Life-span plasticity of the brain and cognition: from questions to evidence and back

Naftali Raz; Ulman Lindenberger

doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2013.10.003

Life-span plasticity of the brain and cognition: from questions to evidence and back

Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2013 Nov;37(9 Pt B):2195-200. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2013.10.003. Epub 2013 Oct 15.

Authors

Naftali Raz¹, Ulman Lindenberger

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychology and Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State University, 87 East Ferry Street, Detroit, MI 48202, United States. Electronic address: nraz@wayne.edu.

PMID: 24140011
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2013.10.003

Abstract

Experience-related changes induced by modification of environment, physical exercise, or cognitive training affect brain structure and function. Research on brain plasticity and its relationship to experiential changes gathers momentum and attracts significant public interest. This collection of papers is based on presentation at the First International Conference on Life-Span Plasticity of Brain and Behavior: A Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective that took place in Detroit, MI, on October 12-14, 2011. The conference honored Margret M. and Paul B. Baltes, the pioneers of life-span developmental psychology who initiated some of the first studies on experience- and training-related changes in cognition across the life span.

Keywords: Aging; Brain; Cognition; Cognitive training; Life-span; Longitudinal analysis; Plasticity.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aging*
Animals
Brain / physiology*
Cognition / physiology*
Humans
Neuronal Plasticity / physiology*

Grants and funding

R37-AG11230/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States