The availability of neuroimaging technology has spurred a marked increase in the human
cognitive neuroscience literature, including the study of cognitive ageing. Although there is a …

There is an urgent need to identify lifestyle activities that reduce functional decline and
dementia associated with population aging. The goals of this article are to review critically …

Cognitive control is defined by a set of neural processes that allow us to interact with our
complex environment in a goal-directed manner. Humans regularly challenge these control …

A substantial corpus of evidence suggests that the cognitive involvement in postural control
and gait increases with aging. A large portion of such studies were based on dual-task …

Cognitive training, physical activity, and exercise have often been reported to improve
cognitive performance in older adults. This paper reviews some seminal and recent studies …

Research has shown the human brain is organized into separable functional networks
during rest and varied states of cognition, and that aging is associated with specific network …

Does plasticity contribute to adult cognitive development, and if so, in what ways? The
vague and overused concept of plasticity makes these controversial questions difficult to …

In this monograph, we ask whether various kinds of intellectual, physical, and social
activities produce cognitive enrichment effects—that is, whether they improve cognitive …

The most unexpected and intriguing result from functional brain imaging studies of cognitive
aging is evidence for age-related overactivation: greater activation in older adults than in …

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated disease characterized by inflammatory
demyelination and neurodegeneration within the CNS. This damage of CNS structures …