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. 2023:1419:25-46.
doi: 10.1007/978-981-99-1627-6_3.

Cognitive Decline Associated with Aging

Yiru Yang  1   2   3 , Dandan Wang  1   2 , Wenjie Hou  1   2 , He Li  2   2
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Cognitive Decline Associated with Aging

Yiru Yang et al. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2023.

Abstract

Cognitive decline is one of the most distinct signs of aging, and age-related cognitive decline is a heterogeneous issue varying in different cognitive domains and has significant differences among older adults. Identifying characteristics of cognitive aging is the basis of cognitive disease for early-detection and healthy aging promotion. In the current chapter, age-related decline of main cognitive domains, including sensory perception, memory, attention, executive function, language, reasoning, and space navigation ability are introduced respectively. From these aspects of cognition, we focus on the age-related effects, age-related cognitive diseases, and possible mechanisms of cognitive aging.

Keywords: Attention; Cognitive decline; Executive function; Language; Memory; Reasoning; Sensory perception; Space navigation.

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