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

Lixia Yang1, Ralf T Krampe, Paul B Baltes

  • 1Centre for Life-Span Psychology, Max-Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany. lixiay@ryerson.ca

Psychology and Aging
|June 14, 2006
PubMed
Summary

Cognitive plasticity shows age-related decline in older adults, but learning persists across all ages and cognitive levels. Higher cognitive functioning does not protect against age-related learning reduction.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology
  • Gerontology

Background:

  • Cognitive plasticity is crucial for adaptation in aging.
  • Understanding age and cognitive function's impact on plasticity is vital for interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how cognitive plasticity differs between younger-old and oldest-old adults.
  • To examine the influence of cognitive functioning level on plasticity across age groups.

Main Methods:

  • A self-guided retest paradigm was employed.
  • Participants included 34 younger-old (70-79 years) and 34 oldest-old (80-91 years) adults.
  • Cognitive functioning was screened for high or low levels within each age group.

Main Results:

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  • All participants demonstrated persistent learning, indicating ongoing cognitive plasticity.
  • Learning capacity decreased with age, as expected.
  • Higher cognitive functioning did not mitigate the age-related decline in learning.

Conclusions:

  • Cognitive plasticity is maintained in older adults, though reduced by age.
  • Age-related cognitive decline affects learning capacity irrespective of initial cognitive level.