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16768581

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-6-13
pubmed:abstractText
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.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0882-7974
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
372-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Basic forms of cognitive plasticity extended into the oldest-old: retest learning, age, and cognitive functioning.
pubmed:affiliation
Centre for Life-Span Psychology, Max-Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany. lixiay@ryerson.ca
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article