Review paper
Age-related decline in executive function as a hallmark of cognitive ageing in primates: an overview of cognitive and neurobiological studies
Volume: 375, Issue: 1811, Pages: 20190618 - 20190618
Published: Sep 20, 2020
Abstract
Executive function (EF) is a complex construct that reflects multiple higher-order cognitive processes such as planning, updating, inhibiting and set-shifting. Decline in these functions is a hallmark of cognitive ageing in humans, and age differences and changes in EF correlate with age-related differences and changes in association cortices, particularly the prefrontal areas. Here, we review evidence for age-related decline in EF and...
Paper Details
Title
Age-related decline in executive function as a hallmark of cognitive ageing in primates: an overview of cognitive and neurobiological studies
Published Date
Sep 20, 2020
Volume
375
Issue
1811
Pages
20190618 - 20190618