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How to increase the mental fitness in elderly adults: cognitive training or physical exercise

2015/17/B/HS6/04182

Keywords:

cognitive aging cognitive function cognitive training physical training neuroplasticity

Descriptors:

  • HS6_1: General psychology (cognitive processes, emotions, motivations, personality, individual differences), experimental psychology, psycholinguistics
  • HS6_5: Evolutionary and comparative psychology, genetics of behaviour, psychophysiology, neuropsychology

Panel:

HS6 - Human nature and human society: psychology, pedagogy/education studies, sociology

Host institution :

Instytut Biologii Doświadczalnej im. M. Nenckiego PAN

woj. mazowieckie

Other projects carried out by the institution 

Principal investigator (from the host institution):

prof. Elżbieta Szeląg 

Number of co-investigators in the project: 7

Call: OPUS 9 - announced on 2015-03-16

Amount awarded: 1 029 640 PLN

Project start date (Y-m-d): 2016-04-11

Project end date (Y-m-d): 2021-03-10

Project duration:: 59 months (the same as in the proposal)

Project status: Project settled

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Equipment purchased [PL]

  1. Laptop treningowy (4 szt.) (6 000 PLN)
  2. Oprogramowanie Vienna TOL-F.
  3. Oprogramowanie TAP (5 300 PLN)
  4. Komputer (6 000 PLN)
  5. Oprogramowanie Cantab (35 700 PLN)
  6. Audiometr (4 500 PLN)
  7. Laptop.
  8. Licencja Office.

Information in the final report

  • Publication in academic press/journals (6)
  1. Life satisfaction and increased self-perceived attractiveness as psychological benefits of physical activity
    Authors:
    Barczak P. & Bednarek H.
    Academic press:
    Aesthetic Cosmetology and Medicine (rok: 2020, tom: 6/2020/vol. 9, strony: 493-500), Wydawca: Indygo Zahir Media
    Status:
    Published
  2. Maintenance vs Manipulation in Auditory Verbal Working Memory in the Elderly: New Insights Based on Temporal Dynamics of Information Processing in the Millisecond Time Range
    Authors:
    Jablonska, K., Piotrowska, M., Bednarek, H., Szymaszek, A., Marchewka, A., Wypych, M. & Szelag, E.
    Academic press:
    Frontiers in in Aging Neuroscience (rok: 2020, tom: 12, strony: 194), Wydawca: Frontiers Media SA
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.3389/fnagi.2020.00194 - link to the publication
  3. Temporal Information Processing and its Relation to Executive Functions in Elderly Individuals
    Authors:
    Nowak K., Dacewicz A., Broczek K., Kupisz-Urbanska K., Galkowski T. & Szelag E.
    Academic press:
    Frontiers in Psychology (rok: 2016, tom: 7, strony: 1599), Wydawca: Frontiers
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01599 - link to the publication
  4. Commentary: Effects of Video Game Training on Measures of Selective Attention and Working Memory in Older Adults: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial
    Authors:
    Szelag E.
    Academic press:
    Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience (rok: 2018, tom: 9, strony: 442), Wydawca: Frontiers
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.3389/fnagi.2017.00442 - link to the publication
  5. Spatial and Spectral Auditory Temporal- Order Judgment (TOJ) Tasks in Elderly People Are Performed Using Different Perceptual Strategies.
    Authors:
    Szelag, E., Jablonska, K., Piotrowska, M., Szymaszek, A. & Bednarek, H.
    Academic press:
    Frontiers in Psychology (rok: 2018, tom: 9, strony: 2557), Wydawca: Frontiers
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02557 - link to the publication
  6. Age-related differences in Voice-Onset-Time in Polish language users: An ERP study
    Authors:
    Oron, A., Szelag, E., Nowak, K., Dacewicz, A. & Szymaszek, A.
    Academic press:
    Acta Psychologica (rok: 2019, tom: 193, strony: 18-29), Wydawca: ELSEVIER
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1016/j.actpsy.2018.12.002 - link to the publication