2023
Cognitive training for children with ADHD: composite cognitive score outcome in a randomized controlled trial
Bikic A, Dalsgaard S, Pittman B, Leckman J, Wexler B. Cognitive training for children with ADHD: composite cognitive score outcome in a randomized controlled trial. Nordic Journal Of Psychiatry 2023, 78: 87-91. PMID: 37905332, DOI: 10.1080/08039488.2023.2270954.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderCognitive trainingDeficit/hyperactivity disorderComposite cognition scoreSessions of trainingCognitive functioningHyperactivity disorderCognitive improvementCognition scoresTraining sessionsMixed resultsFrequency of trainingTrainingChildrenSessionsIntervention groupCognitionInterventionFunctioningPost Hoc AnalysisScore outcomesControl groupPrevious studiesDisordersOutcomes
2018
Measuring and Improving Executive Functioning in the Classroom
Kavanaugh B, Tuncer O, Wexler B. Measuring and Improving Executive Functioning in the Classroom. Journal Of Cognitive Enhancement 2018, 3: 271-280. DOI: 10.1007/s41465-018-0095-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExecutive functionCognitive training exercisesEvidence-based interventionsExecutive functioningPractice effectsAcademic outcomesClassroom administrationControl processDevelopmental effectsAchievement gapTraining exercisesLaboratory researchChildrenClassroomEvidence-based educationFunctioningImportance of measurementInterventionValidityContextResearchAbilityTest
2016
Brain Mechanisms of Change in Addiction Treatment: Models, Methods, and Emerging Findings
Chung T, Noronha A, Carroll KM, Potenza MN, Hutchison K, Calhoun VD, Gabrieli JD, Morgenstern J, Nixon SJ, Wexler BE, Brewer J, Ray L, Filbey F, Strauman TJ, Kober H, Ewing S. Brain Mechanisms of Change in Addiction Treatment: Models, Methods, and Emerging Findings. Current Addiction Reports 2016, 3: 332-342. PMID: 27990326, PMCID: PMC5155705, DOI: 10.1007/s40429-016-0113-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain mechanismsPsychotherapy researchCognitive behavioral therapyProcessing of rewardAddiction treatmentCognitive controlCognitive trainingField of neuroscienceMindfulness interventionBehavioral therapyBehavioral interventionsBrain circuitsEmerging FindingsSustained abstinenceBehavior changeRecovery of brainInterventionNeuroscienceTreatment effectsRewardPsychotherapyChange meetingsBrainAbstinenceResearch
2006
Computer-assisted cognitive remediation in schizophrenia: What is the active ingredient?
Kurtz MM, Seltzer JC, Shagan DS, Thime WR, Wexler BE. Computer-assisted cognitive remediation in schizophrenia: What is the active ingredient? Schizophrenia Research 2006, 89: 251-260. PMID: 17070671, PMCID: PMC2095777, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2006.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttentionCognition DisordersComputer User TrainingComputer-Assisted InstructionFemaleHumansMaleMemory, Short-TermMental RecallMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsPattern Recognition, VisualProblem SolvingReaction TimeRemedial TeachingSchizophreniaSchizophrenic LanguageSchizophrenic PsychologySpeech PerceptionConceptsComputer-assisted cognitive remediationTraining control conditionCognitive remediationNeurocognitive functionComprehensive neuropsychological test batteryCognitive remediation interventionsCognitive remediation trainingSpatial episodic memoryControl conditionNeuropsychological test batteryEpisodic memoryComplex behavioral treatmentsBody of researchCognitive stimulationRemediation interventionsCognitive challengesNeurocognitive testsProcessing speedBehavioral treatmentTest batteryMemoryExperimental interventionSchizophreniaNon-specific stimulationIntervention
2005
Cognitive Remediation and Vocational Rehabilitation for Schizophrenia
Wexler BE, Bell MD. Cognitive Remediation and Vocational Rehabilitation for Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2005, 31: 931-941. PMID: 16079390, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbi038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive remediation treatmentAspects of schizophreniaCognitive remediationCognitive deficitsWork functioningBehavioral interventionsWork therapyCognitionVocational rehabilitationArea of researchLasting improvementMental illnessSchizophreniaMajor mental illnessRemediation treatmentsFunctioningDeficitsInterventionMultiple studiesReadersResearchRehabilitation