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Recovery after brain damage: Is there any indication for generalization between different cognitive functions?

“…On the other hand, Redick et al (2013) and Dunning, Holmes, and Gathercole (2013), found no transfer effects of working memory training on tests of other cognitive functions. Treatment of attention deficits in order to increase memory performance after organic brain damage has been investigated, partly with positive (Cappa et al, 2005;Malia et al, 2004;Gauggel & Niemann, 1996), and partly with negative results (Hildebrandt, BussmannMork, & Schwendemann, 2006;Spahn et al, 2010). The results of this study are in line with studies reporting negative findings.…”

“…The search for generalization effects of cognitive improvement traditionally relies on interventional studies, treating, for instance, attention in order to also induce improvement in memory (Cappa et al, 2005;Gauggel & Niemann, 1996;Malia et al, 2004;Spahn et al, 2010). Other methods to look for factors implicated in recovery are regression analyses and/or other multivariate statistical tests.…”