Concept information
Preferred term
scaffolding theory of cognition and aging
Definition
- Integrative theory of cognitive aging that "posits that behavior is maintained at a relatively high level with age, despite neural challenges and functional deterioration, due to the continuous engagement of compensatory scaffolding—the recruitment of additional circuitry that shores up declining structures whose functioning has become noisy, inefficient, or both." (Park & Reuter-Lorenz, 2009, p. 183).
Broader concept
Entry terms
- scaffolding theory of cognitive aging
- STAC
Belongs to group
Bibliographic citation(s)
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• Goh, J. O., & Park, D. C. (2009). Neuroplasticity and cognitive aging : The scaffolding theory of aging and cognition. Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, 27(5), 391‑403. https://doi.org/10.3233/RNN-2009-0493
[Study type: literature review / Access: closed]
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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
[Study type: literature review / Access: closed]
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• Reuter-Lorenz, P. A., & Park, D. C. '2024). Cognitive aging and the life course: A new look at the Scaffolding Theory. Current Opinion in Psychology, 56, 101781. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2023.101781
[Study type: literature review / Access: closed]
Creator
- Frank Arnould
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URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-M93QNCCP-5
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