Education and cognitive functioning across the life span
Cognitive abilities are important predictors of educational and occupational performance,
socioeconomic attainment, health, and longevity. Declines in cognitive abilities are linked to …
socioeconomic attainment, health, and longevity. Declines in cognitive abilities are linked to …
Cognitive aging and dementia: a life-span perspective
EM Tucker-Drob - Annual review of developmental psychology, 2019 - annualreviews.org
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 …
late-life dementia research, with emphases on (a) person-to-person heterogeneity in …
The Tsimane health and life history project: integrating anthropology and biomedicine
Abstract The Tsimane Health and Life History Project, an integrated bio‐behavioral study of
the human life course, is designed to test competing hypotheses of human life‐history …
the human life course, is designed to test competing hypotheses of human life‐history …
Broadening horizons: Sample diversity and socioecological theory are essential to the future of psychological science
MD Gurven - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
The present lack of sample diversity and ecological theory in psychological science
fundamentally limits generalizability and obstructs scientific progress. A focus on the role of …
fundamentally limits generalizability and obstructs scientific progress. A focus on the role of …
[HTML][HTML] Spearman'sg found in 31 non-Western nations: Strong evidence that g is a universal phenomenon.
RT Warne, C Burningham - Psychological Bulletin, 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
Spearman's g is the name for the shared variance across a set of intercorrelating cognitive
tasks. For some—but not all—theorists, g is defined as general intelligence. While g is …
tasks. For some—but not all—theorists, g is defined as general intelligence. While g is …
Diverse mathematical knowledge among indigenous Amazonians
DM O'Shaughnessy, T Cruz Cordero… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
We investigate number and arithmetic learning among a Bolivian indigenous people, the
Tsimane', for whom formal schooling is comparatively recent in history and variable in both …
Tsimane', for whom formal schooling is comparatively recent in history and variable in both …
The development of cumulative cultural learning
CH Legare - Annual Review of Developmental Psychology, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Human culture is unique among animals in its complexity, variability, and cumulative quality.
This article describes the development and diversity of cumulative cultural learning. Children …
This article describes the development and diversity of cumulative cultural learning. Children …
[HTML][HTML] Apolipoprotein E4 is associated with improved cognitive function in Amazonian forager-horticulturalists with a high parasite burden
The apolipoprotein E4 (E4) allele is present worldwide, despite its associations with higher
risk of cardiovascular morbidity, accelerated cognitive decline during aging, and Alzheimer's …
risk of cardiovascular morbidity, accelerated cognitive decline during aging, and Alzheimer's …
Prevalence of dementia and mild cognitive impairment in indigenous Bolivian forager‐horticulturalists
Introduction We evaluated the prevalence of dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
in indigenous Tsimane and Moseten, who lead a subsistence lifestyle. Methods Participants …
in indigenous Tsimane and Moseten, who lead a subsistence lifestyle. Methods Participants …
Accounting for the shared environment in cognitive abilities and academic achievement with measured socioecological contexts
Behavioral and molecular genetic research has established that child cognitive ability and
academic performance are substantially heritable, but genetic variation does not account for …
academic performance are substantially heritable, but genetic variation does not account for …