The research behind Nuroe

The research behind Nuroe

Nuroe is built on more than 120 peer-reviewed studies evaluating the effects of this exact training method. Below is a selection of the most impactful research.

Note: In scientific publications, the training is referred to as “Cogmed Working Memory Training” — developed by Professor Torkel Klingberg and the team behind Nuroe, using the same method, now made accessible to families.

Nuroe is built on more than 120 peer-reviewed studies evaluating the effects of this exact training method. Below is a selection of the most impactful research.

Note: In scientific publications, the training is referred to as “Cogmed Working Memory Training” — developed by Professor Torkel Klingberg and the team behind Nuroe. Previously available only to universities and clinics, it’s now accessible to families.

References are sorted alphabetically by author


Can computerized working memory training improve impaired working memory, cognition and psychological health?
Brain Inj 27:1649–1657 – Akerlund E, Esbjornsson E, Sunnerhagen KS, Bjorkdahl A (2013)


The emergence of attention and working memory developmentally: the role of fronto-parietal connectivity
Dev Cogn Neurosci 15:62–70 – Astle DE, Barnes JJ, Baker K, Colclough GL, Woolrich MW (2015)


A controlled trial of working memory training for children and adolescents with ADHD
J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol 39:825–836 – Beck SJ, Hanson CA, Puffenberger SS, Benninger KL, Benninger WB (2010)


The impact of working memory training on children’s cognitive and noncognitive skills
Journal of Political Economy, 133:492-521. – Berger EM, Fehr E, Hermes H, Schunk D, Winkel K (2025)


Effect of working memory training on working memory, arithmetic and following instructions
Psychol Res 78:869–877 – Bergman-Nutley S, Klingberg T (2014)


Long-term far-transfer effects of working memory training in children with ADHD: a randomized controlled trial
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry – Bigorra A, Garolera M, Guijarro S, Hervas A (2015)


A randomized study of computerized working memory training and effects on functioning in everyday life for patients with brain injury
Brain Inj 27:1658–1665 – Bjorkdahl A, Akerlund E, Svensson S, Esbjornsson E (2013)


Working-memory training in younger and older adults: training gains, transfer, and maintenance
Front Hum Neurosci 6:63 – Brehmer Y, Westerberg H, Backman L (2012)


Feasibility and efficacy of an extended trial of home-based working memory training for pediatric brain tumor survivors: a pilot study
Neurooncol Pract 4:111–120 – Carlson-Green B, Puig J, Bendel A (2017)


A randomized clinical trial of Cogmed Working Memory Training in school-age children with ADHD: a replication in a diverse sample using a control condition
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 55:247–255 – Chacko A et al. (2014)


Long-term efficacy of computerized cognitive training among survivors of childhood cancer: a single-blind randomized controlled trial
J Pediatr Psychol 42:220–231 – Conklin HM et al. (2017)


Computerized cognitive training for amelioration of cognitive late effects among childhood cancer survivors: a randomized controlled trial
J Clin Oncol 33:3894–3902 – Conklin HM et al. (2015)


The neuroscience of working memory capacity and training
Nat Rev Neurosci – Constantinidis C, Klingberg T (2016)


Few effects of far transfer of working memory training in ADHD: a randomized controlled trial
PLoS One 8 – Egeland J, Aarlien AK, Saunes BK (2013)


Will working memory training generalize to improve off-task behavior in children with ADHD?
Neurotherapeutics 9:639–648 – Green CT et al. (2012)


A pilot study of working memory and academic achievement in college students with ADHD
J Atten Disord 12:574–581 – Gropper RJ, Tannock R (2009)


Working memory training in survivors of pediatric cancer: a randomized pilot study
Psychooncology 22:1856–1865 – Hardy KK, Willard VW, Allen TM, Bonner MJ (2013)


Adaptive training leads to sustained enhancement of poor working memory in children
Dev Sci 12:F9–15 – Holmes J, Gathercole SE, Dunning DL (2009a)


Long-term effects of working memory training in typical school children: a randomized controlled trial

Front Psychol – Holmes J, Gathercole SE, Dunning DL (2015)


Working memory deficits can be overcome: impacts of training and medication on working memory in children with ADHD
Appl Cogn Psychol 12:9–15 – Holmes J et al. (2009b)


Common neural mechanisms supporting spatial working memory, attention and motor intention
Neuropsychologia – Ikkai A, Curtis CE (2010)


Working memory training for patients with acquired brain injury: effects in daily life
Scand J Occup Ther 19:176–183 – Johansson B, Tornmalm M (2012)


The academic outcomes of working memory and metacognitive strategy training in children: a double-blind randomized controlled trial
Dev Sci – Jones SJ et al. (2020)


Initial severity and antidepressant benefits: a meta-analysis of data submitted to the Food and Drug Administration
PLoS Med 5:e45 – Kirsch I et al. (2008)


Training spatial cognition enhances mathematical learning in a randomized study of 17,000 children
Nature Human Behaviour – Judd N, Klingberg T (2021)


Training of working memory in children with ADHD
J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 24:781–791 – Klingberg T, Forssberg H, Westerberg H (2002)


Computerized training of working memory in children with ADHD: a randomized controlled trial
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 44:177–186 – Klingberg T et al. (2005)


Working memory and inattentive behaviour in a community sample of children
Behav Brain Funct 3:12 – Lui M, Tannock R (2007)


Computerized training of working memory in a group of patients suffering from acquired brain injury
Brain Inj 24:1173–1183 – Lundqvist A, Grundstrom K, Samuelsson K, Ronnberg J (2010)


Implementation of Cogmed Working Memory Training in adults with ADHD: a feasibility study
Front Psychiatry 9:554 – Mawjee K, Woltering S, Tannock R (2017)


Dopamine receptor activity predicts individual differences in working memory capacity and training-induced plasticity
Science 323:800–802 – McNab F, Klingberg T (2009)


Increased prefrontal and parietal activity after training of working memory
Nat Neurosci 7:75–79 – Olesen PJ, Westerberg H, Klingberg T (2004)


Dissociable effects of attention vs working memory training on cognitive performance and everyday functioning following fronto-parietal strokes
Neuropsychol Rehabil 30:1092–1114 – Peers PV et al. (2020)


How effective are pharmaceuticals for cognitive enhancement in healthy adults? A series of meta-analyses of modafinil, methylphenidate and D-amphetamine
Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 38:40–62 – Roberts CA et al. (2020)


Academic outcomes 2 years after working memory training for children with low working memory: a randomized clinical trial
JAMA Pediatr 170:e154568 – Roberts G et al. (2016)


Working memory training increases white matter integrity in children after neonatal critical illness

Neuroimage Clin 24:101983 – Schiller RM, Nadeau M, Vertes PE, Spencer-Smith MM et al. (2019)


Training cognition in ADHD: current findings, caveats, and future directions

Curr Psychiatry Rep 14:512–520 – Spencer TJ, Biederman J, McGough JF et al. (2012)


Benefits of a working memory training program for inattention in daily life: a systematic review and meta-analysis
PLoS One 10:e0119522 – Spencer-Smith M, Klingberg T (2015)


Real-world cognitive training outcomes in clinical settings: implications for implementation fidelity
Neurotherapeutics 11:709–717 – Steiner NJ et al. (2014)


Structural maturation and brain activity predict future working memory capacity during childhood development
J Neurosci 34:1592–1598 – Ullman H, Almeida R, Klingberg T (2014)


Physical exercise and executive functions in preadolescent children, adolescents and young adults: a meta-analysis
Br J Sports Med 48:973–+ – Verburgh L, Konigs M, Scherder EJA, Oosterlaan J (2014)


Computerized working memory training: a method of cognitive rehabilitation after stroke
Brain Inj 21:21–27 – Westerberg H et al. (2007)

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Download the Nuroe app to create your account and begin your training. 14 days free trial. Subscription includes two accounts — so you can train together

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Download the Nuroe app to create your account and begin your training. 14 days free trial. Subscription includes two accounts — so you can train together

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