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Selective review of cognitive aging

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SALTHOUSE, TIMOTHY A.·2010·Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

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Research concerned with relations between adult age and cognitive functioning is briefly reviewed. The coverage is necessarily selective, and is organized in terms of five major questions. These are what abilities are related to age, how many distinct influences are contributing to the relations between age and cognitive functioning, do the differences between people increase with advancing age, what is responsible for the discrepancies between cross-sectional and longitudinal age comparisons of cognitive functioning, and what methods can be used to identify causes of age-related influences on cognition. Although definitive answers are not yet possible, quite a bit of information relevant to the questions is now available. Moreover, the existing information has implications for the design, analysis, and interpretation of cognitive and neuropsychological research concerned with aging. ( JINS , 2010, 16 , 754–760.)

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Authors
SALTHOUSE, T. A.
Affiliations
University of Virginia (US)
Corresponding author
SALTHOUSE, TIMOTHY A.
Venue
Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society
Published
2010-08-02
Volume
16
Issue
5
Pages
754-760
ISSN
  • 1355-6177 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-7661
OpenAlex
W2077435037
Cited by
1,166
References
35
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.80
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • U.S. Public Health Service (R37 024270)
  • National Institute on Aging (R37AG024270)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
Keywords
cognitive aging, age-related cognitive decline, individual differences in aging
MeSH terms
Aging, Cognition, Cognition Disorders, Cross-Sectional Studies, Humans

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