Education and cognitive functioning across the life span

M Lövdén, L Fratiglioni, MM Glymour… - … science in the …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Cognitive abilities are important predictors of educational and occupational performance,
socioeconomic attainment, health, and longevity. Declines in cognitive abilities are linked to …

How leisure activities affect health: a narrative review and multi-level theoretical framework of mechanisms of action

D Fancourt, H Aughterson, S Finn, E Walker… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
There is a large and growing body of evidence on the health benefits of engagement in
leisure activities (voluntary, enjoyable non-work activities, such as hobbies, arts …

How does bilingualism modify cognitive function? Attention to the mechanism

E Bialystok, FIM Craik - Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 2022 - Springer
It has been claimed that bilingual experience leads to an enhancement of cognitive control
across the lifespan, a claim that has been investigated by comparing monolingual and …

2018 Alzheimer's disease facts and figures

Alzheimer's Association - Alzheimer's & Dementia, 2018 - Elsevier
This article describes the public health impact of Alzheimer's disease (AD), including
incidence and prevalence, mortality and morbidity, costs of care, and the overall impact on …

Matrescence: lifetime impact of motherhood on cognition and the brain

ER Orchard, HJV Rutherford, AJ Holmes… - Trends in cognitive …, 2023 - cell.com
Profound environmental, hormonal, and neurobiological changes mark the transition to
motherhood as a major biosocial life event. Despite the ubiquity of motherhood, the …

Effects of physical exercise on cognitive functioning and wellbeing: biological and psychological benefits

L Mandolesi, A Polverino, S Montuori, F Foti… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Much evidence shows that physical exercise (PE) is a strong gene modulator that induces
structural and functional changes in the brain, determining enormous benefit on both …

Generalizable deep learning model for early Alzheimer's disease detection from structural MRIs

S Liu, AV Masurkar, H Rusinek, J Chen, B Zhang… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease plays a pivotal role in patient care and clinical trials.
In this study, we have developed a new approach based on 3D deep convolutional neural …

The impact of social activities, social networks, social support and social relationships on the cognitive functioning of healthy older adults: a systematic review

ME Kelly, H Duff, S Kelly, JE McHugh Power… - Systematic reviews, 2017 - Springer
Background Social relationships, which are contingent on access to social networks,
promote engagement in social activities and provide access to social support. These social …

Imaging the evolution and pathophysiology of Alzheimer disease

W Jagust - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2018 - nature.com
Technologies for imaging the pathophysiology of Alzheimer disease (AD) now permit
studies of the relationships between the two major proteins deposited in this disease …

Social isolation and cognitive function in later life: a systematic review and meta-analysis

IEM Evans, A Martyr, R Collins… - Journal of Alzheimer's …, 2019 - content.iospress.com
Background: There is some evidence to suggest that social isolation may be associated with
poor cognitive function in later life. However, findings are inconsistent and there is wide …