Cognitive abilities are important predictors of educational and occupational performance,
socioeconomic attainment, health, and longevity. Declines in cognitive abilities are linked to …

This review summarizes empirical findings and theoretical concepts in cognitive aging and
late-life dementia research, with emphases on (a) person-to-person heterogeneity in …

Executive functions demonstrate variable developmental and aging profiles, with protracted
development into early adulthood and declines in older age. However, relatively few studies …

Background Maintaining cognitive function is an important aspect of healthy ageing. In this
study, we examined age trajectories of cognitive decline in a large nationally representative …

Aging involves decline in a range of functional abilities and phenotypes, many of which are
also associated with socioeconomic status (SES). Here we assessed whether lower SES is …

Researchers often conclude an effect is absent when a null-hypothesis significance test
yields a nonsignificant p value. However, it is neither logically nor statistically correct to …

The original Lothian Birth Cohorts of 1921 (LBC1921) and 1936 (LBC1936) were designed
as follow-up studies to the Scottish Mental Surveys of 1932 (SMS1932) and 1947 …

With advancing age, healthy adults typically exhibit decreases in performance across many
different cognitive abilities such as memory, processing speed, spatial ability, and abstract …

International evidence suggests that green space has beneficial effects on general and
mental health but little is known about how lifetime exposure to green space influences …

Background There is increasing policy interest in the potential for vegetation in urban areas
to mitigate harmful effects of air pollution on respiratory health. We aimed to quantify …