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Chapter Eight - Current and Future Directions

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 discusses some of the current trends and promising future directions in the field of cognitive neuroscience of aging. The chapter first discusses recent research investigating the contribution of individual difference factors related to identify, including race, culture, and sex differences. Next, the chapter reviews recent research on neuromodulation, including ways in which noninvasive brain stimulation (e.g., repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation [rTMS], transcranial direct current stimulation [tDCS], and transcranial alternating current stimulation [tACS]) has been used in an attempt to enhance cognition with age as well as with age-related disorders. This section also considers other approaches to neuromodulation, including deep-brain stimulation and neurofeedback. Finally, discussion of emerging directions considers the importance of investigating aging across the lifespan, studying the intersection of physical health with cognition, exploring the distinction of socioemotional and cognitive domains, and emphasizing the contribution of context with age.

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individual differencesraceculturesex differencesneuromodulationneurostimulationlifespan
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Cognitive and Social Neuroscience of Aging , pp. 216 - 241
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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Dotson, V. M., & Duarte, A. (2020), The importance of diversity in cognitive neuroscience. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1464, 181–191. https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.14268CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
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Subramaniapillai, S., Almey, A., Rajah, N. M., & Einstein, G. (2021). Sex and gender differences in cognitive and brain reserve: Implications for Alzheimer’s disease in women. Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, 60, 100879. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yfrne.2020.100879.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed

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  • Current and Future Directions
  • Angela Gutchess, Brandeis University, Massachusetts
  • Book: Cognitive and Social Neuroscience of Aging
  • Online publication: 14 February 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009354233.009
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  • Current and Future Directions
  • Angela Gutchess, Brandeis University, Massachusetts
  • Book: Cognitive and Social Neuroscience of Aging
  • Online publication: 14 February 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009354233.009
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  • Current and Future Directions
  • Angela Gutchess, Brandeis University, Massachusetts
  • Book: Cognitive and Social Neuroscience of Aging
  • Online publication: 14 February 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009354233.009
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