# Attention training improves intelligence and functioning of children's brain

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**Created:** [December 11, 2018, 5:43pm UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/attention-training-improves-intelligence-and-functioning-of-childrens-brain/1317 "2018-12-11T17:43:55Z")\
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> **[Attention training improves intelligence and functioning of children's brain](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/12/181211103108.htm)**
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> Being able to voluntarily regulate our attention is crucial for mental processes such as intelligence and learning in children. With this in mind, researchers have carried out a study in which they evaluated the influence of a computer-based...

  
Being able to voluntarily regulate our attention is crucial for mental processes such as intelligence and learning in children. With this in mind, researchers have carried out a study in which they evaluated the influence of a computer-based attention-training intervention on intelligence scores and brain functioning on a group of pre-school age children.