However, the older adults who did perform well on the cognitive tasks used their inferior frontal cortex, the area of the brain used to avoid distractions. “We tend to think of people in their ...

For Wu's studies, the researchers asked adults 58 to 86 years old ... a phone number for a few minutes); cognitive control (which is switching between tasks) and episodic memory (such as ...

A study titled “Improved metabolic function and cognitive performance in middle-aged adults following a single ... either placebo or blueberries. Two tasks measuring executive abilities and ...

Older adults with dementia or mild cognitive impairment sometimes struggle to remember daily tasks, including managing medications, shopping for groceries and tracking upcoming events, including ...

typically through cognitive training, leisure activities and exercise. Older adult research tends to emphasize skill learning only after daily functions start to decline. For those who have ...