What do we know about aging and spatial cognition? Reviews and perspectives.

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ID Serval
serval:BIB_EB81422ACD60
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Sous-type
Synthèse (review): revue aussi complète que possible des connaissances sur un sujet, rédigée à partir de l'analyse exhaustive des travaux publiés.
Collection
Publications
Titre
What do we know about aging and spatial cognition? Reviews and perspectives.
Périodique
Ageing Research Reviews
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Klencklen Giuliana, Després Olivier, Dufour André
ISSN
1872-9649 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1568-1637
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2012
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
11
Numéro
1
Pages
123-135
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Review
Résumé
In order to cope with normal cognitive aging we must understand the patterns and neurofunctional underpinnings of cognitive and behavioral changes throughout adulthood. In this review, we summarize recent advances in our understanding of age-related behavioral differences and changes in brain structure throughout the spatial domain. Although spatial cognition is critically important to everyday life, few studies have examined the relationship between this cognitive function and neural changes in the aged brain. Thus, spatial cognition is considered a key area in which the cognitive neuroscience of aging may expand in the near future. The first section of this review examines the methodologies and studies used to assess differences in spatial cognition during normal cognitive aging in animals and humans. We then relate how each domain of spatial cognition (e.g., visuospatial perception, mental imagery, memory and navigation) is affected by the aging process, and discuss possible links with changes in neural mechanisms. Lastly, we address putative links among the age-related deterioration patterns of the various spatial domains and make suggestions for future research.
Mots-clé
Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging/pathology, Aging/psychology, Animals, Cognition/physiology, Cognition Disorders/pathology, Cognition Disorders/physiopathology, Humans, Memory Disorders/pathology, Memory Disorders/physiopathology, Space Perception/physiology
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27/09/2012 16:39
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20/08/2019 16:13
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