Basic forms of cognitive plasticity extended into the oldest-old: Retest learning, age, and cognitive functioning.
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To address the question of whether cognitive plasticity varies by age and level of cognitive functioning in the older population, the authors used a self-guided retest paradigm to assess the basic forms of plasticity of 34 young-olds (M=74.4 years, range=70-79) and 34 oldest-olds (M=84.0 years, range=80-91), with half in each age group screened for high or low (midrange) level of cognitive functioning. As a whole, members of the sample represent about the upper two thirds of their age cohorts. Results show persistent, though age-reduced, learning in all samples and across all tests. However, age is not differentially "kinder" to the more able with respect to the age-graded decline in learning.
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Even though biological aging increasingly limits peak cognitive performance, very old people can still improve.
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- Authors
- Yang, L., Krampe, R. T., & Baltes, P. B.
- Affiliations
- Max Planck Society (DE)
- Venue
- Psychology and Aging
- Published
- 2006-06
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 372-378
- ISSN
- 0882-7974 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1498
- OpenAlex
- W2030215059
- Cited by
- 73
- References
- 5
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 6
- FWCI
- 8.35
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychology and Aging (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (submittedVersion)
- Max Planck Digital Library (submittedVersion)
- Lirias (submittedVersion)
- MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Functions and Memory
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Keywords
- cognitive plasticity, oldest old, age differences, cognitive function, lifelong learning, cognitive aging
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Attention, Cognition, Educational Status, Hearing, Humans, Learning, Longitudinal Studies, Memory, Neuronal Plasticity, Perception, Thinking, Vision, Ocular
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