Cognitive training enhances dopamine release in the brain

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Neuroimaging studies demonstrate that cognitive training programs targeting working memory enhance dopamine release in the brain's striatum.

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Papers [0] and [1] provide direct empirical neuroimaging evidence using PET scans showing that working memory and cognitive training lead to increased dopamine release in the striatum. The remaining papers discuss unrelated topics such as music, genetics, diet, and clinical disorders.

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Effects of Working-Memory Training on Striatal Dopamine Release

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Lars Bäckman, Lars Nyberg, Anna Soveri, Jarkko Johansson, Micael Andersson, Erika Dahlin, Anna S. Neely, Jere Virta, Matti Laine, Juha O. Rinne. Effects of Working-Memory Training on Striatal Dopamine Release. 2011. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1204978

Demonstrates that working-memory training is associated with increased striatal dopamine release during task performance.

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Increased dopamine release after working-memory updating training: Neurochemical correlates of transfer

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Lars Bäckman, Otto Waris, Jarkko Johansson, Micael Andersson, Juha O. Rinne, Kati Alakurtti, Anna Soveri, Matti Laine, Lars Nyberg. Increased dopamine release after working-memory updating training: Neurochemical correlates of transfer. 2017. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07577-y

Replicates and extends prior findings, showing that working-memory updating training alters binding potential and increases dopamine release.

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