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Jessica Alber

Researcher at University of Rhode Island

Publications -  25
Citations -  1140

Jessica Alber is an academic researcher from University of Rhode Island. The author has contributed to research in topics: Dementia & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 20 publications receiving 759 citations. Previous affiliations of Jessica Alber include Butler Hospital & Brown University.

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Pathophysiologic relationship between Alzheimer's disease, cerebrovascular disease, and cardiovascular risk: A review and synthesis

TL;DR: This review discusses the current understanding of the epidemiology, genetics, and pathophysiology of AD, the intersection between AD and vascular causes of dementia, and proposes future directions for research and prevention.
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White matter hyperintensities in vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID): Knowledge gaps and opportunities

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TL;DR: Outstanding questions about white matter hyperintensities and their relation to cognition, dementia, and AD are identified and answered to improve prevention and treatment of WMHs and dementia.
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Brief Wakeful Resting Boosts New Memories Over the Long Term

TL;DR: It is proposed that wakeful resting after new learning allows new memory traces to be consolidated better and hence to be retained for much longer.
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Boosting long-term memory via wakeful rest: intentional rehearsal is not necessary, consolidation is sufficient.

TL;DR: It is proposed that wakeful resting allows for superior memory consolidation, resulting in stronger and/or more veridical representations of experienced events which can be detected via tests of free recall and recognition.