The impact of sustained engagement on cognitive function in older adults: the Synapse Project.
The impact of sustained engagement on cognitive function in older adults: the Synapse Project.
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DOI：
10.1177/0956797613499592
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发表时间：
2014-01
影响因子：
8.2
通讯作者：
Aamodt W
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作者：
Park DC;Lodi-Smith J;Drew L;Haber S;Hebrank A;Bischof GN;Aamodt W
在这里报告的研究中，我们测试了一个假设，即持续参与学习新技能，激活工作记忆，情景记忆和推理超过3个月，将增强老年人的认知功能。在三个认知要求高的条件下，参与者学习被子，学习数码摄影，或同时从事这两项活动，平均每周16.51小时，持续3个月。后测结果表明，情景记忆增强，在这些生产性参与条件相对于接受性参与条件，其中参与者要么从事非智力活动与社会群体或执行低需求的认知任务，没有社会接触。研究结果表明，持续参与认知要求高的新颖活动可以增强老年人的记忆功能，但令人惊讶的是，我们发现持续参与社交活动的认知益处有限。
In the research reported here, we tested the hypothesis that sustained engagement in learning new skills that activated working memory, episodic memory, and reasoning over a period of 3 months would enhance cognitive function in older adults. In three conditions with high cognitive demands, participants learned to quilt, learned digital photography, or engaged in both activities for an average of 16.51 hr a week for 3 months. Results at posttest indicated that episodic memory was enhanced in these productive-engagement conditions relative to receptive-engagement conditions, in which participants either engaged in nonintellectual activities with a social group or performed low-demand cognitive tasks with no social contact. The findings suggest that sustained engagement in cognitively demanding, novel activities enhances memory function in older adulthood, but, somewhat surprisingly, we found limited cognitive benefits of sustained engagement in social activities.
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影响因子：
3.7
作者：
Basak, Chandramallika;Boot, Walter R.;Voss, Michelle W.;Kramer, Arthur F.
通讯作者：
Kramer, Arthur F.
DOI：
10.1093/geronb/62.special_issue_1.45
发表时间：
2007-06-01
影响因子：
6.2
作者：
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影响因子：
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影响因子：
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作者：
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通讯作者：
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影响因子：
3.7
作者：
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通讯作者：
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