Cognitive Plasticity in Young-Old Adults and Old-Old Adults and Its Relationship with Successful Aging
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Cognitive plasticity Successful aging Longevity Auditory Verbal Learning Test—Learning Potential (AVLT-LP) Young-old adults Old-old adults
Date
2018-10-29Referencia bibliográfica
Navarro, E.; Calero, M. D.. Cognitive Plasticity in Young-Old Adults and Old-Old Adults and Its Relationship with Successful Aging. Geriatrics 2018, 3, 76; doi:10.3390/geriatrics3040076.
Résumé
The general objective of this study was to analyze cognitive plasticity as a variable related
to successful aging in a group of young-old adults and old-old adults using the Auditory Verbal
Learning Test—Learning Potential (AVLT-LP). Method: A total of 569 persons, with mean age
76.67 years (379 between the ages of 65 and 80 years, and 190 older than age 80). They were assessed
with a socio-health questionnaire, with the AVLT-LP, and with the Spanish version of the Mini
Mental State Examination. Results: The results showed significant differences on the test, in favor
of the younger group, while the over 80 group gave poorer performance and showed less cognitive
plasticity. With relation to gender, slight differences appeared in favor of the women, on the first
four test trials, but not on the last two, nor in delayed recall or cognitive plasticity. As for cognitive
status, the results showed significantly better task performance levels in healthy elders, as well as
greater plasticity. Nonetheless, certain persons with high plasticity were also found among those
with cognitive impairment. Conclusions: The data obtained here offers evidence for the importance
of cognitive plasticity in elders and its relation to longevity and successful aging. It also provides
information about the influence of variables like age, gender and cognitive status on a verbal memory
and plasticity assessment task that is in wide use today.