Brains in the city: neurobiological effects of urbanization

KG Lambert, RJ Nelson, T Jovanovic… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
With a majority of humans now living in cities, strategic research is necessary to elucidate
the impact of this evolutionarily unfamiliar habitat on neural functions and well-being. In this …

Action regulation across the adult lifespan (ARAL): A metatheory of work and aging

H Zacher, W Hacker, M Frese - Work, Aging and Retirement, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The goals of this article are to integrate action regulation theory (ART) with the lifespan
developmental perspective and to outline tenets of a new metatheory of work and aging. The …

Association between mentally stimulating activities in late life and the outcome of incident mild cognitive impairment, with an analysis of the APOE ε4 genotype

J Krell-Roesch, P Vemuri, A Pink, RO Roberts… - JAMA …, 2017 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Cross-sectional associations between engagement in mentally stimulating
activities and decreased odds of having mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or Alzheimer …

Age and gender-related differences in a spatial memory task in humans

I León, L Tascón, JM Cimadevilla - Behavioural brain research, 2016 - Elsevier
Cognitive skills decline with age. Our ability to keep oriented in our surrounding environment
was demonstrated to be influenced by factors like age and gender. Introduction of virtual …

Enriched gardens improve cognition and independence of nursing home residents with dementia: a pilot controlled trial

E Bourdon, J Belmin - Alzheimer's Research & Therapy, 2021 - Springer
Background Dementia is a major issue worldwide, and considerable efforts were made to
design therapeutic mediation tools and evaluate their benefits on the health of patients …

Physical and cognitive demands of work in building construction

FS Rodriguez, J Spilski, F Hekele, NO Beese… - Engineering …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose Investigating demands within an occupational context has always been an
essential endeavor to guarantee worker well-being and performance efficiency. In blue …

Differential effects of enriched environment at work on cognitive decline in old age

FS Then, T Luck, M Luppa, HH König… - Neurology, 2015 - AAN Enterprises
Objectives: The aim of the present study was to investigate how different mentally
demanding work conditions during the professional life—ie, enriched environments at work …

The busier the better: greater busyness is associated with better cognition

SB Festini, IM McDonough, DC Park - Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Sustained engagement in mentally challenging activities has been shown to improve
memory in older adults. We hypothesized that a busy schedule would be a proxy for an …

[PDF][PDF] Vernetzte künstliche Intelligenz/Internet der Dinge am deregulierten Arbeitsmarkt: Psychische Arbeitsanforderungen

W Hacker - Psychologie des Alltagshandelns, 2016 - diglib.uibk.ac.at
Die Entwicklung der vernetzten künstlichen Intelligenz lässt weitreichende Veränderungen
in Arbeitstätigkeiten mit überwiegend geistigen Arbeitsanforderungen („Wissensarbeit und …

Concepts of mental demands at work that protect against cognitive decline and dementia: A systematic review

FS Hussenoeder, SG Riedel-Heller… - American Journal of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Workplace-related mental demands (WPMDs) are considered to be protective
factors for cognitive health in old age and are linked to delayed onset of dementia. Yet, what …