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Authors
Kimura, Kana
Valdez, Madeline R.
Bowman, Caitlin R.
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute on Aging (R01AG098263)
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Article History
Received: 26 January 2026
Accepted: 14 June 2026
First Online: 25 June 2026
Declarations
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
Public significance statements: The ability to learn new concepts is critical throughout the lifespan, helping us to adjust to an ever-changing world and adopt new skills and hobbies that can enrich our lives. In the present research, we found that cognitive abilities were more predictive of concept learning abilities across age than state of mind factors, with current conceptual knowledge and processing speed being key factors that led to better concept learning.
