The ACTIVE cognitive training interventions and trajectories of performance among older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Salthouse illustrated that among Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly (ACTIVE) participants, cognitive change accelerated following training. Our goal was to determine if this finding persists net of practice, training, and loss of training gains effects.

Methods

We evaluated change over 5 years following cognitive training among older adults (N = 1,659, age 65 to 94).

Results

Reasoning training, but not memory or speed, attenuated aging-related change. Memory gains were maintained, but about half of reasoning and speed gains were lost. Performance differences at the end of the follow-up were equivalent to about 6, 4, and 8 years of aging for memory, reasoning, and speed training, respectively.

Discussion

Training can appear

SUBMITTER: Jones RN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3866224 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature