title: Inhibition in attention and aging.
abstract: The literature on inhibition and aging has grown steadily in the wake of Hasher & Zacks' (1988) inhibitory deficit theory of cognitive aging. Not all of the findings support the notion of an age-related inhibitory decline, and some refinement of the theory is now required. This article has three goals: (a) to evaluate the role of inhibitory mechanisms in selective attention and aging; (b) to provide an evaluation of inhibition as a theoretical concept in theories of cognitive aging, with a specific focus on attention and aging; and (c) to consider the more general problem of evaluating progress in theory development.
authors.affiliation: University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City 66160-7602, USA. jmcdowd@kumc.edu
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: McDowd
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests