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We are honored to welcome , Ph.D., co-director of the Max Planck UCL Centre for Computational Psychiatry and Ageing Research at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, for a special presentation titled A Lifespan Perspective on Human Cognitive Aging.

This annual lectureship is made possible through the generous support of the McKnight Brain Research Foundation, in honor and memory of Dr. William G. Luttge, founding director of the Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Brain Institute of the University of Florida.

Abstract:

Human cognitive aging differs between and is malleable within individuals. In the absence of a strong genetic program, it is open to a host of hazards, such as vascular and metabolic risk, but also open to protective and enhancing factors, such as experience-dependent cognitive plasticity. Longitudinal studies suggest that leading an intellectually challenging, physically active and socially engaged life might mitigate losses and consolidate gains, but results need to be interpreted with caution, as individuals are not randomly assigned to lifestyles.

In his presentation, Dr. Lindenberger will report on:

1. The role of education in adult cognitive development.
2. The degree to which individual differences in cognitive maintenance versus decline generalize across abilities.
3. The search for domain-general causes of cognitive aging that reduce the distinctiveness of representations and processing pathways.