Benefits of Training Visuospatial Working Memory in Young-Old and Old-Old
Benefits of Training Visuospatial Working Memory in Young-Old and Old-Old
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DOI：
10.1037/a0034293
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发表时间：
2014-03-01
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4
通讯作者：
De Beni, Rossana
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作者：
Borella, Erika;Carretti, Barbara;De Beni, Rossana
本研究的目的是测试视觉空间工作记忆（WM）训练在中青年和老年人中的转移效应和维持效应。40名年轻人和40名老年人参加了这项研究。每个年龄组中有20名参与者接受了视觉空间WM任务的训练，而其他参与者则作为主动对照组，完成其他活动。考虑(a)在视觉空间WM任务（标准）中特定的训练相关收益，对训练收益进行了检查；(b)迁移对言语记忆、视觉空间短期记忆、抑制、处理速度和推理的影响。8个月后还评估了培训收益的维持情况。结果显示，与对照组相比，训练组（包括年轻人和老年人）在WM测量中表现更好，并在8个月后保持了这些进步。一些转移效应被发现，但只在年轻的老年训练参与者中，并且在随访中没有保持。当使用视觉空间模式时，这些结果就WM训练对老年人的效果进行了讨论。
The purpose of the present study was to test the efficacy of a visuospatial working memory (WM) training in terms of its transfer effects and maintenance effects, in the young-old and old-old. Forty young-old and 40 old-old adults took part in the study. Twenty participants in each age group received training with a visuospatial WM task, whereas the others served as active controls and completed alternative activities. Training benefits were examined, considering (a) the specific training-related gains in a visuospatial WM task (criterion); and (b) the transfer effects on measures of verbal WM, visuospatial short-term memory, inhibition, processing speed, and reasoning. Maintenance of training benefits was also assessed after 8 months. Results showed that the trained groups (both young-old and old-old), but not the control groups, performed better in the WM measures and preserved these gains after 8 months. Some transfer effects were found, but only in the young-old-trained participants, and they were not maintained at the follow-up. These results are discussed in terms of the efficacy of WM training for older adults when a visuospatial modality is used.