Working memory is important for online language processing during conversation. We use it
to maintain relevant information, to inhibit or ignore irrelevant information, and to attend to …

Episodic memory and working memory decline with advancing age. Nevertheless, large-
scale population-based studies document well-preserved memory functioning in some older …

General cognitive function is a prominent and relatively stable human trait that is associated
with many important life outcomes. We combine cognitive and genetic data from the …

Objectives To examine the effect of perceived loneliness on the development of dementia
(all-cause), Alzheimer´ s disease (AD), and vascular dementia (VaD). Method The study …

Background Exposure to ambient air pollution is suspected to cause cognitive effects, but a
prospective cohort is needed to study exposure to air pollution at the home address and the …

The fact that medial temporal lobe structures, including the hippocampus, are critical for
declarative memory is firmly established by now. The understanding of the role that these …

In the present meta-analysis, we integrated findings from 228 studies on the association of
six caregiving-related stressors and caregiving uplifts with burden and depressed mood …

Social comparison theory maintains that people think about themselves compared with
similar others. Those in one culture, then, compare themselves with different others and …

There is marked variability in both onset and rate of episodic-memory decline in aging.
Structural magnetic resonance imaging studies have revealed that the extent of age-related …

The aim was to evaluate the cardiovascular and subjective stress response to a combined
physical and mental workload, and the effect of rest. Twelve females who had no prior …