TY - JOUR
T1 - Enhancing the cognitive vitality of older adults
AU - Kramer, Arthur F.
AU - Willis, Sherry L.
PY - 2002/10
Y1 - 2002/10
N2 - Aging is associated with decline in a multitude of cognitive processes and brain functions. However, a growing body of literature suggests that age-related decline in cognition can sometimes be reduced through experience, cognitive training, and other interventions such as fitness training. Research on cognitive training and expertise has suggested that age-related cognitive sparing is often quite narrow, being observed only on tasks and skills similar to those on which individuals have been trained. Furthermore, training and expertise benefits are often realized only after extensive practice with specific training strategies. Like cognitive training, fitness training has narrow effects on cognitive processes, but in the case of fitness training, the most substantial effects are observed for executive-control processes.
AB - Aging is associated with decline in a multitude of cognitive processes and brain functions. However, a growing body of literature suggests that age-related decline in cognition can sometimes be reduced through experience, cognitive training, and other interventions such as fitness training. Research on cognitive training and expertise has suggested that age-related cognitive sparing is often quite narrow, being observed only on tasks and skills similar to those on which individuals have been trained. Furthermore, training and expertise benefits are often realized only after extensive practice with specific training strategies. Like cognitive training, fitness training has narrow effects on cognitive processes, but in the case of fitness training, the most substantial effects are observed for executive-control processes.
KW - Aging
KW - Cognitive enhancement
KW - Plasticity
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U2 - 10.1111/1467-8721.00194
DO - 10.1111/1467-8721.00194
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0036026182
SN - 0963-7214
VL - 11
SP - 173
EP - 177
JO - Current Directions in Psychological Science
JF - Current Directions in Psychological Science
IS - 5
ER -