Claudia Schwarz, Carol E Franz, William S Kremen, Eero Vuoksimaa
Reserve, resilience and maintenance of episodic memory and other cognitive functions in aging
Neurobiology of aging
present metaanalysis examined effect cognitive training executive functions efs preschool children age range 36 years selected final set 32 studies 27 papers total sample 123 effect sizes found overall effect cognitive training improving ef g 0352 k 123 p 0001 without significant difference near far transfer effects executive domains significant additional outcome effects found behavioral learningrelated outcomes cognitive training programs preschoolers significantly effective developmentally atrisk children adhd low socioeconomic status children typical development without risks significant moderators individual vs group sessions length training number sessions computerized vs noncomputerized training significant moderators first demonstration cognitive training transfer effects among different executive processes discuss result relationship lower level modularization efs younger children