Cognitive flexibility in aging: the impact of age range and task difficulty on local switch costs in task switching
The results showed that even after the age-related slowdown was taken into account, age differences in local switch costs will emerge when the age range of older adults is extended and task difficulty is sufficiently high. These findings contribute to our understanding of how and when age differences in cognitive flexibility emerge and suggest that complex multitasking environments may disproportionately challenge older adults.
Authors
- Torsten Schubert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6514-6145)
- Tara Radović (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1911-5281)
- Alexander Kluttig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4446-9938)
- Sebastian Kübler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8383-9367)
- V. Maydych
Institutions
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE)
- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
- Published
- 2025-08-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2025.1619441
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.86
Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft