Cognitive Decline

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses cognitive decline in older people. The paper contends that understanding the correlation between aging and cognitive decline requires in-depth research taking into account the numerous variables and theoretical perspectives. The paper agrees that while there is certainly a parallel between the onset of late adulthood and cognitive changes, these changes need not always be severely negative. The paper examines various factors that affect cognitive change.

Outline
Introduction
Overview
Methodical Issues
Retardation of Cognitive Decline
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Cognitive decline in older people is most likely to be measured and seen in terms of declarative or episodic memory. (Wilson et al., 1997. pp 7-14).This refers to the ability to learn and retain new information. Other factors that are measured in this age group, and which show evidence of decline, are mental processing skills and perceptual speed. This refers to simple perceptual comparisons which are unusually measured with accompanying time-related tasks. (ibid) People, who are diagnosed as having ARCD or Age Related Cognitive Decline normally are perceived as suffering from deterioration of memory and learning abilities as well as limited language attention span and concentration problems."

More papers on Cognitive Decline:

• Research Paper # 72652 : "Cognitive Decline Of The Elderly"
• Research Paper # 98600 : "Vegetable Consumption and Cognitive Performance"
• Essay # 62327 : "The Cognitive Aspects of the Aging Process"

APA Citation:

MLA Citation: