“What our project can do is shed light on the factors that mediate and moderate these types of cognitive interventions and address the extent to which some procedures may, and others may not, lead to improvements in real world cognition.” Check out our latest paper in Human Nature Behaviour here.
Nationwide project seeks to understand how brain exercises produce cognitive benefits
Check out these selected media features to the research performed by members and collaborators of the Working Memory and Plasticity Laboratory!
- 9/6/2022 : CNN : If you think your preparation will help you later, you will probably be right, a new study says :: Link
- 7/2/2021 : This is Your Brain With Dr. Phil Stieg : Brain games ::
Link - 8/22/2020 : Discover Magazine : What good do brain games do? A virtual study is putting them to the test and you can help :: Link
- 7/13/2020 : UCI/UCR Press Release : Nationwide project seeks to understand how brain exercises produce cognitive benefits :: Link and Link
- 8/26/2019 : Reader’s Digest : Do brain games actually work? :: Link
- 12/24/2018 : The Wall Street Journal : The science behind making your child smarter :: Link
- 10/29/2018 : UCR/UCI Press Release : UC psychologists devise free test for measuring intelligence :: Link
- 10/26/2018 : Le Monde : Voyage au pays de l’amélioration cognitive. :: Link
- 9/17/2018 : Bild der Wissenschaft : Kraftwerk Gehirn. :: Link
- 3/26/2018 : Popular Science : Can exercising the mind improve our abilities, or is it just another self-improvement fantasy? Scientists still aren’t sure why brain training only works for some people. :: Link
- 1/19/2018 : Super Interessante : 6 dicas para ficar mais esperto. ::
Link - 11/3/2017 : Forskning.no : Forskere greier ikke å bevise at det går an å trene opp hukommelsen. :: Link
- 9/14/2016 : BOLD – Blog on Learning and Development (Jacobs Foundation) : Brain stimulation might boost the benefits of cognitive training :: Link
- 9/6/2016 : KUCI 88.9 FM : Ask A Leader : Working Memory the Transcranial Way (starts at 36:30 into the show) :: Link
- 7/24/2016 : The New Yorker : Could Brain Training Prevent Dementia? :: Link
- 3/15/2016 : NPR : Forget About it : Your Middle-Aged Brain Is Not On The Decline :: Link
- 3/2/2016 : Nature Outlook : Brain Training: Memory Games :: Link
- 2/16/2016 : KUCI 88.9 FM : Ask A Leader : Your Brain Isn’t Done with You, Yet :: Link
- 11/9/2015 : Independent UK : 15 Ways to Stay Focused, According to Scientists :: Link
- 3/20/2015 : New Scientist : Brain Training May Help People With ADHD to Focus :: Link
- 10/14/2014 : American Psychological Association : Mind games – Can brain-training games keep your mind young? :: Link
- 8/27/2014 : Focus Magazin (Germany): Mehr Koepfchen [More Brains] :: Link
- 4/24/2014 : CNN 10: Healing the Future : Brain training: A smarter, faster you :: Link Link
- 10/9/2013 : Scientific American : New Cognitive Training Study Takes on the Critics :: Link
- 7/30/2013 – 8/28/2013 : PBS Special : Smarter Brains :: Link
- 04/15/2013 : Scientific American : In Defense of Working Memory Training :: Link
- 09/24/2012 : Science Daily : Feeling Guilty Versus Feeling Angry: Who Can Tell the Difference? :: Link
- 04/18/2012 : New York Times Magazine : Can You Make Yourself Smarter? :: Link
- 01/04/2012 : GoodTherapy.org : Does Natural Lighting Make Us More Productive? :: Link
- 01/01/2012 : The Daily Beast : Buff Your Brain :: Link
- 06/16/2011 : Time Magazine : How Brain Training Can Boost Intelligence :: Link
- 06/15/2011 : WebMD : Brain-Training Games May Give Kids an Achievement Edge :: Link
- 06/14/2011 : Los Angeles Times : Memory training improves intelligence in some children, report says :: Link
- 06/14/2011 : Daily Mail : Brain training computer games ‘can improve your child’s grades within weeks’ :: Link
- 06/13/2011 : U.S. News : Training via Video Game Shown to Boost Kids’ Brain Power :: Link
- 06/11/2011 : The Wall Street Journal : Boot Camp for Boosting IQ :: Link
- 06/11/2011 : Wired : A Simple Exercise To Boost IQ :: Link
- 06/11/2011 : Discover Magazine : Can intelligence be boosted by a simple task? For some… :: Link
- 03/10/2009 : The New York Times : Guest Column: Can We Increase Our Intelligence? :: Link
- 12/31/2008 : Science Central : Brain “Boot Camp” Makes You Smarter :: Link
- 12/11/2008 : Discover Magazine : Top 100 Stories of 2008 #56: Memory Training Can Make You Smarter :: Link
- 06/05/2008 : National Science Foundation : Plastic Brain Outsmarts Experts :: Link
- 05/24/2008 : ScienceNews : Smarten up :: Link
- 05/13/2008 : SharpBrains : Can Intelligence Be Trained? Martin Buschkuehl shows how :: Link
- 04/29/2008 : The New York Times : Memory Training Shown to Turn Up Brainpower :: Link
- 04/29/2008 : Scientific American : Study Shows Brain Power Can Be Bolstered – Maybe :: Link
- 04/29/2008 : BBC News : Mental workout ‘boosts the brain’ :: Link
- 04/28/2008 : Wired : Forget Brain Age: Researchers Develop Software That Makes You Smarter :: Link
- 04/28/2008 : New Scientist : Simple brain exercise can boost IQ :: Link
- 04/28/2008 : Nature News : Do games improve mental performance? :: Link
- 04/28/2008 : The Telegraph : ‘Brain training’ games do work, study finds :: Link
- 04/28/2008 : CBS News : Boost Your Memory, Become Smarter? :: Link
- 04/28/2008 : Bloomberg : Complex Memory Test Helps Young Adults Solve Problems Faster :: Link