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scaffolding theory of aging and cognition: a standalone construct

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Cognitive neuroscience

a theory that the aging brain builds compensatory scaffolding, recruiting extra circuits to maintain performance as neural structure declines.

In cognitive neuroscience, scaffolding theory of aging and cognition refers to a theory that the aging brain builds compensatory scaffolding, recruiting extra circuits to maintain performance as neural structure declines. This meaning comes from Park (2009) in Annual Review of Psychology.[1]

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aging4 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs cognition4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs performance6 fields · 8 citationsjingle · one word, five performances

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Park, D. C., & Reuter-Lorenz, P. (2009). The Adaptive Brain: Aging and Neurocognitive Scaffolding. Annual Review of Psychology, 60(1), 173-196. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.psych.59.103006.093656

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