This study aimed to investigate if working memory in Canadian Armed Forces can be improved with unsupervised remote NeuroTracker training as a practical performance enhancement tool.

What Was Studied

66 Canadian Armed Forces soldiers were randomly assigned to NeuroTracker training (30 sessions over two weeks), Dual n-back training, or a passive control group. Verbal and matrix WM span were assessed before and after training, along with the Multi-Attribute Task Battery: MATB-II multi-tasking assessment.

What Was Found

Both active groups improved on the training tasks with 10-50% improvement in post-training working memory measures. No significant transfer was found for the MATB-II multi-tasking assessment.

Takeaways

NeuroTracker and Dual n-back training can boost working memory in military personnel, but this improvement doesn't seem to extend to multitasking skills, as indicated by the MATB-II assessment.

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Reference: Oshin Vartanian et al. ‘3D Multiple Object Tracking or Adaptive Dual n-back Training Boosts Simple Verbal Working Memory Span but Not Multitasking Performance in Military Participants’ Journal of Cognitive Enhancement 5, 280-295, 2021.

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