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Chapter Three - Cognition and Aging

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 February 2025

Angela Gutchess
Angela Gutchess
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Brandeis University, Massachusetts
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This chapter reviews changes to cognition with age. This includes sections on attention, executive function, motor control, and language. After reviewing cognitive aging and these basic cognitive functions, the chapter considers the burgeoning literature on training cognitive ability with age. This section includes review of intervention programs focused on physical activity, mediation and mediation, cognitive activities, working memory training, and long-term memory training.

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attentionexecutive functionmotor controllanguagetrainingcognitive training
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Cognitive and Social Neuroscience of Aging , pp. 55 - 88
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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  • Cognition and Aging
  • Angela Gutchess, Brandeis University, Massachusetts
  • Book: Cognitive and Social Neuroscience of Aging
  • Online publication: 14 February 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009354233.004
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  • Cognition and Aging
  • Angela Gutchess, Brandeis University, Massachusetts
  • Book: Cognitive and Social Neuroscience of Aging
  • Online publication: 14 February 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009354233.004
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  • Cognition and Aging
  • Angela Gutchess, Brandeis University, Massachusetts
  • Book: Cognitive and Social Neuroscience of Aging
  • Online publication: 14 February 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009354233.004
Available formats
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