Cognitive training related changes in fMRI activations: a neural mechanism of transfer to executive functions in normal aging
Paulina Skolasinska, Shuo Qin, Hyun Kyu Lee, Michelle W Voss, Chandramallika Basak · 2025
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Paulina Skolasinska and co-authors scan the brains of older adults before and after cognitive training, in this 2025 study. One group played an adaptive, speed-based training program; a control group played relaxed casual games. Brain activity was recorded during a demanding task-switching test at two sites.
After training, the trained group showed stronger activity in regions for movement planning and executive control, and the boost tracked with better test accuracy. The control group instead raised activity in ways tied to smaller gains. The authors read the pattern as helpful compensation that carries into tasks beyond the training games.
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| CREATOR | Paulina Skolasinska, Shuo Qin, Hyun Kyu Lee, Michelle W Voss, Chandramallika Basak |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 3 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |