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I’ve done >10 3-back tests in the last week, and am still strugging to get over 80% accuracy.
Most of the tests have been when I’m taking my Concerta, so even with the meds my performance is below normal.
http://jtoomim.org/brain-training/Studer%20Jaeggi%20et%20al_Psychonomics%202009.pdf
On reverse digit span, in less than 5 minutes I got up to 7.
http://cognitivefun.net/test/10
I found a paper that concludes n-back doesn’t primarily measure working memory, rather it primarily measures attentional control (ability to remove irrelevant info from wm)
csjarchive.cogsci.rpi.edu/proceedings/2011/papers/0026/paper0026.pdf
This would fit with Barkley’s BI model of ADHD; i.e. poor working memory is not a characteristic of ADHD, rather poor executive control causes problems managing working memory.
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