Background and Objective: Appropriate programs should be provided to improve the function of memory, learning, and the effects of processing efficiency in the daily life of children with intellectual disabilities. Therefore, the present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of motor-working memory training and perceptual-motor exercises on digit span and letter-number sequencing in educable ...

Introduction: ln literature review, cognitive problems such as poor working memory is considered as one of the main reading problems among dyslexic children. Therefore, the present study was conducted to determine the effect of Reading Assistant Package training on the working memory of dyslexic children. Methods: The present study was a single-subject research design of multiple baseline types...

Objective: The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of response inhibitation training on working memory in male students with attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder. Materials & Methods: The present research was a quasi-experimental study by pre-test, post-test design with control group. Forty male students with attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (8 to 10 years old) w...

Introduction: Chronic use of opiates is associated with a wide range of neuropsychological deficits. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate one of the neuropsychological functions, updating function of working memory, in three groups, including substance abusers (heroin and opium), those under treatment with methadone, and normal controls. Methods: The method of this study was causal-compar...

Background: Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder. Deficit of executive functions is the main feature of ADHD which has negative outcomes on the affected children. The purpose of the current study was to determine the effectiveness of computerized motion-based cognitive rehabilitation on improvement of executive function, and working memory of chil...