Effects of Fast Simple Numerical Calculation Training on Neural Systems
Joint Authors
Taki, Yasuyuki
Nagase, Tomomi
Sassa, Yuko
Hashizume, Hiroshi
Kawashima, Ryuta
Takeuchi, Hikaru
Nouchi, Rui
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-01-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Cognitive training, including fast simple numerical calculation (FSNC), has been shown to improve performance on untrained processing speed and executive function tasks in the elderly.
However, the effects of FSNC training on cognitive functions in the young and on neural mechanisms remain unknown.
We investigated the effects of 1-week intensive FSNC training on cognitive function, regional gray matter volume (rGMV), and regional cerebral blood flow at rest (resting rCBF) in healthy young adults.
FSNC training was associated with improvements in performance on simple processing speed, speeded executive functioning, and simple and complex arithmetic tasks.
FSNC training was associated with a reduction in rGMV and an increase in resting rCBF in the frontopolar areas and a weak but widespread increase in resting rCBF in an anatomical cluster in the posterior region.
These results provide direct evidence that FSNC training alone can improve performance on processing speed and executive function tasks as well as plasticity of brain structures and perfusion.
Our results also indicate that changes in neural systems in the frontopolar areas may underlie these cognitive improvements.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Takeuchi, Hikaru& Nagase, Tomomi& Taki, Yasuyuki& Sassa, Yuko& Hashizume, Hiroshi& Nouchi, Rui…[et al.]. 2016. Effects of Fast Simple Numerical Calculation Training on Neural Systems. Neural Plasticity،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-15.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Takeuchi, Hikaru…[et al.]. Effects of Fast Simple Numerical Calculation Training on Neural Systems. Neural Plasticity No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1113199
American Medical Association (AMA)
Takeuchi, Hikaru& Nagase, Tomomi& Taki, Yasuyuki& Sassa, Yuko& Hashizume, Hiroshi& Nouchi, Rui…[et al.]. Effects of Fast Simple Numerical Calculation Training on Neural Systems. Neural Plasticity. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1113199
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1113199