Training Working Memory in Elderly Peoplewith a Computer-Based Tool Rute-Pérez, Sandra Rodríguez Domínguez, Carlos Rodríguez Fórtiz, María José Hurtado Torres, María Visitación Caracuel Romero, Alfonso working memory cognitive training aging Technology-based intervention memoria de trabajo entrenamiento cognitivo envejecimiento intervención basada en tecnología This project has been funded with support from the Regional Excellence Project TIC-6600, in Spain. We want to thank them and also the institutions that collaborate in the study, and the participating senior citizens. 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. 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. 2026-02-20T11:32:05Z 2026-02-20T11:32:05Z 2016 conference output Rute-Pérez, S., Rodríguez-Domínguez, C., Rodríguez-Fórtiz, M.J., Hurtado-Torres, M.V., Caracuel, A. (2016). Training Working Memory in Elderly People with a Computer-Based Tool. In: Miesenberger, K., Bühler, C., Penaz, P. (eds) Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP 2016. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 9758. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41264-1_72 https://hdl.handle.net/10481/111307 10.1007/978-3-319-41264-1_72 eng open access Springer Nature