Exam 2: Neuroscience As a Basis for Adult Development and Aging

_____ in older adults persist in the adult brain and can generate new ones throughout the life span.

Which approach attempts to link measures of cognitive performance to measures of brain structure or functioning?

Some studies have found prefrontal volume to be linked to ____________________ memory performance.

Evidence suggests that volume shrinkage in the brain is linked to poor ____________________ performance on certain tasks.

Which region implicated in emotional processing?

Research shows that mice that were exposed to enriched environments performed much better on _____ memory tasks.

A Neuroscientific approach to the study of aging has

The Cognitive neuroscience has shown associations between brain structures and a variety of ____________________ cognitive tasks.

_____ changes allow older adults to adapt to the inevitable decline of specific areas of the brain.

The higher-order executive functions are involved in the ability to make and carry out plans,switch between tasks,and maintain _____and _____.

The anterior cingulated cortex is affiliated with the prefrontal cortex and is involved in _____ control.

Evidence suggests that _____ shrinkage in the brain is linked to poor cognitive performance.

Which part of the brain appears to be relatively spared in the aging adult?

The neuroscience approach offers a new level of analysis to understanding _____ and _____ functioning.

Activation of both left and right prefrontal areas of the brain is called _____ activation.

Reduced frontal recruitment in aging is _____ dependent.

Using the diffusion tensor imaging (DTI),studies examine WMH (white matter hyper intensities)have demonstrated that such disruptions may represent dysfunction of the _____ cortex in older adulthood.

Older adults from East Asia showed almost _____ adaptation in the lateral occipital complex.

Lateral occipital complex is involved in _____ processing.

MRI focuses on the _____ of the brain.