Inhibition in attention and aging

Journal/Book: J Gerontol Ser B Psychol Sci. 1997; 52: 1275 K Street NW, Suite 350, Washington, DC 20005-4006. Gerontological Society Amer. P265-P273.

Abstract: The literature on inhibition and aging has grown steadily in the wake of Hasher & Zacks' (1988) inhibitory deficit theory of cognitive aging. Not all of the findings support the notion of an age-related inhibitory decline, and some refinement of the theory is now required. This article has three goals: (a) to evaluate the role of inhibitory mechanisms in selective attention and aging; (b) to provide an evaluation of inhibition as a theoretical concept ill theories of cognitive aging, with a specific focus on attention and aging; and (c) to consider the more general problem of evaluating progress in theory development.

Note: Article McDowd JM, Univ Kansas, Med Ctr, 3033 Robinson, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City,KS 66160 USA

Keyword(s): SELECTIVE ATTENTION; BRINLEY PLOTS; OLDER ADULTS; AGE-DIFFERENCES; VISUAL-SEARCH; LOCATION; YOUNG; TASK; VIEW

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