Multitasking training increased midline frontal theta power and frontal–posterior theta coherence in older adults only in the multitasking condition and only for the MTT group¶
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q3 i? Theta power and coherence each showed significant condition × session × group interactions, with significant pre- to post-training increases only for MTT during sign and drive; the article reports the interactions exceeded Cohen's d of 0.93 but prints no exact effect size value. → J. A. Anguera 2013
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J. A. Anguera 2013¶
J. A. Anguera, J. Boccanfuso, J. L. Rintoul, O. Al-Hashimi, F. Faraji, J. Janowich, E. Kong, Y. Larraburo, C. Rolle, E. Johnston & A. Gazzaley. (2013). Video game training enhances cognitive control in older adults. Nature 501. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature12486
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EEG recorded pre- and post-training while participants performed a neural assessment version of NeuroRacer; event-related spectral perturbations and phase coherence time-locked to sign onset. Each neural measure showed interactions with "Cohen'sd . 0.93" reported only as a lower bound, so no exact effect size is printed and impact is null.
"a group X session X condition ANOVA for each neural measure revealed significant interactions (in each case, F(2,41) . 4.98, P , 0.01, Cohen'sd . 0.93; see Supplementary Fig. 6a, b), with follow-up analyses demonstrating improvement only for MTT during 'sign and drive' (n5 15)"
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Related Claims¶
- Multitasking training on adaptive NeuroRacer reduced older adults' multitasking costs beyond active and no-contact controls, exceeding untrained 20-year-olds, with gains persisting 6 months
- Multitasking training transferred to untrained working memory and sustained attention tasks in older adults, unlike control training
- Older adults show reduced midline frontal theta power and frontal–posterior coherence relative to younger adults regardless of single- or multitasking condition
- Training-induced increases in midline frontal theta power correlate with preserved multitasking gains at 6 months and with sustained attention improvement
- Multitasking performance on NeuroRacer declines linearly across the adult lifespan from ages 20 to 79 — related
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Multitasking training increased midline frontal theta power and frontal–posterior theta coherence in older adults only in the multitasking condition and only for the MTT group |
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Multitasking training increased midline frontal theta power and frontal–posterior theta coherence in older adults only in the multitasking condition and only for the MTT group |
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2013 |
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