2024
A randomized clinical trial to evaluate feasibility, tolerability, and preliminary target engagement for a novel executive working memory training in adolescents with ADHD
Sullivan A, Anderson J, Beatty M, Choi J, Jaccard J, Hawkins K, Pearlson G, Stevens M. A randomized clinical trial to evaluate feasibility, tolerability, and preliminary target engagement for a novel executive working memory training in adolescents with ADHD. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2024, 181: 104615. PMID: 39173523, PMCID: PMC11465636, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2024.104615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExecutive working memoryAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderWorking memory trainingMemory trainingExecutive working memory taskIncreased working memory capacityMedium effect size improvementsEffect size improvementsSelf-rated motivationIntervention participantsTarget engagementTrial retentionWorking memoryAttention-deficit/hyperactivityDifficulty manipulationPlacebo-controlled studyMemory capacityTask accuracySize improvementsMemory contentIntervention tolerabilityTraining targetBehavioral changesPrimary outcome measureCoaching sessions74. Functional Connectivity Changes as a Result of a Novel Executive Working Memory Training in Adolescents With ADHD
Sullivan A, Anderson J, Beatty M, Choi J, Jaccard J, Pearlson G, Stevens M. 74. Functional Connectivity Changes as a Result of a Novel Executive Working Memory Training in Adolescents With ADHD. Biological Psychiatry 2024, 95: s129-s130. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.02.309.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
A preliminary study of the effects of working memory training on brain function
Stevens MC, Gaynor A, Bessette KL, Pearlson GD. A preliminary study of the effects of working memory training on brain function. Brain Imaging And Behavior 2015, 10: 387-407. PMID: 26138580, PMCID: PMC4698365, DOI: 10.1007/s11682-015-9416-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderWM trainingMemory trainingBrain regionsDifferent neural correlatesBrain functionADHD symptom severityTraining-related changesTemporal lobe regionsDifferent symptom typesWM abilityExecutive processingWM performanceFMRI taskFrontoparietal circuitsNeural correlatesBrain activationHyperactivity disorderNeuropsychological testsNeural changesBrain activityTask phasesLobe regionsActivation gainControl participants