How does it STAC up? Revisiting the scaffolding theory of aging and cognition

PA Reuter-Lorenz, DC Park - Neuropsychology review, 2014 - Springer
Abstract “The Scaffolding Theory of Aging and Cognition (STAC)”, proposed in 2009, is a
conceptual model of cognitive aging that integrated evidence from structural and functional …

The older adult brain is less modular, more integrated, and less efficient at rest: A systematic review of large‐scale resting‐state functional brain networks in aging

HA Deery, R Di Paolo, C Moran, GF Egan… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The literature on large‐scale resting‐state functional brain networks across the adult
lifespan was systematically reviewed. Studies published between 1986 and July 2021 were …

Human cognitive aging: Corriger la fortune?

U Lindenberger - science, 2014 - science.org
Human cognitive aging differs between and is malleable within individuals. In the absence
of a strong genetic program, it is open to a host of hazards, such as vascular conditions …

Network-level structure-function relationships in human neocortex

B Mišić, RF Betzel, MA De Reus… - Cerebral …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The dynamics of spontaneous fluctuations in neural activity are shaped by underlying
patterns of anatomical connectivity. While numerous studies have demonstrated edge-wise …

Topographic gradients of intrinsic dynamics across neocortex

G Shafiei, RD Markello, R Vos de Wael, BC Bernhardt… - elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
The intrinsic dynamics of neuronal populations are shaped by both microscale attributes and
macroscale connectome architecture. Here we comprehensively characterize the rich …

[HTML][HTML] White matter plasticity in healthy older adults: the effects of aerobic exercise

AM Colmenares, MW Voss, J Fanning, EA Salerno… - Neuroimage, 2021 - Elsevier
White matter deterioration is associated with cognitive impairment in healthy aging and
Alzheimer's disease. It is critical to identify interventions that can slow down white matter …

[HTML][HTML] White matter integrity declined over 6-months, but dance intervention improved integrity of the fornix of older adults

AZ Burzynska, Y Jiao, AM Knecht, J Fanning… - Frontiers in aging …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Degeneration of cerebral white matter (WM), or structural disconnection, is one of the major
neural mechanisms driving age-related decline in cognitive functions, such as processing …

Brain network activity in monolingual and bilingual older adults

CL Grady, G Luk, FIM Craik, E Bialystok - Neuropsychologia, 2015 - Elsevier
Bilingual older adults typically have better performance on tasks of executive control (EC)
than do their monolingual peers, but differences in brain activity due to language experience …

Physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness are beneficial for white matter in low-fit older adults

AZ Burzynska, L Chaddock-Heyman, MW Voss… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Physical activity (PA) and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) are associated with better cognitive
function in late life, but the neural correlates for these relationships are unclear. To study …

Aging and n-Back Performance: A Meta-Analysis

KL Bopp, P Verhaeghen - The Journals of Gerontology: Series …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Objectives To provide a systematic review of age-related differences in n-back performance.
Method Meta-analytic data aggregation. Results Access for items stored within the focus of …