Abstract
This entry considers what is known about the effects of culture on cognitive aging. While this is a relatively new domain of investigation, some studies compare young and older adults across cultures on cognitive processes such as speed of processing, working memory, and long-term memory, including for source, categorical, emotional, and autobiographical information. The results largely suggest universal effects of aging on cognitive processes across cultures, although some differences do emerge in the strategies employed or the content of memory. These conclusions, however, are largely limited to the comparison of Eastern and Western cultures, an approach that has dominated the literature thus far.