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

  • Max Planck Institute for Human Development

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Abstract

Experience-related changes induced by modi?cation of environment, physical exercise, or cognitive train- ing affect brain structure and function. Research on brain plasticity and its relationship to experiential changes gathers momentum and attracts signi?cant public interest. This collection of papers is based on presentation at the First International Conference on Life-Span Plasticity of Brain and Behavior: A Cog- nitive 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 ?rst studies on experience- and training-related changes in cognition across the life span.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2195-2200
Number of pages6
JournalNeuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
Volume37
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2013

Keywords

  • Aging
  • Brain
  • Cognition
  • Cognitive training
  • Life-span
  • Longitudinal analysis
  • Plasticity

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