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. 2017 Jul 10;17:139. doi: 10.1186/s12877-017-0529-x

Table 2.

Details of the computerized cognitive training intervention for the studies included

Reference Training program/ task
Cognitive Domain Trained
Description of Training Training Frequency
Training Duration
Total hours of training
Supervised/ Home-based
Control Group
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