Inhibitory control training
Inhibitory control training has been studied in 1 paper since 2021: 1 trial in people. The newest paper, Jan 1, 2021: “Inhibitory control training in healthy and highly educated older adults”.
1 paper studies it6 findingsUpdated
“showing a decrease in the level of anxiety.”
1 of its findings points the other way.
- 2 independent labs in 2 countries
- 1 finding against
- Funders: Centre d'Imagerie BioMédicale and 4 more
- Human trial1
Studies in people
1 study gave inhibitory control training to people and measured what changed.
up: Improves inhibitory control error rate
no change: Has no effect on anxietybaseline=3.77±2.13; post-training=2.96±2.73
no change: Has no effect on neuropsychological test scores
Trial27 people70% femalemean age of 69.22 years (SD: 0.89)9 weeks
Healthy OA (>60 years old) recruited from the community
Dementia & neuropsychologia, Jan 1, 2021
What did studies of Inhibitory control training find?
5Studies of Inhibitory control training measured 5 outcomes; the most studied are anxiety (1 study), neuropsychological test scores (1) and inhibitory control error rate (1).
Anxiety
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1 study
Anxiety
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Inhibitory control training showed no clear effect on anxiety in humans (BAI measures) (baseline=3.77±2.13; post-training=2.96±2.73).
“absence of a statistically significant difference between pre- and post-training sessions (Wilcoxon, z=-1.76, p=0.078”
Human trialBAI measures9 weeksn = 27
Inhibitory control training in healthy and highly educated older adults
Dementia & neuropsychologia
Inhibitory control training decreases anxiety in humans.
“showing a decrease in the level of anxiety.”
Human trial21 sessionsn = 27
Inhibitory control training in healthy and highly educated older adults
Dementia & neuropsychologia
Neuropsychological test scores
no changein humans1
1 study
Neuropsychological test scores
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Inhibitory control training showed no clear effect on neuropsychological test scores in humans (Stroop task measures).
“By using a Wilcoxon test for paired samples, it was revealed for Stroop task measures no significant difference between the two assessment time points.”
Human trialStroop task measures9 weeksn = 27
Inhibitory control training in healthy and highly educated older adults
Dementia & neuropsychologia
Inhibitory control error rate
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1 study
Inhibitory control error rate
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Inhibitory control training improves inhibitory control error rate in humans (stop-signal trials).
“Results showed improved post-training performance for stop-signal trials (false alarm error rate: Wilcoxon, z=-4.21, p<0.001”
Human trialstop-signal trials9 weeksn = 27
Inhibitory control training in healthy and highly educated older adults
Dementia & neuropsychologia
P3 prefrontal network activity
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1 study
P3 prefrontal network activity
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Inhibitory control training decreases P3 prefrontal network activity in older adults during P3 component (390–440 ms) compared to 2-back training.
“There was a GFP session by training type interaction during the P3 component (390–440 ms), without concomitant topographic modulation.”
Human trialin older adults during P3 component (390–440 ms) compared to 2-back training3 weeks
Aging Modulates Prefrontal Plasticity Induced by Executive Control Training
Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991)
Inhibitory control
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1 study
Inhibitory control
downin humans1
Inhibitory control training impairs inhibitory control in older adults compared to 2-back training (ηG2 = 0.02, P = 0.004).
“For the FA rate, there was a session by training interaction driven by a moderately larger increase in FA rate in the Go/NoGo than the 2-back training group (F(1,55) = 8.96, P = 0.004, ηG2 = 0.02).”
Human trialin older adults compared to 2-back training3 weeks
Aging Modulates Prefrontal Plasticity Induced by Executive Control Training
Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991)