Aging and Working Memory Training

P.I. Alexandru Iordan

This long-term project investigates changes in the neural mechanisms of working memory after several days of training. Participants undergo a series of fMRI scans, neuropsychological assessments, and ten days of training on a computerized working memory task. We aim to identify functional changes in brain activation and possible changes in measures of neural efficiency associated with working memory training. We also aim to identify age-related differences in these changes by including both younger (18-24) and older (65+) adults in this study.

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Iordan, ADMoored, KDKatz, B., Cooke, K. A., Buschkuehl, M., Jaeggi, S. M., Polk, T. A., Peltier, S. J., Jonides, J., Reuter-Lorenz, P. A. Age differences in functional network reconfiguration with working memory trainingHuman Brain Mapping2020122https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.25337

Iordan, A. D., Cooke, K. A., Moored, K. D., Katz, B., Buschkuehl, M., Jaeggi, S. M., Polk, T. A., Peltier, S. J., Jonides, J., & Reuter-Lorenz, P. A. (2020). Neural Correlates of Working Memory Training: Evidence for Plasticity in Older Adults. NeuroImage, 116887. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.116887

Iordan, A. D., Cooke, K. A., Moored, K. D., Katz, B., Buschkuehl, M., Jaeggi, S. M., Jonides, J., Peltier, S. J., Polk, T. A., & Reuter-Lorenz, P. A. (2018). Aging and Network Properties: Stability Over Time and Links with Learning during Working Memory Training. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience9https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2017.00419