A hallmark feature of episodic memory is that of “mental time travel,” whereby an individual
feels they have returned to a prior moment in time. Cognitive and behavioral neuroscience …

Contrasting cognitive and physical decline, research in emotional aging suggests that most
older adults enjoy high levels of affective well-being and emotional stability into their 70s …

In contrast to long-held axioms of old age as a time of “doom and gloom,” mounting
evidence indicates an age-related positivity effect in attention and memory. However …

Event-related potentials (ERPs) have been used for decades to study perception, cognition,
emotion, neurological and psychiatric disorders, and lifespan development. ERPs consist of …

Interest in the neuroscience of emotion has increased dramatically over the course of the
last two decades. The rapid growth and popularity, however, have come with a definitional …

In this article, marking the 65th anniversary of the Journal of Gerontology, we offer a broad-
brush overview of the new synthesis between neuroscientific and psychological approaches …

This paper reviews age differences in emotion processing and how they may relate to age‐
related changes in the brain. Compared with younger adults, older adults react less to …

We explored the possibility of a general brightness bias: brighter pictures are evaluated
more positively, while darker pictures are evaluated more negatively. In Study 1 we found …

Presenting affective pictures as a work of art could change perceivers' judgment and
strength in emotional reactions. Aesthetic theory states that perceivers of art emotionally …

The present study tested the hypothesis that facilitated processing of threatening faces
depends on working memory load. Participants judged the gender of angry versus happy …