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Effects of Fast Simple Numerical Calculation Training on Neural Systems

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Takeuchi, Hikaru, Nagase, Tomomi, Taki, Yasuyuki, Sassa, Yuko, Hashizume, Hiroshi, Nouchi, Rui, Kawashima, Ryuta·2016·Neural Plasticity
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Cognitive training, including fast simple numerical calculation (FSNC), has been shown to improve performance on untrained processing speed and executive function tasks in the elderly. However, the effects of FSNC training on cognitive functions in the young and on neural mechanisms remain unknown. We investigated the effects of 1-week intensive FSNC training on cognitive function, regional gray matter volume (rGMV), and regional cerebral blood flow at rest (resting rCBF) in healthy young adults. FSNC training was associated with improvements in performance on simple processing speed, speeded executive functioning, and simple and complex arithmetic tasks. FSNC training was associated with a reduction in rGMV and an increase in resting rCBF in the frontopolar areas and a weak but widespread increase in resting rCBF in an anatomical cluster in the posterior region. These results provide direct evidence that FSNC training alone can improve performance on processing speed and executive function tasks as well as plasticity of brain structures and perfusion. Our results also indicate that changes in neural systems in the frontopolar areas may underlie these cognitive improvements.

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Authors
Takeuchi, H., Nagase, T., Taki, Y., Sassa, Y., Hashizume, H., Nouchi, R., & Kawashima, R.
Affiliations
Tohoku University (JP)
Corresponding author
Takeuchi, Hikaru
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Venue
Neural Plasticity
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2016
Volume
2016
Pages
1-15
ISSN
  • 1687-5443 (ISSN-L)
  • 2090-5904
DOI
10.1155/2016/5940634
PMC
PMC4736604
OpenAlex
W2224118914
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5
References
69
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Funders
Japan Science and Technology Agency
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
cognitive training, processing speed, executive function, arithmetic performance, gray matter volume, regional cerebral blood flow, frontopolar cortex, neuroplasticity, young adults
MeSH terms
Brain, Cognition, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Neuronal Plasticity, Practice, Psychological, Spin Labels, Time Factors, Mathematical Concepts, Young Adult, Executive Function, Gray Matter

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