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Attention, working memory, and inhibitory control in aging: Comparing amateur singers, instrumentalists, and active controls

Author(s): Joyal M; Sicard A; Penhune V; Jackson PL; Tremblay P;

Despite the ubiquity of musical activities, little is known about the specificity of their association with executive functions. In this cross-sectional study, we examined this relationship as a function of age. Our main hypotheses were that executive funct ...

Article GUID: 39367878


Human ageing is associated with more rigid concept spaces

Author(s): Devine S; Neumann C; Levari D; Eppinger B;

Prevalence-induced concept change describes a cognitive mechanism by which someone's definition of a concept shifts as the prevalence of instances of that concept changes. While this phenomenon has been established in young adults, it is unclear how it ...

Article GUID: 36253591


A comparison of the effect of physical activity and cognitive training on dual-task performance in older adults

Author(s): Vrinceanu T; Blanchette CA; Intzandt B; Lussier M; Pothier K; Vu TTM; Nigam A; Bosquet L; Karelis AD; Li KZH; Berryman N; Bherer L; ...

Objectives: Studies suggest that cognitive training and physical activity can improve age-related deficits in dual-task performances. However, both of these interventions have never been compared i ...

Article GUID: 34865009


The Association Between Dietary Pattern Adherence, Cognitive Stimulating Lifestyle, and Cognitive Function Among Older Adults From the Quebec Longitudinal Study on Nutrition and Successful Aging

Author(s): Parrott MD; Carmichael PH; Laurin D; Greenwood CE; Anderson ND; Ferland G; Gaudreau P; Belleville S; Morais JA; Kergoat MJ; Fiocco AJ; ...

Objective: This study examined the effect of dietary patterns and engagement in cognitive stimulating lifestyle behaviours on trajectory of global cognition, executive function (EF), and verbal epi ...

Article GUID: 33063101


Cognitive plasticity in older adults: effects of cognitive training and physical exercise.

Author(s): Bherer L

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2015 Mar;1337:1-6 Authors: Bherer L

Article GUID: 25773610


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