Table 2.
Reference | Training program/ task Cognitive Domain Trained |
Description of Training | Training Frequency Training Duration |
Total hours of training Supervised/ Home-based |
Control Group |
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Suo et al. [19] 2016 | COGPACK Multidomain: memory, attention, response speed, executive functions, language |
COGPACK: Exercises focused on memory, attention, response speed, executive functions, and language | 26 weeks 52 sessions 90 min/session |
78 Supervised |
Active: watched videos on computer, followed by questions |
Rosen et al. [18] 2011 | Posit Science Multidomain: processing speed, accuracy in auditory processing |
Auditory verbal repetition paradigm: 7 exercises aimed at improving processing speed and accuracy in auditory processing | 5 weeks 24 sessions 100 min/session |
36 Home |
Active: 3 different computer-based activities (listening to audiobooks, reading online news, playing visuospatial computer game) |
Lampit et al. [16] 2015 | COGPACK Multidomain: memory, attention, response speed, executive functions, language |
Exercises focused on memory, attention, response speed, executive functions, and language | 12 weeks 3×/week 60 min/session |
36 Supervised |
Active: viewed 7 National Geographic videos per session on a computer with multiple choice questions |
Belleville et al. [21] 2014 | Customized program Executive Function: Attention |
Alphanumeric equation task: judge accuracy of visually presented letter and number equations. Visual detection task: detect the red rectangles (press a button) in a series of white and red rectangles Groups: 1. Single repeated: Complete both tasks individually (focused attention) 2. Divided fixed: Complete 2 tasks simultaneously with divided attention (50%) 3. Divided variable: Complete two tasks simultaneously with different attention allocation levels (80%, 50%, 20%) |
2 weeks 3×/week 1 h/session |
6 Supervised |
No Control |
Lin et al. [17] 2014 | RehaCom Executive Function and memory |
Computer-assisted exercise focused on memory and executive function | 10 weeks 6×/week 60 min/session |
60 Supervised |
Passive |
Strenziok et al. [24] 2014 | Multidomain: Brain Fitness (BF): auditory perception; Space Fortress (SF): visuomotor and working memory Rise of Nation (RoN): attention, motor processing, working memory, reasoning, visuospatial short-term memory, task-switching |
1. Brain Fitness (BF): Adaptive auditory perception computer game 2. Space Fortress (SF): Complex skill acquisition computer game 3. Rise of Nations (RoN): Off-the shelf real-time strategy computer game |
6 weeks 36 sessions 60 min/session |
36 Supervised + Home (50–50%) |
No Control |
Lövden et al. [23] 2010 | Customized program Multidomain: working memory, episodic memory, perceptual speed | Working Memory (3-Back, Memory updating, Alpha span) Episodic memory (Object-position memory, Number-noun pairs, Word lists) Perceptual speed (Choice reaction tasks, Comparison Tasks) |
>4 months Average of 100 ± 3.7 sessions 60 min/session |
Average of 100 Supervised |
Passive: Pre-post MRI only |
Antonenko et al. [20] 2016 | Object-location Learning Paradigm Memory |
Object-location Learning Paradigm: Learn the correct spatial locations of buildings on a street map. Five blocks of 120 stimulus-location pairing with a response interval of 3 s. Each block was followed by a cued recall and a recognition task |
3 consecutive days 5 learning blocks/day |
Unknown Unspecified |
No Control |
Heinzel et al. [22] 2014 |
n
-Back training Executive Function: Working Memory |
Adaptive n-back training, 3 runs (12 blocks/run) each session. Difficulty level increased according to individual performance (higher working memory load, shortened interstimulus interval (ISI). ISI ranged from 1500 to 500 ms in steps of 500 ms. | 4 weeks 3×/week 45 min/session |
9 Supervised |
No control |