2020
When Culture Influences Genes: Positive Age Beliefs Amplify the Cognitive-Aging Benefit of APOE ε2
Levy BR, Slade MD, Pietrzak RH, Ferrucci L. When Culture Influences Genes: Positive Age Beliefs Amplify the Cognitive-Aging Benefit of APOE ε2. The Journals Of Gerontology Series B 2020, 75: e198-e203. PMID: 32835364, PMCID: PMC7489069, DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbaa126.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
A Culture–Brain Link: Negative Age Stereotypes Predict Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarkers
Levy BR, Ferrucci L, Zonderman AB, Slade MD, Troncoso J, Resnick SM. A Culture–Brain Link: Negative Age Stereotypes Predict Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarkers. Psychology And Aging 2016, 31: 82-88. PMID: 26641877, PMCID: PMC4853823, DOI: 10.1037/pag0000062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlzheimer's diseaseDementia-free participantsHippocampal volume lossAlzheimer's disease biomarkersBaltimore Longitudinal StudyDisease biomarkersAdverse outcomesBrain autopsiesNeurofibrillary tanglesBrain changesOlder individualsMagnetic resonance imagesRelevant covariatesDiseasePotential interventionsLongitudinal studyResonance imagesNegative age stereotypesAutopsiesPlaquesPathologyBiomarkers
2011
Influence of Valentine’s Day and Halloween on Birth Timing
Levy BR, Chung PH, Slade MD. Influence of Valentine’s Day and Halloween on Birth Timing. Social Science & Medicine 2011, 73: 1246-1248. PMID: 21880409, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.07.008.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
The Stereotype-Matching Effect: Greater Influence on Functioning When Age Stereotypes Correspond to Outcomes
Levy BR, Leifheit-Limson E. The Stereotype-Matching Effect: Greater Influence on Functioning When Age Stereotypes Correspond to Outcomes. Psychology And Aging 2009, 24: 230-233. PMID: 19290757, PMCID: PMC2722449, DOI: 10.1037/a0014563.Peer-Reviewed Original Research