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@ARTICLE{Zhou:164095,
author = {Zhou, Ruojing and Belge, Tuğçe and Wolbers, Thomas},
title = {{R}eaching the {G}oal: {S}uperior {N}avigators in {L}ate
{A}dulthood {P}rovide a {N}ovel {P}erspective into
{S}uccessful {C}ognitive {A}ging.},
journal = {Topics in cognitive science},
volume = {15},
number = {1},
issn = {1756-8757},
address = {Oxford [u.a.]},
publisher = {Wiley},
reportid = {DZNE-2022-00758},
pages = {15 - 45},
year = {2023},
note = {(CC BY-NC)},
abstract = {Normal aging is typically associated with declines in
navigation and spatial memory abilities. However, increased
interindividual variability in performance across various
navigation/spatial memory tasks is also evident with
advancing age. In this review paper, we shed the spotlight
on those older individuals who exhibit exceptional,
sometimes even youth-like navigational/spatial memory
abilities. Importantly, we (1) showcase observations from
existing studies that demonstrate superior
navigation/spatial memory performance in late adulthood, (2)
explore possible cognitive correlates and neurophysiological
mechanisms underlying these preserved spatial abilities, and
(3) discuss the potential link between the superior
navigators in late adulthood and SuperAgers (older adults
with superior episodic memory). In the closing section,
given the lack of studies that directly focus on this
subpopulation, we highlight several important directions
that future studies could look into to better understand the
cognitive characteristics of older superior navigators and
the factors enabling such successful cognitive aging.},
subtyp = {Review Article},
keywords = {Humans / Aged / Adult / Adolescent / Cognitive Aging /
Cognition: physiology / Aging: physiology / Aging:
psychology / Spatial Memory: physiology / Memory, Episodic /
Spatial Navigation: physiology / Cognitive aging (Other) /
Episodic memory (Other) / Hippocampus (Other) / Spatial
navigation (Other) / Superaging (Other)},
cin = {AG Wolbers},
ddc = {400},
cid = {I:(DE-2719)1310002},
pnm = {353 - Clinical and Health Care Research (POF4-353)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-353},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:35582831},
doi = {10.1111/tops.12608},
url = {https://pub.dzne.de/record/164095},
}