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Neural Plastic Effects of Cognitive Training on Aging Brain
Joint Authors
Woo, Jean
Leung, Natalie T. Y.
Lee, Tatia M. C.
Tam, Helena M. K.
Chu, Leung W.
Chan, Felix
Lam, Linda C. W.
Kwok, Timothy Chi-Yui
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-08-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Increasing research has evidenced that our brain retains a capacity to change in response to experience until late adulthood.
This implies that cognitive training can possibly ameliorate age-associated cognitive decline by inducing training-specific neural plastic changes at both neural and behavioral levels.
This longitudinal study examined the behavioral effects of a systematic thirteen-week cognitive training program on attention and working memory of older adults who were at risk of cognitive decline.
These older adults were randomly assigned to the Cognitive Training Group (n=109) and the Active Control Group (n=100).
Findings clearly indicated that training induced improvement in auditory and visual-spatial attention and working memory.
The training effect was specific to the experience provided because no significant difference in verbal and visual-spatial memory between the two groups was observed.
This pattern of findings is consistent with the prediction and the principle of experience-dependent neuroplasticity.
Findings of our study provided further support to the notion that the neural plastic potential continues until older age.
The baseline cognitive status did not correlate with pre- versus posttraining changes to any cognitive variables studied, suggesting that the initial cognitive status may not limit the neuroplastic potential of the brain at an old age.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Leung, Natalie T. Y.& Tam, Helena M. K.& Chu, Leung W.& Kwok, Timothy Chi-Yui& Chan, Felix& Lam, Linda C. W.…[et al.]. 2015. Neural Plastic Effects of Cognitive Training on Aging Brain. Neural Plasticity،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Leung, Natalie T. Y.…[et al.]. Neural Plastic Effects of Cognitive Training on Aging Brain. Neural Plasticity No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Leung, Natalie T. Y.& Tam, Helena M. K.& Chu, Leung W.& Kwok, Timothy Chi-Yui& Chan, Felix& Lam, Linda C. W.…[et al.]. Neural Plastic Effects of Cognitive Training on Aging Brain. Neural Plasticity. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1075364
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1075364