The influence of perceptual training on working memory in older adults.

Normal aging is associated with a degradation of perceptual abilities and a decline in higher-level cognitive functions, notably working memory. To remediate age-related deficits, cognitive training programs are increasingly being developed. However, it is not yet definitively established if, and by...

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Main Authors: Anne S Berry, Theodore P Zanto, Wesley C Clapp, Joseph L Hardy, Peter B Delahunt, Henry W Mahncke, Adam Gazzaley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-07-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2904363?pdf=render