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N-back

The n-back task is a continuous performance task that is commonly used as an assessment in psychology and cognitive neuroscience to measure a part of working memory and working memory capacity. The n-back was introduced by Wayne Kirchner in 1958. N-Back games are purported to be a training method to improve working memory and working memory capacity and…

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N-back

Nodes29
Edges28
Triples21
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.068966
Components1

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N-back

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has treatment · 9
N-back → APM, For, Gf, However, In, Raven's Advanced Progressive Matrices, The, This, Wired
related to Dual n-back · 4
N-back → In, Several, Susanne Jaeggi, The
related to The task · 4
N-back → Concentration, However, The, To
related to Assessment · 2
N-back → The, Wayne Kirchner
related to External links · 1
N-back → N-back FAQ
related to Neurobiology of n-back task · 1
N-back → Meta-analysis

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N-backhas treatmentGf0.60section
N-backhas treatmentThis0.60section
N-backhas treatmentWired0.60section
N-backhas treatmentHowever0.60section
N-backhas treatmentFor0.60section
N-backhas treatmentRaven's Advanced Progressive Matrices0.60section
N-backhas treatmentAPM0.60section
N-backhas treatmentThe0.60section
N-backhas treatmentIn0.60section
N-backrelated to AssessmentThe0.60section
N-backrelated to AssessmentWayne Kirchner0.60section
N-backrelated to Dual n-backThe0.60section

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