Publications
2025
Primary care health screening in patients with severe mental illness: What influence do financial incentives have?
Romano, E., Ma, R., Sala, G., Ashworth, M., Perera, G., Stewart, R., & Stubbs, B. (2025). Primary care health screening in patients with severe mental illness: What influence do financial incentives have?. PLOS Mental Health, 2(5), e0000185. doi:10.1371/journal.pmen.0000185
Effectiveness of L1 and pictures in multimedia conditions on learning second-language vocabulary: A meta-analysis
Zhang, C., Sala, G., & Gobet, F. (2025). Effectiveness of L1 and pictures in multimedia conditions on learning second-language vocabulary: A meta-analysis. Educational Research Review, 47, 100681. doi:10.1016/j.edurev.2025.100681
Exploring physical properties of anisotropy dependent self-gravitating massive compact stars in $$f(\mathbb {Q})$$ gravity
Smitha, T. T., Maurya, S. K., Dayanandan, B., Mustafa, G., & Atamurotov, F. (2025). Exploring physical properties of anisotropy dependent self-gravitating massive compact stars in $$f(\mathbb {Q})$$ gravity. The European Physical Journal C, 85(3). doi:10.1140/epjc/s10052-025-14034-y
Multidimensional insights about healthy aging from the cohort study for community-dwelling older adults: The SONIC study.
Kamide, K., Ikebe, K., Masui, Y., Nakagawa, T., Kabayama, M., Akasaka, H., . . . SONIC study group. (2025). Multidimensional insights about healthy aging from the cohort study for community-dwelling older adults: The SONIC study.. Geriatrics & gerontology international, 25(3), 346-355. doi:10.1111/ggi.70003
2024
Does adult-child co-use during digital media use improve children's learning aged 0–6 years? A systematic review with meta-analysis
Taylor, G., Sala, G., Kolak, J., Gerhardstein, P., & Lingwood, J. (2024). Does adult-child co-use during digital media use improve children's learning aged 0–6 years? A systematic review with meta-analysis. Educational Research Review, 44, 100614. doi:10.1016/j.edurev.2024.100614
Associations of dietary patterns and longitudinal brain-volume change in Japanese community-dwelling adults: results from the national institute for longevity sciences-longitudinal study of aging.
Zhang, S., Sala, G., Nakamura, A., Kato, T., Furuya, K., Shimokata, H., . . . Otsuka, R. (2024). Associations of dietary patterns and longitudinal brain-volume change in Japanese community-dwelling adults: results from the national institute for longevity sciences-longitudinal study of aging.. Nutrition journal, 23(1), 34. doi:10.1186/s12937-024-00935-3
Rethinking causal effects across the lifespan.
Nakagawa, T., & Giovanni, S. (2024). Rethinking causal effects across the lifespan.. The lancet. Healthy longevity, 5(3), e170-e171. doi:10.1016/s2666-7568(24)00026-6
A novel model of divergent predictive perception.
Reeder, R. R., Sala, G., & van Leeuwen, T. M. (2024). A novel model of divergent predictive perception.. Neuroscience of consciousness, 2024(1), niae006. doi:10.1093/nc/niae006
Differential Longitudinal Associations Between Domains of Cognitive Function and Physical Function: A 20-Year Follow-Up Study.
Sala, G., Nishita, Y., Tange, C., Zhang, S., Ando, F., Shimokata, H., . . . Arai, H. (2024). Differential Longitudinal Associations Between Domains of Cognitive Function and Physical Function: A 20-Year Follow-Up Study.. The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, 79(1), gbad156. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbad156
2023
A Cognitive Model of Depression and Political Attitudes
Bernardi, L., Sala, G., & Gotlib, I. H. (2023). A Cognitive Model of Depression and Political Attitudes. Electoral Studies. doi:10.1016/j.electstud.2023.102737
Large-scale animal model study uncovers altered brain pH and lactate levels as a transdiagnostic endophenotype of neuropsychiatric disorders involving cognitive impairment
Learning conversational dependency: Children's response using <i>un</i> in Japanese.
Tatsumi, T., & Sala, G. (2023). Learning conversational dependency: Children's response using <i>un</i> in Japanese.. Journal of child language, 50(5), 1226-1244. doi:10.1017/s0305000922000344
No Appreciable Effect of Education on Aging-Associated Declines in Cognition: A 20-Year Follow-Up Study
Sala, G., Nishita, Y., Tange, C., Tomida, M., Gondo, Y., Shimokata, H., & Otsuka, R. (2023). No Appreciable Effect of Education on Aging-Associated Declines in Cognition: A 20-Year Follow-Up Study. PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE. doi:10.1177/09567976231156793
Association between short-chain fatty acid intake and development of muscle strength loss among community-dwelling older Japanese adults
Otsuka, R., Zhang, S., Furuya, K., Tange, C., Sala, G., Ando, F., . . . Arai, H. (2023). Association between short-chain fatty acid intake and development of muscle strength loss among community-dwelling older Japanese adults. Experimental Gerontology, 173. doi:10.1016/j.exger.2023.112080
2022
Effects of APOEɛ4 genotype on age-associated change in cognitive functions among Japanese middle-aged and older adults: A 20-year follow-up study.
Nishita, Y., Sala, G., Shinohara, M., Tange, C., Ando, F., Shimokata, H., . . . Otsuka, R. (2023). Effects of APOEɛ4 genotype on age-associated change in cognitive functions among Japanese middle-aged and older adults: A 20-year follow-up study.. Experimental gerontology, 171, 112036. doi:10.1016/j.exger.2022.112036
Humanized substitutions of <i>Vmat1</i> in mice alter amygdala-dependent behaviors associated with the evolution of anxiety.
Sato, D. X., Inoue, Y. U., Kuga, N., Hattori, S., Nomoto, K., Morimoto, Y., . . . Kawata, M. (2022). Humanized substitutions of <i>Vmat1</i> in mice alter amygdala-dependent behaviors associated with the evolution of anxiety.. iScience, 25(8), 104800. doi:10.1016/j.isci.2022.104800
Cognitive Training: A Field in Search of a Phenomenon
Gobet, F., & Sala, G. (2023). Cognitive Training: A Field in Search of a Phenomenon. PERSPECTIVES ON PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 18(1), 125-141. doi:10.1177/17456916221091830
2021
Verb argument structure overgeneralisations for the English intransitive and transitive constructions: grammaticality judgments and production priming
Bidgood, A., Pine, J., Rowland, C., Sala, G., Freudenthal, D., & Ambridge, B. (2021). Verb argument structure overgeneralisations for the English intransitive and transitive constructions: grammaticality judgments and production priming. LANGUAGE AND COGNITION, 13(3), 397-437. doi:10.1017/langcog.2021.8
Humanized substitutions of <i>Vmat1</i> in mice alter amygdala-dependent behaviors associated with the evolution of anxiety
Still no evidence that exergames improve cognitive ability: A commentary on Stanmore et al. (2017)
Sala, G., Tatlidil, K. S., & Gobet, F. (2021). Still no evidence that exergames improve cognitive ability: A commentary on Stanmore et al. (2017). NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS, 123, 352-353. doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.11.015
Large-scale animal model study uncovers altered brain pH and lactate levels as a transdiagnostic endophenotype of neuropsychiatric disorders involving cognitive impairment
2020
The Psychometric Properties of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) A Comprehensive Investigation
Sala, G., Inagaki, H., Ishioka, Y., Masui, Y., Nakagawa, T., Ishizaki, T., . . . Gondo, Y. (2020). The Psychometric Properties of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) A Comprehensive Investigation. SWISS JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY, 79(3-4), 155-161. doi:10.1024/1421-0185/a000242
Cognitive and academic benefits of music training with children: A multilevel meta-analysis
Sala, G., & Gobet, F. (2020). Cognitive and academic benefits of music training with children: A multilevel meta-analysis. MEMORY & COGNITION, 48(8), 1429-1441. doi:10.3758/s13421-020-01060-2
Working memory training in typically developing children: A multilevel meta-analysis
Sala, G., & Gobet, F. (2020). Working memory training in typically developing children: A multilevel meta-analysis. PSYCHONOMIC BULLETIN & REVIEW, 27(3), 423-434. doi:10.3758/s13423-019-01681-y
2019
The impact of leisure activities on older adults' cognitive function, physical function, and mental health.
Sala, G., Jopp, D., Gobet, F., Ogawa, M., Ishioka, Y., Masui, Y., . . . Gondo, Y. (2019). The impact of leisure activities on older adults' cognitive function, physical function, and mental health.. PloS one, 14(11), e0225006. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0225006
The Impact of Shared Book Reading on Children’s Language Skills: A Meta-Analysis
Noble, C., Sala, G., Peter, M., Lingwood, J., Rowland, C., Gobet, F., & Pine, J. (2019). The Impact of Shared Book Reading on Children’s Language Skills: A Meta-Analysis. Educational Research Review, 28, 10 pages. doi:10.1016/j.edurev.2019.100290
Working memory training does not enhance older adults' cognitive skills: A comprehensive meta-analysis
Sala, G., Aksayli, N. D., Tatlidil, K. S., Gondo, Y., & Gobet, F. (2019). Working memory training does not enhance older adults' cognitive skills: A comprehensive meta-analysis. Intelligence, 77. doi:10.1016/j.intell.2019.101386
How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Us Understand Human Creativity
Gobet, F. R. (2019). How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Us Understand Human Creativity. Frontiers in Psychology. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01401
The cognitive and academic benefits of Cogmed: A meta-analysis
Aksayli, N. D., Sala, G., & Gobet, F. (2019). The cognitive and academic benefits of Cogmed: A meta-analysis. Educational Research Review, 27, 229-243. doi:10.1016/j.edurev.2019.04.003
Cocnitive Training Does Not Enhance General Cocnition
Sala, G., & Gobet, F. (2019). Cocnitive Training Does Not Enhance General Cocnition. TRENDS IN COGNITIVE SCIENCES, 23(1), 9-20. doi:10.1016/j.tics.2018.10.004
Elvis Has Left the Building: Correlational but Not Causal Relationship between Music Skill and Cognitive and Academic Ability
Sala, G., & Gobet, F. (2019). Elvis Has Left the Building: Correlational but Not Causal Relationship between Music Skill and Cognitive and Academic Ability. In Proceedings of the 41st Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society Creativity Cognition Computation Cogsci 2019 (pp. 987-993).
Near and Far Transfer in Cognitive Training: A Second-Order Meta-Analysis
Sala, G., Aksayli, N. D., Tatlidil, K. S., Tatsumi, T., Gondo, Y., & Gobet, F. (2019). Near and Far Transfer in Cognitive Training: A Second-Order Meta-Analysis. COLLABRA-PSYCHOLOGY, 5(1). doi:10.1525/collabra.203
Overestimation of Action-Game Training Effects: Publication Bias and Salami Slicing
Hilgard, J., Sala, G., Boot, W. R., & Simons, D. J. (2019). Overestimation of Action-Game Training Effects: Publication Bias and Salami Slicing. COLLABRA-PSYCHOLOGY, 5(1). doi:10.1525/collabra.231
2018
the relationship between cognitive ability and chess skill: A comprehensive meta-analysis (vol 59, pg 72, 2016)
Burgoynea, A. P., Sala, G., Gobet, F., Macnamara, B. N., Campitelli, G., & Hambrick, D. Z. (2018). the relationship between cognitive ability and chess skill: A comprehensive meta-analysis (vol 59, pg 72, 2016). INTELLIGENCE, 71, 92-96. doi:10.1016/j.intell.2018.08.004
Effects of Both Preemption and Entrenchment in the Retreat from Verb Overgeneralization Errors: Four Reanalyses, an Extended Replication, and a Meta-Analytic Synthesis
Ambridge, B., Barak, L., Wonnacott, E., Bannard, C., & Sala, G. (2018). Effects of Both Preemption and Entrenchment in the Retreat from Verb Overgeneralization Errors: Four Reanalyses, an Extended Replication, and a Meta-Analytic Synthesis. Collabra: Psychology, 4(1). doi:10.1525/collabra.133
Video game training does not enhance cognitive ability: A comprehensive meta-analytic investigation
Sala, G., Tatlidil, K. S., & Gobet, F. (2018). Video game training does not enhance cognitive ability: A comprehensive meta-analytic investigation. Psychological Bulletin, 144(2), 111-139. doi:10.1037/bul0000139
2017
Does Far Transfer Exist? Negative Evidence From Chess, Music, and Working Memory Training
Sala, G., & Gobet, F. (2017). Does Far Transfer Exist? Negative Evidence From Chess, Music, and Working Memory Training. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 26(6), 515-520. doi:10.1177/0963721417712760
Does chess instruction improve mathematical problem-solving ability? Two experimental studies with an active control group
Sala, G., & Gobet, F. (2017). Does chess instruction improve mathematical problem-solving ability? Two experimental studies with an active control group. LEARNING & BEHAVIOR, 45(4), 414-421. doi:10.3758/s13420-017-0280-3
Once Upon a Time There Was Far Transfer
Sala, G. (2017). Once Upon a Time There Was Far Transfer. (University of Liverpool).
The Relationship between Handedness and Mathematics Is Non-linear and Is Moderated by Gender, Age, and Type of Task
Sala, G., Signorelli, M., Barsuola, G., Bolognese, M., & Gobet, F. (2017). The Relationship between Handedness and Mathematics Is Non-linear and Is Moderated by Gender, Age, and Type of Task. Frontiers in Psychology, 8. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00948
Working Memory Training in Typically Developing Children: A Meta-Analysis of the Available Evidence
Sala, G., & Gobet, F. (2017). Working Memory Training in Typically Developing Children: A Meta-Analysis of the Available Evidence. DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY, 53(4), 671-685. doi:10.1037/dev0000265
Checking the “Academic Selection” argument. Chess players outperform non-chess players in cognitive skills related to intelligence: A meta-analysis
Sala, G., Burgoyne, A. P., Macnamara, B. N., Hambrick, D. Z., Campitelli, G., & Gobet, F. (2017). Checking the “Academic Selection” argument. Chess players outperform non-chess players in cognitive skills related to intelligence: A meta-analysis. Intelligence, 61, 130-139. doi:10.1016/j.intell.2017.01.013
The Effects of Chess Instruction on Pupils' Cognitive and Academic Skills: State of the Art and Theoretical Challenges
Sala, G., Foley, J. P., & Gobet, F. (2017). The Effects of Chess Instruction on Pupils' Cognitive and Academic Skills: State of the Art and Theoretical Challenges. FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY, 8. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00238
Checking the "Academic Selection" argument. Chess players outperform non-chess players in cognitive skills related to intelligence: A meta-analysis
Sala, G., Burgoyne, A. P., Macnamara, B. N., Hambrick, D. Z., Campitelli, G., & Gobet, F. (2017). Checking the "Academic Selection" argument. Chess players outperform non-chess players in cognitive skills related to intelligence: A meta-analysis. INTELLIGENCE, 61, 130-139. doi:10.1016/j.intell.2017.01.013
Experts' memory superiority for domain-specific random material generalizes across fields of expertise: A meta-analysis
Sala, G., & Gobet, F. (2017). Experts' memory superiority for domain-specific random material generalizes across fields of expertise: A meta-analysis. Memory and Cognition, 45, 183-193. doi:10.3758/s13421-016-0663-2
When the music′s over. Does music skill transfer to children′s and young adolescents′ cognitive and academic skills? A meta-analysis
Sala, G., & Gobet, F. (2017). When the music′s over. Does music skill transfer to children′s and young adolescents′ cognitive and academic skills? A meta-analysis. EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH REVIEW, 20, 55-67. doi:10.1016/j.edurev.2016.11.005
2016
The relationship between cognitive ability and chess skill: A comprehensive meta-analysis
Burgoyne, A. P., Sala, G., Gobet, F., Macnamara, B. N., Campitelli, G., & Hambrick, D. Z. (2016). The relationship between cognitive ability and chess skill: A comprehensive meta-analysis. INTELLIGENCE, 59, 72-83. doi:10.1016/j.intell.2016.08.002
Chess Training and Mathematical Problem-Solving: The Role of Teaching Heuristics in Transfer of Learning
Trinchero, R., & Sala, G. (2016). Chess Training and Mathematical Problem-Solving: The Role of Teaching Heuristics in Transfer of Learning. EURASIA JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION, 12(3), 655-668. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Do the benefits of chess instruction transfer to academic and cognitive skills? A meta-analysis
Sala, G., & Gobet, F. (2016). Do the benefits of chess instruction transfer to academic and cognitive skills? A meta-analysis. EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH REVIEW, 18, 46-57. doi:10.1016/j.edurev.2016.02.002
Do the benefits of chess instruction transfer to academic and cognitive skills? A meta-analysis
Sala, G., & Gobet, F. R. (2016). Do the benefits of chess instruction transfer to academic and cognitive skills? A meta-analysis. Educational Research Review.
Does Chess Instruction Enhance Mathematical Ability in Children? A Three-Group Design to Control for Placebo Effects
Sala, G., Gobet, F., Trinchero, R., & Ventura, S. (2016). Does Chess Instruction Enhance Mathematical Ability in Children? A Three-Group Design to Control for Placebo Effects. In Proceedings of the 38th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society Cogsci 2016 (pp. 1973-1978).
2015
Mathematical Problem-Solving Abilities and Chess: An Experimental Study on Young Pupils
Sala, G., Gorini, A., & Pravettoni, G. (2015). Mathematical Problem-Solving Abilities and Chess: An Experimental Study on Young Pupils. SAGE OPEN, 5(3). doi:10.1177/2158244015596050