Cognitive ageing: A review

Pages: 2092-2094
Shafiq Yusufkhan Pathan (Government Vidarbha Institute of Science and Humanities, Amravati, Maharashtra)
Hina Hafiz Khan (Department of Psychology, RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur, Maharashtra)

The term “cognition” covers many mental abilities and all the higher mental processes, including thinking, reasoning, attention, memory, decision making, and problem solving. These different domains of cognition are critical for successfully engaging in the various activities involved in daily functioning such as reading, playing, talking with someone, driving, paying household bills, following a recipe to cook, and doing office work. Cognitive aging is a natural process associated with advancing years. The cognitive ageing refers to decline in some cognitive domain such as numerical skills, general knowledge and vocabulary, memory, processing speed, executive functioning, multitasking and reasoning, these all cognitive functions are using by the people everyday activities. As human life expectancy increases, maintaining one’s cognitive abilities is key to assuring the quality of those rest years of life. There is a pressing need to carefully examine what is known about cognitive aging and cognitive decline, to identify the positive ways and steps that can be taken to maintain and improve cognitive health and to promote successful cognitive aging, and then to take action to implement those changes by informing and activating the different sectors like public, health sector, nonprofit and professional associations, private sector, and government agencies. This review presents a framework for evaluating factors responsible for cognitive aging, some protective activities, and enhancing agents for present and future possibilities as well.