2019
The development of adaptive risk taking and the role of executive functions in a large sample of school-age boys and girls
Bell MD, Imal AE, Pittman B, Jin G, Wexler BE. The development of adaptive risk taking and the role of executive functions in a large sample of school-age boys and girls. Trends In Neuroscience And Education 2019, 17: 100120. PMID: 31685124, DOI: 10.1016/j.tine.2019.100120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBalloon Analogue Risk TaskSchool-aged boysExecutive functionRisk TaskPartial mediatorAcademic achievementRisk takingBetter mathChild's schoolSchool characteristicsMiddle schoolLarge sampleTotal scoreSchoolsRecklessnessChildrenBoysBetter decisionsEmotionsGradeMeasuresFunctioningTaskProficiencyTaking
2016
Cognitive Priming and Cognitive Training: Immediate and Far Transfer to Academic Skills in Children
Wexler BE, Iseli M, Leon S, Zaggle W, Rush C, Goodman A, Esat Imal A, Bo E. Cognitive Priming and Cognitive Training: Immediate and Far Transfer to Academic Skills in Children. Scientific Reports 2016, 6: 32859. PMID: 27615029, PMCID: PMC5018694, DOI: 10.1038/srep32859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive primingBrain trainingBrain training gamesSecond-grade childrenCognitive trainingCognitive operationsFar transferTraining gamesAcademic skillsAcademic achievementNeural systemsAchievement testTraining sessionsNeuroplastic potentialEnvironmental inputsPrimingTrainingInter-neuronal connectionsChildrenGameStudy sampleSkillsImmediate effectsControl classLearning