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JournalISSN: 1382-5585

Aging Neuropsychology and Cognition 

Taylor & Francis
About: Aging Neuropsychology and Cognition is an academic journal published by Taylor & Francis. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Cognition & Recall. It has an ISSN identifier of 1382-5585. Over the lifetime, 1042 publications have been published receiving 28430 citations. The journal is also known as: Neuropsychology, development, and cognition..


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TL;DR: An overview of a prospective cohort study involving a total of 3,000 subjects whose ages were 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, and 80 years when first tested to determine early preclinical signs of dementia and assess premorbid memory functions.
Abstract: The objective of this article is to present an overview of a prospective cohort study involving a total of 3,000 subjects whose ages were 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, and 80 years when first tested. the design of the study includes three waves of data collection. the first of these waves was conducted in 1988-1990, the second in 1993-1995, and the third will be conducted in 1998-2000. One sample of 1,000 subjects in these age cohorts underwent testing in 1988-1990 (100 subjects per cohort). This sample and two additional samples were tested in 1993-1995 and will be tested again in 1998-2000. Subjects take part in extensive health and memory examinations, and interviews about social factors. the memory testing covers a wide range of memory functions. the chief objectives of the study are to (a) examine the development of health and memory in adulthood and old age; (b) determine early preclinical signs of dementia; (c) determine risk factors for dementia; and (d) assess premorbid memory func...

556 citations

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TL;DR: The Betula Study as mentioned in this paper has been used for health and cognition assessment since 1988-1990, and three waves of data collection have been completed in 5-year intervals since 1988−1990.
Abstract: This article describes the Betula Study with respect to objectives, design, participants, and assessment instruments for health and cognition. Three waves of data collection have been completed in 5-year intervals since 1988–1990. A fourth wave started in 2003 and will be completed in 2005. An overview of Betula research is presented under the headings of memory and cognition and cognitive neuroscience. Health-related issues and sex differences as well as comparisons between cross-sectional and longitudinal studies are discussed in the first section. The influence of different genes and of some brain abnormalities for memory functioning in adulthood and old age constitute main topics in the second section. New data are presented on the association between blood pressure and dementia. We demonstrated that a demented group of participants had higher levels of systolic blood pressure and pulse pressure than non-dementia controls 10 years before diagnosis. The new fourth wave of data collection will, in addit...

378 citations

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TL;DR: Even in healthy individuals in this restricted age range, there is a clear, age-related decrease in performance on executive functioning, verbal fluency, verbal memory, and cognitive speed tasks.
Abstract: The objective of this study was to determine a possible differential effect of age, education, and sex on cognitive speed, verbal memory, executive functioning, and verbal fluency in healthy older adults. A group of 578 healthy participants in the age range of 64-81 was recruited from a large population study of healthy adults (Maastricht Aging Study). Even in healthy individuals in this restricted age range, there is a clear, age-related decrease in performance on executive functioning, verbal fluency, verbal memory, and cognitive speed tasks. The capacity to inhibit information is affected most. Education had a substantial effect on cognitive functioning: participants with a middle or high level of education performed better on cognitive tests than did participants with a low level of education. Women performed better than men on verbal memory tasks. Therefore, education and sex must be taken into account when examining an older individual's cognitive performance.

287 citations

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TL;DR: The view that the commonly used proxy measures of CR share an underlying process but that each additionally provides a unique contribution to CR is supported.
Abstract: The associations between proxy measures of cognitive reserve (CR) and cognition vary across studies and cognitive domains. This meta-analysis aimed to assess the relationship between CR and cognition in multiple domains (memory, executive function, visuospatial ability, and language). CR was considered in terms of three key proxy measures – educational level, occupational status, and engagement in cognitively stimulating activities – individually and in combination. One-hundred and thirty-five studies representing 128,328 participants were included. Of these, 109 used a measure of education, 19 used a measure of occupation, 31 used a measure of participation in cognitively stimulating activities, and 6 used a combination of these. All three proxy measures had a modest positive association with cognition; occupational status and cognitive activities showed the most variation across cognitive domains. This supports the view that the commonly used proxy measures of CR share an underlying process but that eac...

282 citations

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TL;DR: While personality remains relatively stable over the adult life span, modest proportions of variance are shared between various personality traits and the cognitive abilities.
Abstract: This article reviews the history, measures and principal findings of the Seattle Longitudinal Study. This study began in 1956 focusing upon age differences and age changes in cognitive abilities. Its sampling frame is a large HMO in the Pacific Northwest. The study has been expanded to investigate various influences on cognitive aging including, cognitive styles, personality traits, life styles, and family environment. Current interest is also in the early detection of risk for dementia. In addition, this article reports original analyses of the relation of personality dimensions to cognitive abilities (both concurrent and longitudinal). While personality remains relatively stable over the adult life span, modest proportions of variance are shared between various personality traits and the cognitive abilities.

232 citations

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No. of papers from the Journal in previous years
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202318
202233
202199
202059
201956
201852