Working memory training in schizophrenia and healthy populations.
Cognitive deficits are consistently demonstrated in individuals with schizophrenia. Cognitive training involves structured exercises prescribed and undertaken with the intention of enhancing cognitive abilities such as attention, memory, and problem solving. Thus, cognitive training represents a potentially promising intervention for enhancing cognitive abilities in schizophrenia. However, cognitive training programs are numerous and heterogeneous, hence, the generalizability of training related outcomes can be challenging to assess. This article will provide a brief overview of current literature on cognitive training and explore how knowledge of working memory training in healthy populations can potentially be applied to enhance cognitive functioning of individuals with schizophrenia.
Clinical Neuroscience of Schizophrenia Laboratory, Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Clinical Psychology, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada.
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Lawlor-Savage
Clinical Neuroscience of Schizophrenia Laboratory, Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Clinical Psychology, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada.
Vina M
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Goghari
cognitive remediation; dual n-back; intelligence; schizophrenia; working memory