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- The current editor-in-chief is Elizabeth L. Stine-Morrow (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign).
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Psychology and Aging is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the American Psychological Association. The current editor-in-chief is Elizabeth L. Stine-Morrow (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign). It covers research on adult development and aging whether applied, biobehavioral, clinical, educational, experimental ...
- Elizabeth Stine-Morrow
- Aging
- Quarterly
- American Psychological Association (United States)
Jun 2, 2016 · The present article reviews theories of memory and aging over the past 50 years. Particularly notable is a progression from early single-mechanism perspectives to complex multifactorial models proposed to account for commonly observed age deficits in memory function.
- Denise C. Park, Sara B. Festini
- 10.1093/geronb/gbw066
- 2017
- 2017/01
This book brings together a diversity of perspectives on the psychology of ageing. Exploring theoretical, conceptual, empirical and practical viewpoints on the topic, the authors offer insight into a range of contemporary issues. Dedicated chapters discuss themes within social and critical psychology such as ageing identities, sexuality and ...
‘The psychology of ageing’ reviews different ways of studying changes in functioning: cross-sectional, longitudinal, and sequential study designs; the varying psychological theories of ageing, including the disengagement theory, activity theory, continuity theory, socioemotional selectivity theory, convoy theory, and social identity theory ...
- 1 Sensory Perception and Attention
- 2 Memory
- 3 Learning and Intelligence
- 4 Brain Plasticity and Cognitive Reserve
- 5 Cognitive Training and Stimulation
The way the individual perceives and interprets sensory information depends on how the sensory apparatus (sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch) work, but also the brain’s ability to register and organize the sensory information. With increasing age, changes and decline take place in the sensory apparatus like reduced vision and hearing, and stron...
Memory is a very complex function, and in cognitive psychology various memory systems or subgroups of memory are described . The distinction is made, among other things, between working memory or short-term memory and long-term memory and between implicit and explicit memory. Working memory and short-term memory are often used synonymously. Working...
Intelligence is closely related to memory and learning, but also includes thinking and problem-solving. Put simply, intelligence in daily life is about the ability to learn and the ability to use what one has learned. With ageing, there is a certain decline in intelligence as measured by intelligence tests. There is a distinction between what is ca...
Previously, it was believed that no new nerve cells and nerve cell connections were formed in the ageing brain. In recent decades, neuroscience and the development of advanced brain imaging techniques have given us new knowledge and insights about the brain and its function and capacity . This knowledge has shown us that the brain is plastic, which...
Like all functions in older years, there is great diversity and great individual variations in cognitive capacity and functioning. Cognitive functions are largely influenced by lifestyle factors such as intellectual and social stimulation, but also by physical activity . In addition, it is important to have a balanced diet, moderate intake of alcoh...
- Linn-Heidi Lunde
- linn-heidi.lunde@uib.no
- 2021
Here, we discuss the evolutionary aspects of aging and a selection of theories founded on a variety of biological functions that have been shown to be involved in aging in multiple model organisms, ranging from the simple yeast, worms, flies, killifish, and rodents, to non-human primates and humans.
Jan 1, 2022 · Psychological theories of health and aging explain and predict health during the aging process using psychological (and other) variables and constructs. They can be used to design, evaluate, and refine interventions to promote health in later life.
