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Working Memory Training

Working Memory Training. Presented by: Isaiah Harbison Alan Mishler CASL Team Members: Michael Bunting Jared Novick DeLaura Jansen Scott Weems Ryan Corbett Jeffrey Chrabaszcz. Working Memory Training Additional research collaborators. University of Maryland, Department of Psychology

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Working Memory Training

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  1. Working Memory Training Presented by: Isaiah Harbison Alan Mishler CASL Team Members: Michael Bunting Jared Novick DeLaura Jansen Scott Weems Ryan Corbett Jeffrey Chrabaszcz

  2. Working Memory Training Additional research collaborators University of Maryland, Department of Psychology Michael Dougherty Sharona Atkins Erika Hussey Susan Teubner-Rhodes University of Maryland, Department of Computer Science Jim Reggia Jared Sylvester University of Maryland, Department of Human Development Donald Bolger Sandia National Labs Laura Matzen Brain Plasticity Incorporated (Office of Naval Research-funded task development) Michael Merzenich

  3. Working Memory Training Research purpose To develop a cognitive training program to improve the attention and memory functions that support the ability to deal with complex, ambiguous, and/or degraded language materials. We call it the “Working Memory Workout”

  4. Working Memory Training What is working memory (WM)? • Conceptually speaking, WM is your mental workspace, where you • Hold and manipulate information for ongoing use, • Regulate thoughts, actions, and attention, • Avoid distraction and interference, and • Resolve ambiguity.

  5. Working Memory Training Previous results • WM is important. • The ability to interpret complex, ambiguous, and degraded language materials is strongly correlated with WM. • WM can be improved. • Computer-based cognitive training can lead to improvement in certain aspects of WM. • WM training transfers. • The benefits of training generalize to untrained tasks, including tests of focused and divided attention and linguistic ambiguity resolution. • WM training benefits last. • Training-based improvements in WM persist after the end of training.

  6. Working Memory Training Current work • Validating training results and determining which tasks are most effective for training • Using neuroimaging (fMRI) and electrophysiological measures (EEG/ERP) to examine training-induced changes in the brain • Comparing different versions of training protocol (varying difficulty and adaptivity) in order to maximize effectiveness • Developing web-based versions of training tasks and demonstrate reliability, validity, and usability of these instruments

  7. Working Memory Training For more information Michael Bunting mbunting@casl.umd.edu Jared Novick jnovick@casl.umd.edu Isaiah Harbison iharbison@casl.umd.edu

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