Research article summary (published 11 Jun 2008):

Transfer of learning after updating training mediated by the striatum.

Full Abstract

Process-specific training can improve performance on untrained tasks, but the magnitude of gain is variable and often there is no transfer at all. We demonstrate transfer to a 3-back test of working memory after 5 weeks of training in updating. The transfer effect was based on a joint training-related activity increase for the criterion (letter memory) and transfer tasks in a striatal region that also was recruited pretraining. No transfer was observed to a task that did not engage updating and striatal regions, and age-related striatal changes imposed constraints on transfer. These findings indicate that transfer can occur if the criterion and transfer tasks engage specific overlapping processing components and brain regions.

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Author information

Author/s: Dahlin, Erika (E); Neely, Anna Stigsdotter (AS); Larsson, Anne (A); Bäckman, Lars (L); Nyberg, Lars (L);

Affiliation: Department of Integrative Medical Biology, Umeå University, 90187 Umeå, Sweden. erika.dahlin(-atsign-)physiol.umu.se

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Science (New York, N.Y.) (Science), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-Jun; vol 320 (issue 5882) : pp 1510-2

Dates: Created 2008/06/16; Completed 2008/06/30;

PMID: 18556560, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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Adult Aging Brain Mapping Corpus Striatum - physiology Humans

Humans Learning Magnetic Resonance Imaging Memory Teaching

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