Cognitive Neuroscience: Age effects on category learning.

Post date: Nov 1, 2018 9:36:17 PM

We use functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) neuroimaging to answer questions about cortical contributions to classification rule learning. For example, we have been studying age-related differences in cortical activation during the learning of explicit (easy to describe) and implicit (very difficult to describe) rules. The results of this research provide insight into relative age-related decline in separate brain systems. This research has implications for training and technology design that accommodates normal age-related changes in reliance on explicit reasoning and habit-learning systems.