Does single or dual-n-back training have any lasting, transferable effects on other cognitive skills, apart from improving the performance in running the dual-n-back game? Some research studies indicate that it may have some effect for some people with some conditions (e.g. older people, people with dysphoria etc.), however larger meta-studies indicate no or very small effect in general as well as methodological problems in the underlying studies. The research therefore seems inconclusive.
What is your research experience with this? Are there any groups or conditions where such training has been shown to have transferable, lasting effects?
If you are reading in this area you have probably already found him, but I know from his work with ACT-R that Niels Taatgen has worked with N-back, cognitive modeling, and has a long interest in transfer.
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