Background: In the future, aging becomes one of the problems of society and the problems of the country's health care system and brings many costs in the health care sector.

Purpose: This study examines the effect of imagery on performance and cognitive ability in the elderly. The research method is quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design. 40 older adults were selected and divided into experimental and control groups. The subjects in the experimental group performed imagery for four weeks following the pretest.

Methods: Data were analyzed using the analysis of covariance.

Results: Findings showed that imagery improves the performance and cognitive ability in the elderly.

Conclusion: In general, imagery may improve performance and cognitive abilities in the elderly.

Keywords: Imagery, Performance, Cognitive Ability, Aging