@misc{10481/111307, year = {2016}, url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/111307}, abstract = {La memoria de trabajo (MT) es un sistema fundamental que permite la ejecución de numerosas funciones cognitivas (aprendizaje, razonamiento, lectura, comprensión del lenguaje, cálculo, etc.) implicadas en las actividades de la vida diaria. La MT experimenta un declive con el envejecimiento, pero puede mejorarse mediante programas de entrenamiento, incluidos aquellos basados en ordenador. Este trabajo presenta una plataforma web gratuita y de código abierto denominada VIRTRAEL, que incluye actividades destinadas a entrenar diversas habilidades cognitivas, entre ellas la memoria de trabajo. Se describe una de sus actividades, Objects Bag, así como las pruebas realizadas para demostrar su eficacia.}, abstract = {Working Memory (WM) is a fundamental system to allow the execution of many cognitive functions (learning, reasoning, reading, language comprehension, calculation, etc.) involved in daily activities. WM declines with aging but can be improved with training programs, including computer-based ones. This paper presents a free and open source web platform called VIRTRAEL that consists of activities to train several cognitive skills, including WM. One of its activities, Objects Bag, is described as well as tests performed to show its effectiveness.}, organization = {Regional Excellence Project TIC-6600 Spain}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, keywords = {working memory}, keywords = {cognitive training}, keywords = {aging}, keywords = {Technology-based intervention}, keywords = {memoria de trabajo}, keywords = {entrenamiento cognitivo}, keywords = {envejecimiento}, keywords = {intervención basada en tecnología}, title = {Training Working Memory in Elderly Peoplewith a Computer-Based Tool}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-41264-1_72}, author = {Rute-Pérez, Sandra and Rodríguez Domínguez, Carlos and Rodríguez Fórtiz, María José and Hurtado Torres, María Visitación and Caracuel Romero, Alfonso}, }