Pretraining neural and neuropsychological measures of executive functioning are associated with response to working memory training in Veterans with PTSD

Key Points

• The research aims to explore how pretraining neural and neuropsychological measures relate to response in working memory training for veterans with PTSD.
• Identified veterans with PTSD and executive functioning impairments
• Administered working memory training program
• Conducted neuropsychological and neuroimaging assessments
• Veterans with specific neuropsychological profiles showed better response to working memory training
• Indicators from neuroimaging assessments correlated with training effectiveness