Perception and Cognition: Interactions in the Ageing Brain
Healthy ageing can lead to declines in both perceptual and cognitive functions. Impaired perception, such as that resulting from hearing loss or reduced visual or tactile resolution, increases demands on ‘higher-level’ cognitive functions to cope or compensate. It is possible, for example, to use fo...
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| author | Harriet A. Allen Katherine L. Roberts |
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| description | Healthy ageing can lead to declines in both perceptual and cognitive functions. Impaired perception, such as that resulting from hearing loss or reduced visual or tactile resolution, increases demands on ‘higher-level’ cognitive functions to cope or compensate. It is possible, for example, to use focused attention to overcome perceptual limitations. Unfortunately, cognitive functions also decline in old age. This can mean that perceptual impairments are exacerbated by cognitive decline, and vice versa, but also means that interventions aimed at one type of decline can lead to improvements in the other. Just as improved cognition can ameliorate perceptual deficits, improving the stimulus can help offset cognitive deficits. For example, making directions and routes easy to follow can help compensate for declines in navigation abilities. In this Topic, we bring together papers from both auditory and visual researchers that address the interaction between perception and cognition in the ageing brain. Many of the studies demonstrate that a broadening of representations or increased reliance on gist underlie perceptual and cognitive age-related declines. There is also clear evidence that impaired perception is associated with poor cognition although, encouragingly, it can also be seen that good perception is associated with better cognition. Compensatory cognitive strategies were less successful in improving perception than might be expected. We also present papers which highlight important methodological considerations that are required when studying the older brain. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-559832024-04-05T12:35:48Z Perception and Cognition: Interactions in the Ageing Brain Harriet A. Allen Katherine L. Roberts RC321-571 Q1-390 cross-modal auditory Ageing Compensation visual older Cognition training Elderly thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSA Life sciences: general issues::PSAN Neurosciences Healthy ageing can lead to declines in both perceptual and cognitive functions. Impaired perception, such as that resulting from hearing loss or reduced visual or tactile resolution, increases demands on ‘higher-level’ cognitive functions to cope or compensate. It is possible, for example, to use focused attention to overcome perceptual limitations. Unfortunately, cognitive functions also decline in old age. This can mean that perceptual impairments are exacerbated by cognitive decline, and vice versa, but also means that interventions aimed at one type of decline can lead to improvements in the other. Just as improved cognition can ameliorate perceptual deficits, improving the stimulus can help offset cognitive deficits. For example, making directions and routes easy to follow can help compensate for declines in navigation abilities. In this Topic, we bring together papers from both auditory and visual researchers that address the interaction between perception and cognition in the ageing brain. Many of the studies demonstrate that a broadening of representations or increased reliance on gist underlie perceptual and cognitive age-related declines. There is also clear evidence that impaired perception is associated with poor cognition although, encouragingly, it can also be seen that good perception is associated with better cognition. Compensatory cognitive strategies were less successful in improving perception than might be expected. We also present papers which highlight important methodological considerations that are required when studying the older brain. 2021-02-11T22:34:04Z 2021-02-11T22:34:04Z 2016-01-19 14:05:46 2016 book 18324 16648714 9782889199372 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/55983 eng Frontiers Research Topics image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International http://www.frontiersin.org/books/Perception_and_Cognition_Interactions_in_the_Aging_Brain/992 http://journal.frontiersin.org/researchtopic/2277/perception-and-cognition-interactions-in-the-aging-brain Frontiers Media SA 10.3389/978-2-88919-937-2 10.3389/978-2-88919-937-2 bf5ce210-e72e-4860-ba9b-c305640ff3ae 9782889199372 204 open access |
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