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Benefits in tasks related to everyday life competences after a working memory training in older adults

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The impact of working memory (WM) training on everyday life functioning has rarely been examined, and it is not clear whether WM training gains are transferred to reasoning abilities. The… Click to show full abstract

The impact of working memory (WM) training on everyday life functioning has rarely been examined, and it is not clear whether WM training gains are transferred to reasoning abilities. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of a verbal WM training in older adults, in terms of specific gains and transfer effects to everyday life and reasoning abilities.

Keywords: training older; memory training; everyday life; working memory; older adults; life

Journal Title: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Year Published: 2017

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