TY - JOUR
T1 - Training brain networks and states
AU - Tang, Yi Yuan
AU - Posner, Michael I.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Office of Naval Research. The authors thank Susanne Jaeggi, Torkel Klingberg, Randall Engle, and Antoine Lutz for discussions and Rongxiang Tang for manuscript preparation.
PY - 2014/7
Y1 - 2014/7
N2 - Brain training refers to practices that alter the brain in a way that improves cognition, and performance in domains beyond those involved in the training. We argue that brain training includes network training through repetitive practice that exercises specific brain networks and state training, which changes the brain state in a way that influences many networks. This opinion article considers two widely used methods - working memory training (WMT) and meditation training (MT) - to demonstrate the similarities and differences between network and state training. These two forms of training involve different areas of the brain and different forms of generalization. We propose a distinction between network and state training methods to improve understanding of the most effective brain training.
AB - Brain training refers to practices that alter the brain in a way that improves cognition, and performance in domains beyond those involved in the training. We argue that brain training includes network training through repetitive practice that exercises specific brain networks and state training, which changes the brain state in a way that influences many networks. This opinion article considers two widely used methods - working memory training (WMT) and meditation training (MT) - to demonstrate the similarities and differences between network and state training. These two forms of training involve different areas of the brain and different forms of generalization. We propose a distinction between network and state training methods to improve understanding of the most effective brain training.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.tics.2014.04.002
DO - 10.1016/j.tics.2014.04.002
M3 - Review article
C2 - 24816329
AN - SCOPUS:84903214187
SN - 1364-6613
VL - 18
SP - 345
EP - 350
JO - Trends in Cognitive Sciences
JF - Trends in Cognitive Sciences
IS - 7
ER -