Basic forms of cognitive plasticity extended into the oldest-old: Retest learning, age, and cognitive functioning

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 372-378

  Yang, Lixia ^a,b   Krampe, Ralf T ^a   Baltes, Paul B ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Level of cognitive functioning; Oldest old; Plasticity; Retest learning; Young old

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEMORY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SCORING SYSTEM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTENTION; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEARING; HUMANS; LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MEMORY; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PERCEPTION; THINKING; VISION;

EID: 33747062686     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.21.2.372     Document Type: Article

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