—Although there is currently some debate as to the degree of structural changes in the brain
that occur with age, there is little doubt that such changes occur. There also are …

There are a number of age-related structural and physiological changes in the brain that
could have implications for cognitive function in the elderly. The impact of these age-related …

The number of reports on the cognitive neuroscience of aging has increased in recent years,
and most of these studies have found many similarities in the patterns of activity in young …

Over the years, a large body of literature has shown that humans display losses in memory
with age, but that not all types of memory are affected equally. Similarly, recent evidence …

I will summarize some of the findings that we have recognized as age-related changes in
cognitive abilities in humans and will focus particularly on memory and executive function …

The idea that our cognitive abilities change with age has support from empirical research as
well as from anecdotal reports. Cognition has many component processes, some of which …

This chapter outlines the changes in cognition that occur in normal human aging, in an effort
to provide a backdrop against which neural changes can be interpreted. It highlights the …

Publisher Summary This chapter reviews some of the contributions that the cognitive
neuroscience approach has produced so far in the area of aging. These include the …

There are substantial declines in behavioral measures of cognitive function with age,
including decreased function of executive processes and long-term memory. There is also …

Defining the neural basis of age-related cognitive dysfunction is a major goal of current
research on aging. Compelling evidence from laboratory animals and humans indicates that …