<P> Discovering that the brain can change as a result of experience has resulted in the development of cognitive training . Cognitive training improves cognitive functioning, which can increase working memory capacity and improve cognitive skills and functions in clinical populations with working memory deficiencies . Cognitive training may focus on attention, speed of processing, neurofeedback, dual - tasking and perceptual training . </P> <P> Cognitive training has been shown to improve cognitive abilities for up to five years . In one experiment, the goal was to prove that cognitive training would increase the cognitive functions in older adults by using three types of training (memory, reasoning and speed of processing). It was found that improvements in cognitive ability not only was maintained over time but had a positive transfer effect on everyday functioning . Therefore, these results indicate that each type of cognitive training can produce immediate and lasting improvements in each kind of cognitive ability, thus suggesting that training can be beneficial to improving memory . </P> <P> Cognitive training in areas other than memory has actually been seen to generalize and transfer to memory systems . For example, the Improvement in Memory with Plasticity - based Adaptive Cognitive Training (IMPACT) study by the American Geriatrics Society in 2009 demonstrated that cognitive training designed to improve accuracy and speed of the auditory system presented improvements in memory and attention system functioning as well as auditory functioning . </P> <P> Two cognitive training methods are: </P>

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