As the population ages, the need for effective methods to maintain or even improve older
adults' cognitive performance becomes increasingly pressing. Here we provide a brief …

Vocabulary scores were examined in a total of 210 articles, containing 324 independent
pairings of younger and older adults, from the 1986–2001 issues of Psychology and Aging …

An associative hypothesis to explain and predict older adults' deficient explicit episodic
memory performance was outlined and tested. The hypothesis attributes a substantial part of …

This article addresses key topics in cognitive aging, intending to provide the reader with a
brief overview of the current state of research in this growing, multidisciplinary field. A …

White matter microstructural integrity was assessed using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in
25 young adults, 25 nondemented older adults, and 25 age-matched older adults with …

Basic findings obtained on memory functions in normal aging are presented and discussed
with respect to five separate but interacting memory systems. These systems are: episodic …

This fully revised and updated third edition of the highly acclaimed Memory in the Real
World includes recent research in all areas of everyday memory. Distinguished researchers …

That the human frontal lobes are particularly vulnerable to age-related deterioration has
been frequently invoked as an explanation of functional decline in aging. This “frontal aging …

In a repetition priming paradigm, young and older participants read aloud prime words that
sometimes shared phonological components with a target word that answered a general …

Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia in older adults. Although the
cognitive deficits and pathologic hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease have been well …