Exam 2: Neuroscience As a Basis for Adult Development

White matter hyperintensities (WMH) may indicate

Evidence has shown that the in frontal activity in older adults may be a response to the efficiency of neural processing related to the perceptual areas of the brain.

Erikson and colleagues (2009) were interested in whether aerobic exercise had any effect on the volume of the hippocampus, a key brain structure related to memory. To assess this, they had older adults

Executive functioning failures in older adults can be seen when older adults

The neurocorrelational approach attempts to link measures of cognitive performance to measures of brain

Which approach compares the brain functioning of healthy older adults with adults displaying various pathological disorders of the brain?

The ability, termed Theory of Mind, _________ during childhood and ____________ after age 75.

One of the most significant findings in the neuroscience literature is the observed of neural activation patterns in older adults' brain activity when compared with the brain functioning of younger adults.

The main point of functional brain imaging research is to establish how age-related deterioration in specific brain structures affects a person's ability to perform various tasks,

is a multifaceted concept that involves the changes in structure and function of the brain over time as the result of the interaction of the brain with the environment.

Research on the potential of neural stem cells took a major leap forward in 2007 with the founding of the

The P-FIT theory created by Jung and Haier (2007) was based upon

SPECT and PET are examples of

Overall, there is considerable shrinkage that occurs in the aging brain. However, the shrinkage is selective. The prefrontal cortex, the , and the all show profound shrinkage.

Contrary to what was previously thought, brain cells can regenerate, even in late life, under the right circumstances.

Collectively, the neurons that use dopamine are called the

Compare and contrast the age-related changes between neurons and neurotransmitters.

Contrary to a previously held popular belief, persist in the adult brain and can regenerate throughout the life span.

Across the research, the typical finding is that older adults have reduced brain activity in the areas when compared with younger adults.

Older adults sometimes show reduced activation of appropriate prefrontal regions. At other times, they show the same or greater recruitment of these areas, when compared with younger adults, depending on the task they are doing. This indicates that prefrontal recruitment is