Roberto Cabeza

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Roberto Cabeza is a leading cognitive neuroscientist whose research focuses on the neural mechanisms of memory, aging, and cognitive control. His major contributions center on understanding how working memory—the ability to hold and manipulate information—changes with age, and how non-invasive brain stimulation can modulate these processes. In his highly cited 2019 study (73 citations), Cabeza demonstrated that online repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) during working memory tasks produces distinct effects in younger versus older adults, revealing age-related differences in neural plasticity. His subsequent work (2019, 5 citations) further refined these findings by identifying site-specific effects of rTMS on working memory manipulation in healthy older adults, highlighting the potential for targeted interventions to counteract age-related cognitive decline. With a career spanning decades, Cabeza has been instrumental in bridging cognitive psychology and neuroscience, and his work has profound implications for developing therapies to maintain cognitive health in aging populations. His research continues to shape our understanding of how the brain supports memory and how we can preserve it across the lifespan.