老年人工作记忆训练研究进展
Research Progress on Working Memory Training for the Elderly
DOI: 10.12677/ap.2025.157419, PDF,    科研立项经费支持
作者: 颜翠仪, 刘文清, 崔 越, 智慧钰, 史新广*：苏州城市学院城市治理与公共事务学院，江苏 苏州
关键词: 工作记忆训练；老年人；迁移；Working Memory Training； Elderly People； Transfer
摘要: 随年龄增长，老年人的工作记忆逐渐衰退，呈现年老化特征，给老年人的生活质量带来消极影响。但工作记忆并不是一成不变的，可以通过工作记忆训练来改善老化的不良影响。目前关于老年人工作记忆的研究中，其迁移效应的结果仍不统一，工作记忆训练的起效机制和神经机制尚待论证，因此，本文从老年人工作记忆训练的内容、方法、训练效果的神经生理机制以及迁移效应等方面来阐述该领域的现状，探讨当前训练效果不统一的原因及该领域未来可能的发展趋势。
Abstract: With age, the working memory of the elderly gradually declines, showing the characteristics of aging, which has a negative impact on the quality of life of the elderly. However, working memory is not immutable and can be improved through working memory training to alleviate the adverse effects of aging. Currently, in the research on the working memory of the elderly, the results of the transfer effect are still inconsistent, and the mechanism of action and neural mechanism of working memory training remain to be demonstrated. Therefore, this article elaborates on the current status of this field from aspects such as the content, methods, neural physiological mechanisms of training effects, and transfer effects of working memory training for the elderly, and discusses the reasons for the inconsistent training effects at present and the possible future development trends in this field.
文章引用：颜翠仪, 刘文清, 崔越, 智慧钰, 史新广 (2025). 老年人工作记忆训练研究进展. 心理学进展, 15(7), 197-205. https://doi.org/10.12677/ap.2025.157419

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