Resources

Explore the resources below related to cognition and cognitive training.

Further Resources

Explore the resources below to learn more about dementia and carer information, memory service finders, and useful resources related to cognition and cognitive training.

Dementia Australia
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Dementia Australia is a leading resource for information, support, and services for people in Australia living with dementia and people involved in caring for people with dementia.

NIH National Institute on Aging
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The National Institute on Aging has a range of information on topics related to aging, clinical trials and services.

Alzheimer’s Association US
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The Alzheimer’s Association has a range of resources and information for people living with Alzheimer’s Disease and carers. The Alzheimer’s Association also funds and supports dementia research.

Face Dementia
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The Face Dementia website provides information and resources about the signs of dementia, how to recognize them in themselves or others, and encourages starting a conversation about seeking help from a general practitioner (GP).

Services and Cognition-Oriented Treatment Resources

Explore the resources below for tools to assist with locating services and resources related to cognition.

ADNeT Memory Clinic or Cognition Decline Assessment Service Finder
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The ADNeT Service Finder is a useful interactive map to search for memory clinics in Australia. The list is not a comprehensive list of all services in Australia and is being updated regularly.

Healthy Brain Ageing Clinic
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The Healthy Brain Ageing Clinic is a service clinic delivered through the University of Sydney. The clinic offers services centred around cognitive decline and opportunities to participate in research studies surrounding assessment, prevention and treatment for cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s disease and depression.

Dementia Australia BrainTrack App
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The BrainTrack App can be used to monitor changes in cognition over time. Through repeatedly playing brain games designed to measure thinking and memory abilities, people can receive data. The data can then be shared with GP’s.

My Life My Goals Workbook
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The My Life My Goals Workbook is a self-help guide for people in the early stages of dementia. The workbook uses cognitive rehabilitation strategies to help people living with dementia to set and fulfil goals that are meaningful to them.

Cognitive Interventions

Explore the resources below for links to cognitive intervention programs.

Disclaimer: The information provided here is intended for general informational purposes only. CogTale does not endorse or recommend any specific cognitive training programs, products, or services. The decision to engage in cognitive training should be made after careful consideration of your individual needs and goals. For more information, see the recent review of commercially available computer cognitive training programs by Nguyen et al. (2021).

CogSmart
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CogSmart (Cognitive Symptom Management and Rehabilitation Therapy) is a cognitive training program that can be accessed online by clinicians and consumers. CogSmart uses compensatory strategies.

CogniFit
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CogniFit is an online Cognitive Training platform that is designed to improve various cognitive skills. Through users assessing their cognitive abilities, CogniFit can tailor cognitive programs to the individual.

Brain HQ (Posit Science)
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BrainHQ is designed to improve cognitive abilities such as memory, attention, and processing speed interactive exercises and games. Brain HQ offers personalised cognitive training programs of various age groups.

Brain Game Center
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Northeastern University Brain Game Center for Mental Fitness and Well-Being aims to provide access to Cognitive Training and Perceptual Training brain games to consumers.

Brain Training Resources

Disclaimer: The information provided here is intended for general informational purposes only. CogTale does not endorse or recommend any specific cognitive training programs, products or services. The below list of programs and corresponding research is not exhaustive. The decision to engage in cognitive training should be made after careful consideration of your individual needs and goals. For more information, see the recent review of commercially available computer cognitive training programs by Nguyen et al. (2021).

Commercially Available Brain Training Programs

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Traffic Light System

Programs have been organised above into three categories;

green – evidence in support of the training program’s efficacy

red – evidence against the training program’s efficacy

orange – no research available

Cicerone Levels of Evidence Quality

Evidence on the brain training programs, whether red or green, has been classified into three levels of evidence according to the Cicerone classification; Level I (RCTs), Level II (single RCT or multiple non-randomised studies) and Level III (observational studies). Level I is indicative of the strongest evidence.

Brain Training Programs Research

The following peer-reviewed research articles investigate the effectiveness of a particular brain training program.

CogMed Research

Brain HQ Research

CogniFit Research

Computerised Cognitive Training for Older Adults at Higher Dementia Risk due to Diabetes: Findings From a Randomised Control Trial

Dakim Research

Research Registries

While the research trials on the research volunteer platforms below broadly cover topics in the ageing research field, they can have research studies related to cognitive interventions.

Australian Dementia Network (ADNeT) Volunteer Register
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ADNeT Volunteer Register is a registry of people interested in participating in research trials related to dementia research in Australia.

Alzheimer’s Association Trial Match
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Alzheimer’s Association trial matching tool connects people living with Alzheimer’s, caregivers and healthy volunteers with research studies that are relevant to them.

StepUp for Dementia Research
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StepUp for Dementia Research is an Australian based online platform that connects researchers with people wanting to participate in research related to dementia.

StepUp for Ageing Research
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StepUp for Ageing Research performs a similar service to its sister program StepUp for Dementia Research. The platform connects researchers with people wanting to participate in research related to ageing and aged-care research in Australia.

Learn

What is brain training? Why is it useful? Learn about cognition-oriented treatments on this page.

Citizen Briefings

Find brief summaries of cognition-oriented treatments research to stay up to date with recent evidence.

Citizen Briefings