Training and transfer effects of working memory updating training in male abstinent long-term metham

Study Author(s):

Xin Zhao, Lei Wang, Joseph H. R. Maes

Journal Name:

Addictive Behaviors Reports

Publication Date:

October 2021

Training and transfer effects of working memory updating training in male abstinent long-term methamphetamine users​

This study assessed the effects of a multiple-day, adaptive WMU training program on the executive functioning of long-term, abstinent inpatient methamphetamine users. We found that the patients improved their performance on the trained task. Moreover, relative to patients from an active control group, the trained individuals showed an improvement on an untrained WMU task, reflecting a beneficial near transfer effect. However, no evidence was found for training-induced benefits with respect to tasks measuring interference control, response inhibition, and cognitive flexibility, reflecting the absence of far-transfer effects.