Neural teamwork may compensate for aging

People automatically compensate for age-related declines by recruiting brain areas that wouldn't otherwise participate in a given task.

References:

Lindenberger, U., P.A. Reuter-Lorenz, et al. 1999. Cognitive neuroscience insights into the aging brain. Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting. April. Washington, D.C.

Sources:

Patricia A. Reuter-Lorenz
University of Michigan
Department of Psychology
4428D East Hall
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Timothy A. Salthouse
Georgia Institute of Technology
School of Psychology
Atlanta, GA 30332

From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 16, April 17, 1999, p. 247. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.

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