample of parents and their adolescent offspring, using data obtained with robust EF tasks (a stop task, a verbal digit span task and a visuospatial grid task) previously shown to be sensitive to EF impairments in children with ADHD (Klingberg et al…”
MethodThe statistical crisis in science: how is it relevant to clinical neuropsychology?
Gelman, A., & Geurts, H. M. (2017) · The Clinical Neuropsychologist · doi:10.1080/13854046.2016.1277557 · Cited by 40
“Does it matter whether someone has an ADHD diagnosis or is it beneficial for all of us?”
InfluentialBeyond Smell-O-Vision: Possibilities for Smell-Based Digital Media
Olofsson, J., Niedenthal, S., Ehrndal, M., Zakrzewska, M., Wartel, A., & Larsson, M. U. (2017) · Simulation & Gaming · doi:10.1177/1046878117702184 · Cited by 43
“The capacity for adaptive changes is not only present in high-performing individuals, but also in clinical populations such as individuals with ADHD where task performance can be improved to approach norm-levels (Klingberg, Forssberg, & Westerberg, 2002).”
Stanford, E., Durrleman, S., & Delage, H. (2019) · American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology · doi:10.1044/2019_ajslp-18-0238 · Cited by 39
Randomized Controlled Trial of Working Memory Intervention in Congenital Heart Disease
Calderon, J., Wypij, D., Rofeberg, V., Stopp, C. D., Roseman, A., Albers, D., Newburger, J. W., & Bellinger, D. C. (2020) · The Journal of Pediatrics · doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.08.038 · Cited by 45
Sources of Working Memory Deficits in Children and Possibilities for Remediation
Minear, M. E., & Shah, P. (2006) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-012554465-8/50012-0 · Cited by 39
Sandberg, A. (2011) · Wiley eBooks · doi:10.1002/9781444393552.ch5 · Cited by 40
Takeuchi, H., Taki, Y., Nouchi, R., Sekiguchi, A., Kotozaki, Y., Nakagawa, S., Makoto Miyauchi, C., Sassa, Y., & Kawashima, R. (2017) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-017-01460-6 · Cited by 36
Fluid reasoning deficits in children with ADHD: Evidence from fMRI
Tamm, L., & Juranek, J. J. (2012) · Brain Research · doi:10.1016/j.brainres.2012.05.021 · Cited by 43
“…with ADHD perform more poorly on such tasks which are considered analogs of non-verbal IQ (da Rocha et al., 2008; Garcia-Sanchez et al., 1997; Klingberg et al., 2002; Liu and Wang, 2002; Ma et al., 2011; Semrud-Clikeman et al., 2010) although few studies were found reporting on fluid…”
BackgroundInfluentialCorti, C., Poggi, G., Romaniello, R., Strazzer, S., Urgesi, C., Borgatti, R., & Bardoni, A. (2018) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0199001 · Cited by 40
Estrada‐Plana, V., Esquerda, M., Mangues, R., March‐Llanes, J., & Moya-Higueras, J. (2019) · Games for Health Journal · doi:10.1089/g4h.2018.0051 · Cited by 46
“Sample size calculation was determined following the results obtained by Klingberg et al., 43 considering two points of variance.”
Perry, R. E., Braren, S. H., Rincón‐Cortés, M., Brandes-Aitken, A. N., Chopra, D., Opendak, M. M., Alberini, C. M., Sullivan, R. M., & Blair, C. (2019) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02472 · Cited by 47
Oldrati, V., Corti, C., Poggi, G., Borgatti, R., Urgesi, C., & Bardoni, A. (2020) · Neuropsychology Review · doi:10.1007/s11065-020-09429-5 · Cited by 41
“However, benefits from a cognitive Westerberg, 2002; Klingberg et al., 2005) or typical development (Henry, Messer, & Nash, 2014; Zinke et al., 2012) without specific cognitive impairments or general learning difficulties.”
BackgroundThe OutSMARTers Program for Children With ADHD
Hannesdottir, D. K., Ingvarsdottir, E., & Bjornsson, A. S. (2014) · Journal of Attention Disorders · doi:10.1177/1087054713520617 · Cited by 45
“Even though previous working memory training programs (e.g., Klingberg et al., 2002) have shown improvements in these skills for children with ADHD, the effects were not as evident in the present study despite an extensive contingency management system based on the children’s performance.”
BackgroundResultInfluentialIs working memory domain-general or domain-specific?
Nozari, N., & Martin, R. C. (2024) · Trends in Cognitive Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.tics.2024.06.006 · Cited by 50
Flak, M. M., Hernes, S. S., Skranes, J. S., & Løhaugen, G. C. C. (2014) · Trials · doi:10.1186/1745-6215-15-156 · Cited by 39
“Positive effects of WM training have been reported in diverse clinical groups, including children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD), as well as preschool children and youths born preterm with very low birth weight [18-32].”
Developing self-regulation in early childhood
Posner, M. I., Rothbart, M. K., & Tang, Y. (2013) · Trends in Neuroscience and Education · doi:10.1016/j.tine.2013.09.001 · Cited by 42
“Studies have shown that working memory training leads to improvements in the performance of children with attention deficit disorder [15].”
BackgroundHessl, D. R., Schweitzer, J. B., Nguyen, D. V., McLennan, Y. A., Johnston, C. K., Shickman, R., & Chen, Y. (2019) · Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders · doi:10.1186/s11689-019-9264-2 · Cited by 43
Metadata
- Authors
- Klingberg, T., Forssberg, H., & Westerberg, H.
- Affiliations
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Venue
- Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2002-09
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 781-791
- ISSN
- 0165-0475 (ISSN-L)
- 1380-3395
- 1744-411X
- OpenAlex
- W2163254754
- Semantic Scholar
- 249861f2f06d32f1a763a5afb883bad83639a164
- Cited by
- 1,225
- References
- 37
- Citations by year
- 2026: 15 · 2025: 35 · 2024: 30 · 2023: 31 · 2022: 44 · 2021: 52 · 2020: 65 · 2019: 75 · 2018: 62 · 2017: 79 · 2016: 75 · 2015: 98 · 2014: 84 · 2013: 91 · 2012: 90
- FWCI
- 8.41
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
- Keywords
- working memory training, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, children, adaptive training, transfer of training, visuospatial working memory, Raven's Progressive Matrices, nonverbal reasoning, prefrontal cortex, motor activity, head movement
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Child, Cognition, Double-Blind Method, Female, Humans, Male, Memory, Neuropsychological Tests, Task Performance and Analysis, Treatment Outcome
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