Psychology

Cognitive control training with domain-general response inhibition does not change children's brains or behavior

K. Ganesan, A. Thompson, et al.

An 8-week randomized trial in 235 children (6–13) found targeted response-inhibition training produced durable gains on closely related cognitive-control tests at 1-year but—surprisingly—no transfer to decision-making, academic performance, mental health, fluid reasoning, creativity, or brain structure/function. Bayesian analyses provide strong evidence of absent broader effects. Research conducted by Keertana Ganesan, Abigail Thompson, Claire R. Smid, Roser Cañigueral, Yongjing Li, Grace Revill, Vanessa Puetz, Boris C. Bernhardt, Nico U. F. Dosenbach, Rogier Kievit, and Nikolaus Steinbeis.