2011
Relationship Between Education and Dementia
Sharp ES, Gatz M. Relationship Between Education and Dementia. Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders 2011, 25: 289-304. PMID: 21750453, PMCID: PMC3193875, DOI: 10.1097/wad.0b013e318211c83c.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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