Cognitive training is the delivery of intense but game-like mental exercises that target the development of specific cognitive skills. Research activities in this area include pre-test/post-test quasi-experimental and experimental designs, prediction studies on archived student data, and pilot testing of new and revised cognitive training procedures delivered one-on-one by cognitive trainers or through interaction with a digital delivery platform.
Recent Publications and Conference Presentations
Ledbetter, C., & Moore, A. (2018). Neuroimaging outcomes of a cognitive rehabilitation training program. Journal of Neuroimaging, 28(2), 225-233. Link to abstract on pages 230-231
Moore, A.L., & Ledbetter, C. (2018). MRI, qEEG, & neuropsychological outcomes following cognitive rehabilitation training for sever traumatic brain injury: A clinical case study. Presentation at Brain Injury Summit, Jan 2018, Vail, CO. Link to results
Jedlicka, E. (2017). LearningRx cognitive training for children and adolescents ages 5-18: Effects on academic skills, behavior, and cognition. Frontiers in Education, 2(62). doi: 10.3389/feduc.2017.00062 Link to article
Moore, A.L., Ledbetter, C., & Carpenter, D. (2017). MRI and neuropsychological outcomes following cognitive rehabilitation training in traumatic brain injury: A Multiple case study. Presentation at Society for Neuroscience, November 2017, Washington, DC. Link to results
Ledbetter, C., Moore, A.L., Mitchell, T. (2017). Cognitive effects of ThinkRx cognitive rehabilitation training for eleven soldiers with brain injury: A retrospective chart review. Frontiers in Psychology, 8(825). doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00825 Link to article.
Carpenter, D., Ledbetter, C., & Moore, A.L. (2016). LearningRx cognitive training effects in children ages 8-14: A randomized controlled study. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 30(5). doi: 10.1002/acp.3257 Link to article
Ledbetter, C., Faison, M.O., Hill, O., & Patterson, J. (2016). Correlation of cognitive training gains and resting state functional connectivity. Presented at Society for Neuroscience, November 2016, San Diego, CA. Link to results
Moore, A.L., Ledbetter, C., & Carpenter, D.M. (2016). Intensive, metronome-based, 1-on-1 cognitive training improves cognitive skills in children. Presented at Society for Neuroscience, November 2016, San Diego, CA. Link to results
Gibson, K., Carpenter, D., Moore, A.L., & Mitchell, T. (2015). Training the brain to learn: Beyond vision therapy. Vision Development and Rehabilitation, 1(2). Link to article
Recent Completed Trials
ThinkRx Cognitive Training for Adults over Age 50: Clinician-Caregiver Partners in Delivery Compared to Clinician-Only Delivery
PIs: Dick Carpenter, PhD (University of Colorado Colorado Springs) and Amy Lawson Moore, PhD (Gibson Institute)
January 2017 to December 2017
manuscript in peer review
Cognitive Outcomes for Students with ADHD: A Randomized Controlled Trial on LearningRx Cognitive Training
PIs: Dick Carpenter, PhD (University of Colorado Colorado Springs) and Christina Ledbetter, PhD (LSU Health Sciences Center)
June 2015-January 2016 See preliminary results
manuscript in peer review
Transfer Effects from Two Methods of Delivering Cognitive Training to Children with Learning Struggles: A Randomized Controlled Trial
PIs: Dick Carpenter, PhD (University of Colorado Colorado Springs) and Christina Ledbetter, PhD (LSU Health Sciences Center)
June 2016-June 2017
manuscript in peer review
Current Areas of Study
Cognitive Training and Traumatic Brain Injury
(ClinicalTrials.gov NCT#02918994)
Cognitive Training and ADHD
(ClinicalTrials.gov NCT# 02917109)
Multidisciplinary Approach to Treating Mild Cognitive Impairment
(ClinicalTrials.gov NCT# 02943187)
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