2017
COGNITIVE TRAJECTORY PATTERNS PREDICT INCIDENT DEMENTIA RISK IN OLDER SWEDISH ADULTS
Munoz E, Gatz M, Pedersen N, Sharp E, Reynolds C. COGNITIVE TRAJECTORY PATTERNS PREDICT INCIDENT DEMENTIA RISK IN OLDER SWEDISH ADULTS. Innovation In Aging 2017, 1: 708-708. PMCID: PMC6248351, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.2535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSwedish Adoption/Twin StudyExecutive function tasksCognitive performance measuresDementia riskAverage performance levelEpisodic memoryFunction tasksVerbal domainSpatial abilityCognitive trajectoriesCognitive dataLevel of performanceAdditional tasksSwedish adultsHARMONY studyTwin studiesMemoryAge 65Dementia onsetPerformance levelTaskTotal sampleAdultsIncident dementiaLinear decline
2010
Cognitive Engagement and Cognitive Aging: Is Openness Protective?
Sharp ES, Reynolds CA, Pedersen NL, Gatz M. Cognitive Engagement and Cognitive Aging: Is Openness Protective? Psychology And Aging 2010, 25: 60-73. PMID: 20230128, PMCID: PMC2853722, DOI: 10.1037/a0018748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAgedAged, 80 and overAlzheimer DiseaseCardiovascular DiseasesCognition DisordersDiseases in TwinsEducational StatusExploratory BehaviorFemaleHumansInterpersonal RelationsLeisure ActivitiesLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedModels, PsychologicalMotivationSocial BehaviorStatistics as TopicSurveys and QuestionnairesTemperamentConceptsCognitive performanceSwedish Adoption/Twin StudyHigher cognitive test scoresLatent growth curve modelsCognitive test scoresGrowth curve modelsVerbal abilityCognitive agingCognitive domainsCognitive engagementCognitive testsSpatial abilityProcessing speedCognitive declineTest scoresLongitudinal trajectoriesHigh opennessTwin studiesCurve modelLongitudinal changesGlobal scoreOpennessDaily livingIndividualsMemory