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Martin Buschkuehl is a researcher affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of psychology and neuroscience, with a specific focus on experimental and cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, developmental and educational psychology, as well as artificial intelligence and education. The main topics of their research include cognitive abilities and testing, neural and behavioral psychology studies, child and animal learning development, cognitive science and mapping, functional brain connectivity studies, early childhood education and development, and educational and psychological assessments.

Their recent published papers include:

  • Quantifying the Difference Between Active and Passive Control Groups in Cognitive Interventions Using Two Meta-analytical Approaches (2020, Journal of Cognitive Enhancement)
  • Action video game play facilitates "learning to learn" (2021, Communications Biology)
  • Neural correlates of working memory training: Evidence for plasticity in older adults (2020, NeuroImage)
  • Age differences in functional network reconfiguration with working memory training (2021, Human Brain Mapping)
  • The Relationship between Socioeconomic Status and Academic Achievement is Mediated and Moderated by Executive Functions (2024, Journal of Youth and Adolescence)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Martin Buschkuehl include:

  • Susanne M. Jaeggi
  • John Jonides
  • Ru-Yuan Zhang
  • Adrien Chopin
  • Kengo Shibata

The most common publication venues for their work are:

  • Communications Biology
  • Journal of Cognitive Enhancement
  • NeuroImage
  • Human Brain Mapping
  • Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Martin Buschkuehl's research is concentrated on understanding cognitive functions and brain plasticity, particularly in relation to working memory training, cognitive interventions, and the impact of socioeconomic factors on academic achievement. The interdisciplinary nature of their work involves combining psychological assessments with neuroscience methodologies to explore cognitive development and enhancement across different populations and age groups.

Best Publications

  • Improving fluid intelligence with training on working memory

    Susanne M. Jaeggi;Martin Buschkuehl;John Jonides;Walter J. Perrig

  • The concurrent validity of the N-back task as a working memory measure

    Susanne M Jaeggi;Martin Buschkuehl;Walter J Perrig;Beat Meier

  • Short- and long-term benefits of cognitive training

    Susanne M. Jaeggi;Martin Buschkuehl;John Jonides;Priti Shah

  • Improving fluid intelligence with training on working memory: a meta-analysis

    Jacky Au;Ellen Sheehan;Nancy Tsai;Greg J. Duncan

  • The Relationship between N-Back Performance and Matrix Reasoning--Implications for Training and Transfer.

    Susanne M. Jaeggi;Barbara Studer-Luethi;Barbara Studer-Luethi;Martin Buschkuehl;Yi-Fen Su

  • Improving intelligence: a literature review.

    Martin Buschkuehl;Susanne M. Jaeggi

  • The role of individual differences in cognitive training and transfer

    Susanne M. Jaeggi;Martin Buschkuehl;Priti Shah;John Jonides

  • Working memory training improves reading processes in typically developing children

    Sandra V. Loosli;Martin Buschkuehl;Walter J. Perrig;Susanne M. Jaeggi

  • Impact of working memory training on memory performance in old-old adults.

    Martin Buschkuehl;Susanne M. Jaeggi;Sara Hutchison;Pasqualina Perrig-Chiello

  • The everyday emotional experience of adults with major depressive disorder: Examining emotional instability, inertia, and reactivity.

    Renee J. Thompson;Jutta Mata;Susanne M. Jaeggi;Martin Buschkuehl

  • Maladaptive coping, adaptive coping, and depressive symptoms: Variations across age and depressive state

    Renee J. Thompson;Jutta Mata;Susanne M. Jaeggi;Martin Buschkuehl

  • Resting state cortico-cerebellar functional connectivity networks: a comparison of anatomical and self-organizing map approaches.

    Jessica A. Bernard;Rachael D. Seidler;Kelsey M. Hassevoort;Bryan L. Benson

  • Emotion-Network Density in Major Depressive Disorder

    Madeline Lee Pe;Katharina Kircanski;Renee J. Thompson;Laura F. Bringmann

  • Neuronal effects following working memory training.

    Martin Buschkuehl;Susanne M. Jaeggi;John Jonides

  • Feeling Blue or Turquoise? Emotional Differentiation in Major Depressive Disorder

    Emre Demiralp;Renee J. Thompson;Jutta Mata;Susanne M. Jaeggi

  • Walk on the bright side: Physical activity and affect in major depressive disorder.

    Jutta Mata;Renee J. Thompson;Susanne M. Jaeggi;Martin Buschkuehl

  • On how high performers keep cool brains in situations of cognitive overload

    Susanne M. Jaeggi;Martin Buschkuehl;Alex Etienne;Christoph Ozdoba

  • Tuning the mind: Exploring the connections between musical ability and executive functions.

    L. Robert Slevc;Nicholas S. Davey;Martin Buschkuehl;Susanne M. Jaeggi

  • Differential effect of motivational features on training improvements in school-based cognitive training

    Benjamin Katz;Susanne Jaeggi;Martin Buschkuehl;Alyse Stegman

  • Enhancing working memory training with transcranial direct current stimulation

    Jacky Au;Benjamin Katz;Martin Buschkuehl;Kimberly Bunarjo

  • There is no convincing evidence that working memory training is NOT effective: A reply to Melby-Lervåg and Hulme (2015).

    Jacky Au;Martin Buschkuehl;Greg J. Duncan;Susanne M. Jaeggi

  • Improving Fluid Intelligence With Training on Working Memory: A Meta-Analysis: (524912015-029)

    Jacky Au;Ellen Sheehan;Nancy Tsai;Greg J. Duncan

Frequent Co-Authors

Susanne M. Jaeggi
Susanne M. Jaeggi University of California, Irvine
John Jonides
John Jonides University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Priti Shah
Priti Shah University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ian H. Gotlib
Ian H. Gotlib Stanford University
Renee J. Thompson
Renee J. Thompson Washington University in St. Louis
Walter J. Perrig
Walter J. Perrig University of Bern
Patricia A. Reuter-Lorenz
Patricia A. Reuter-Lorenz University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Marc G. Berman
Marc G. Berman University of Chicago
Patricia J. Deldin
Patricia J. Deldin University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ethan Kross
Ethan Kross University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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