The title of this chapter is, of course, firmly tongue-in-cheek. It would be very far from the truth
to claim that cognition does not change with aging. Apart from a plethora of findings that …

We are fortunate that this is an essay review. It would be difficult to write (and read) an
ordinary book review for an edited volume of this size (755 pages) and diversity (from …

Aging is a universal phenomenon and yet it remains a relatively unpopular topic with
students and researchers. Cognitive development through the lifespan, influences on this …

Let me start this chapter by letting you in on a little secret. There is no such thing as the
psychology of normal ageing. Allow me to illustrate this. As I write this paragraph, our 2 …

The area of developmental research focusing on the study of cognitive changes in
adulthood is known as the field of cognitive aging. The orienting question for this field is …

In recent years the field of cognitive aging has flourished and expanded into many different
disciplines. It is probably, therefore, inevitable that some of the research has become very …

This chapter provides a brief account of the development and history of cognitive aging
research, including a description of the major theoretical and methodological issues of …

Decades of cognitive aging research have led to a picture of the aging mind that is primarily
characterized by gradual, though relatively broad, cognitive decline across the life span …

O ur understanding of aging and its effects on cognition has improved con-siderably over the
last 50 years, as can be seen in a number of reviews (eg, Craik & Salthouse, 2000; Hoyer & …

It is a curious fact that studies of cognitive aging and studies of cognitive development make
little contact with each other. The findings, methods, and concepts from each area have …