Neuronal and cognitive plasticity: A neurocognitive framework for ameliorating cognitive aging

What is the neurocognitive basis for the considerable individual differences observed in functioning of the adult mind and brain late in life? We review the evidence that in healthy old age the brain remains capable of both neuronal and cognitive plasticity, including in response to environmental a...

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Main Authors: Pamela M Greenwood, Raja Parasuraman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2010-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnagi.2010.00150/full