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Cognitive Aging Research Group

The Cognitive Aging Research Group is led by Prof. Matthias Kliegel.

Research fields

The group comprises three research areas that all focus on the development of cognitive functioning across the lifespan and the mechanisms underlying those age-related changes.

(A) Experimental Cognitive Aging

Current topics include:

  • Development of prospective memory, executive functions, and involuntary autobiographical memory across the lifespan
  • Cognitive-affective interactions in cognitive aging
  • Plasticity of executive functions across the lifespan

(B) Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience of Aging

Current topics include:

  • Neural correlates of intentional behavior across the lifespan
  • Psychoendocrinology of stress effects across the lifespan
  • Clinical neuropsychology of neurodegenerative diseases (Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease)

(C) Applied Cognitive Aging

Current topics include:

  • Lifelong learning and cognitive training
  • Aging work force
  • Health behavior changes