What’s cooking? - Cognitive training of executive function in the elderly

Executive function involves the efficient and adaptive engagement of the control processes of updating, shifting and inhibition (Miyake, 2000) to guide behavior toward a goal. It is associated with decrements in many other cognitive functions due to aging (Raz, 2000; West, 1996) with itself particul...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Man-Ying eWang, Chien-Yu eChang, Shou-Yi eSu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00228/full