Title: “Promoting learning and achievement across the lifespan using an individual differences approach”< /strong>
Hosted by the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) \, Depart ment of Psychological & Brain Sciences and the Department of Education
Abstract: I will present work from my group that has been focusing on the development and malleability of doma in-general cognitive functions\, and how they affect learning in various co ntexts. Specifically\, I will illustrate how experiences and environmental factors such as schooling\, musical training\, or video gaming might impact such domain-general functions. Furthermore\, I will present work that is d edicated to the creation and implementation of targeted interventions to im prove cognition and learning in diverse populations. Although there is accu mulating evidence for the efficacy of such interventions\, the outcomes hav e been inconsistent\, which has led to controversies in the field. I will argue that these inconsistencies illustrate the need to devote more researc h efforts to better understand the underlying mechanisms of cognitive train ing\, as well as the features that contribute to the intervention outcome\, and how those features can be leveraged to induce meaningful learning. I w ill present the results of several randomized controlled multi-site trials conducted by our group that address those issues. Furthermore\, I will repo rt on our recent work in which we combine cognitive training with transcran ial direct current stimulation with the aim of boosting the training benefi ts. Collectively\, I will demonstrate that cognitive training can indeed le ad to benefits that generalize beyond task-specific learning\, but at the s ame time\, I will show that there are boundary conditions and important ind ividual differences that moderate training efficacy. I will conclude by emp hasizing that the focus on individual differences can provide important ins ights to inform the development of more effective interventions to promote transfer\, and I will discuss the implications of our findings for learning and plasticity across the lifespan.
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