Cognitive Aging

"Cognitive Aging" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Phenomenon that occurs when learning and memory abilities decrease naturally due to age.

Descriptor ID	D000066492
MeSH Number(s)	G07.700.320.124.260
Concept/Terms	Cognitive Aging Cognitive Aging Aging, Cognitive

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Biological Sciences [G]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Physiological Processes [G07.700]
Growth and Development [G07.700.320]
Aging [G07.700.320.124]
Cognitive Aging [G07.700.320.124.260]

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