Cited by 67Cognitive Functions and MemoryNeural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesAging and Gerontology Research

Midlife aging, open-ended planning, and laboratory measures of executive function.

Garden, Sharin E., Phillips, Louise H., MacPherson, Sarah E.·2001·Neuropsychology

Abstract

The frontal lobes show early signs of structural and functional change in the course of adult aging. The 1st study of the current article examined whether midlife aging influences open-ended planning, a skill that is particularly sensitive to frontal lobe damage. There were no midlife declines in the ability to carry out variants of the T. Shallice and P. Burgess (1991) Six Elements and Multiple Errands Tests. Younger adults were more likely to break individual task rules. In a 2nd experiment, middle-aged adults performed worse than young adults did on laboratory executive tests sensitive to frontal lobe damage-Self-Ordered Pointing and the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (N. M. Fristoe, T. A. Salthouse, & J. L. Woodard, 1997). In spite of changes in novel executive test performance, real-world executive skills appear to be spared in midlife aging.

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Authors
Garden, S. E., Phillips, L. H., & MacPherson, S. E.
Affiliations
  • University College London (GB)
  • University of Aberdeen (GB)
Venue
Neuropsychology
Published
2001-10
Volume
15
Issue
4
Pages
472-482
ISSN
  • 0894-4105 (ISSN-L)
  • 1931-1559
OpenAlex
W2071859593
Cited by
66
References
65
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 5
FWCI
0.50
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Neuropsychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Functions and Memory
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
Keywords
executive function, frontal lobe, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, middle-aged adults
MeSH terms
Adult, Aging, Attention, Female, Frontal Lobe, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Problem Solving, Psychometrics, Mental Recall, Reference Values, Serial Learning

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