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 …

Central theories of cognitive aging propose that education is an important protective factor
for decline in cognitive performance in older age. We conducted a systematic review and …

Although sensitive detection of pathological cognitive aging requires accurate information
about the trajectory of normal cognitive aging, prior research has revealed inconsistent …

Objective To assess the contribution of education to cognitive reserve. Methods Analyses
are based on older participants in a longitudinal clinical-pathologic cohort study who had …

Both early life and adult socioeconomic status (SES) predict late-life level of memory;
however, evidence is mixed on the relationship between SES and rate of memory decline …

Objective: In light of growing debate over whether and how early life educational
experiences alter late-life cognitive trajectories, this study sought to more thoroughly …

The association between level of educational attainment and cognitive performance is well
studied. People with higher education perform better across a broad range of cognitive …

This article addresses key topics in cognitive aging, intending to provide the reader with a
brief overview of the current state of research in this growing, multidisciplinary field. A …

Although the relationship between education and cognitive status is well-known, evidence
regarding whether education moderates the trajectory of cognitive change in late life is …

In recent years the field of cognitive aging has flourished and expanded into many different
disciplines. It is probably, therefore, inevitable that some of the research has become very …