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The authors show that scientific research does not support the notion of the inexorable and progressive effects of cognitive aging in all older adults. They report that many adults maintain a high level of cognitive function into old age and that certain lifestyle factors contribute to the preservation of cognitive abilities.

Brain -- Aging. --- Brain -- Diseases -- Age factors. --- Brain -- Physiology. --- Nervous System Physiological Processes --- Growth and Development --- Central Nervous System --- Biological Science Disciplines --- Adult --- Mental Processes --- Physiological Processes --- Age Groups --- Psychological Phenomena and Processes --- Natural Science Disciplines --- Nervous System --- Nervous System Physiological Phenomena --- Anatomy --- Psychiatry and Psychology --- Physiological Phenomena --- Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena --- Persons --- Disciplines and Occupations --- Named Groups --- Phenomena and Processes --- Cognition --- Brain --- Aging --- Neuronal Plasticity --- Aged --- Physiology --- Human Anatomy & Physiology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Neuroscience --- Physiology. --- Diseases --- Age factors. --- Aging. --- Cerebrum --- Mind --- Central nervous system --- Head --- Neuroplasticity. --- Physiological aspects. --- COGNITIVE SCIENCES/Psychology/Cognitive Psychology --- COGNITIVE SCIENCES/General --- NEUROSCIENCE/General --- Nervous system plasticity --- Neural adaptation --- Neural plasticity --- Neuronal adaptation --- Neuronal plasticity --- Plasticity, Nervous system --- Soft-wired nervous system --- Synaptic plasticity --- Adaptation (Physiology) --- Neurophysiology --- Developmental neurobiology --- Psychology --- Aged. --- Neuronal Plasticity. --- physiology. --- physiology --- Cerveau --- Physiologie.