Enhancing Spatial Attention and Working Memory in Younger and Older Adults.

ABSTRACT: Daily experiences demand both focused and broad allocation of attention for us to interact efficiently with our complex environments. Many types of attention have shown age-related decline, although there is also evidence that such deficits may be remediated with cognitive training. However, spatial attention abilities have shown inconsistent age-related differences, and the extent of potential enhancement of these abilities remains unknown. Here, we assessed spatial attention in both healthy younger and older adults and trained this ability in both age groups for 5 hr over the course of 2 weeks using a custom-made, computerized mobile training application. We compared training-related gains on a spatial attention assessment and spatial working memory task to age-matched controls who engag

SUBMITTER: Rolle CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5903566 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature