The Double Burden of Distractions

How social media both increases cognitive demand and decreases our capacity.

New Article on the Neural Mechanisms of Cognitive Transfer

A new research article featuring Cogmed published in Cerebral Cortex investigates the neural mechanisms of cognitive transfer.

Screens and the Child's Brain: A Two-Way Street?

A recent meta-analysis on the effects of screens on children's brains misses one key thing: if you want to determine causality, the kinds of studies you look at makes a big difference.

Research Update | New Meta-analysis on Cognitive Training

New meta-analysis on the efficacy of cognitive training in ADHD published in Molecular Psychiatry.

Klingberg Labs Lecture Series | Working Memory & Attention

Prof. Klingberg explains the basics of working memory and attention.

Far transfer effects of Cogmed confirmed using machine learning techniques | New article in Nature

Cogmed White Paper Series | Development of Working Memory

Working memory capacity is an important factor in a child’s development, largely defining the child’s ability for controlled attention, and influencing outcomes in other areas such as academic performance. One in six children lags three or more years behind in working memory development, and the chances of ever catching up entirely are small.

Cogmed Webinar Series | Twenty Years of Cognitive Training

Professor Torkel Klingberg, Cogmed's Founder and Chief Science Officer, shares insights from the last 20 years of research into cognitive training.

Cogmed White Paper Series | The Cognitive Comeback

Different ways of asking whether “cognitive training works” have haunted educators, clinical psychologists, and neuroscientists alike for decades. The most recent research studies, however, make promising contributions to the field by covering a broader set of outcome variables, longer time spans, and larger populations than ever studied before.

Benefits of Working Memory Training

The benefits associated with working memory training.

Training Your Working Memory

The ins and outs of working memory training.

Working Memory Deficit - Causes and Consequences

Part two of our four part series on working memory.

An Introduction to Working Memory

Cogmed is a digital training program for improving working memory and attention But what, exactly, is working memory? This video provides a brief introduction to the subject, covering key aspects of working memory and the cognitive functions it supports.