What Does the n-Back Task Measure as We Get Older? Relations Between Working-Memory Measures and Other Cognitive Functions Across the Lifespan

What Does the n-Back Task Measure as We Get Older? Relations Between Working-Memory Measures and Other Cognitive Functions Across the Lifespan

Working memory (WM) declines with increasing age. The WM capacity is often measured by means of the computerized version of the n-back task. Although the n-back task is widely used in aging research, little is known about its construct validity and specific cognitive functions involved in this task....

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Main Authors: Patrick D. Gajewski, Eva Hanisch, Michael Falkenstein, Sven Thönes, Edmund Wascher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
aging
working memory
n-back
cognitive functions
stroop interference
attention
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02208/full

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