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The effect of cognitive training in older adults: be aware of CRUNCH
- Source :
- Neuropsychology, Development, and Cognition. Section B, Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition : a Journal on Normal and Dysfunctional Development, 27, 6, pp. 949-962, Neuropsychology, Development, and Cognition. Section B, Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition : a Journal on Normal and Dysfunctional Development, 27, 949-962
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2020.
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Abstract
- Contains fulltext : 219411.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access) Cognitive training research has revealed support for both the magnification and compensation accounts, respectively predicting larger or smaller training benefits for individuals already having strong cognitive abilities. A recent study in older adults (OAs) revealed evidence for the Compensation-Related Utilization of Neural Circuits Hypothesis, which best fits a magnification account. Only few studies examined working memory (WM) training gains in OAs as a function of initial executive functioning level. Here, we tracked the progress of high and low functioning OAs across WM training sessions. The high functioning OAs continued to improve their performance on the three training tasks. However, for one of the training tasks, the low functioning participants failed to improve performance or terminated participation in the course of training. The results suggest that during cognitive training, evaluation of the individual?s cognitive capacity and performance monitoring are essential to maintain an optimal balance between cognitive resources and task demands. 14 p.
- Subjects :
- Male
Working memory training
Aging
Alzheimer`s disease Donders Center for Medical Neuroscience [Radboudumc 1]
education
Individuality
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Neuropsychological Tests
050105 experimental psychology
Task (project management)
Executive Function
03 medical and health sciences
All institutes and research themes of the Radboud University Medical Center
0302 clinical medicine
Cognitive resource theory
Outcome Assessment, Health Care
Humans
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Aged
Balance (ability)
Neuro- en revalidatiepsychologie
Working memory
Neuropsychology and rehabilitation psychology
05 social sciences
Cognition
Middle Aged
Cognitive Remediation
Cognitive training
Psychiatry and Mental health
Memory, Short-Term
Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Female
Geriatrics and Gerontology
Psychology
Psychomotor Performance
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Cognitive load
Cognitive psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17444128 and 13825585
- Volume :
- 27
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....c04723aac9f4ced92b82ca40435a55ec