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The Influence of Age-Related Differences in Prior Knowledge and Attentional Refreshing Opportunities on Episodic Memory
Discussion. The results suggest that older adults’ EM deficits could potentially be ameliorated by incorporating their superior knowledge to supplement relatively ineffective attentional refreshing in WM. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - August 17, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Loaiza, V. M., Rhodes, M. G., Anglin, J. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research

An Age-Related Dissociation of Short-Term Memory for Facial Identity and Facial Emotional Expression
Discussion. Possible explanations for spared memory for emotional expressions include socioemotional selectivity theory as well as the existence of overlapping yet distinct brain networks for processing of different emotions. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - August 17, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Hartley, A. A., Ravich, Z., Stringer, S., Wiley, K. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research

Sex Differences in Genetic and Environmental Influences on Longitudinal Change in Functional Ability in Late Adulthood
Discussion. Although idiosyncratic environmental influences account for a large part of increasing variance, correlated and shared rearing environmental effects were also evident. Thus, both microenvironmental (individual) and macroenvironmental (family and cultural) effects, as well as genetic factors, affect maintenance of functional ability in late adulthood. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - August 17, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Finkel, D., Ernsth-Bravell, M., Pedersen, N. L. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research

Normal Aging of the Attentional Control Functions That Underlie Working Memory
This study assessed the effect of aging on 3 attentional control functions (ACFs)—shifting, inhibition, and updating—and on their contribution to working memory (WM) tasks. Methods. Complex WM tasks (the Brown–Peterson procedure, the reading span, and the alpha span) and tasks used to derive composite measures of the ACFs were administered to 75 younger and 75 older adults. Results. Of the 3 ACFs, only inhibition was impaired in aging after controlling for processing speed. Furthermore, the effect of aging on WM tasks was not pervasive, as older adults showed impaired performance on the Brown–Pete...
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - August 17, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Sylvain-Roy, S., Lungu, O., Belleville, S. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research

Personality Accounts for the Connection Between Volunteering and Health
Discussion. These results indicate that volunteering may be related to health outcomes because of the personality characteristics of volunteers, not the volunteering experience in and of itself. Future longitudinal studies are needed to further explore the relationship between personality, volunteering, and health. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - August 17, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: King, H. R., Jackson, J. J., Morrow-Howell, N., Oltmanns, T. F. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research

Age-Related Deficits in Visuospatial Memory Are due to Changes in Preparatory Set and Eye-Hand Coordination
This study aims to establish whether impairments observed in performance on cognitive tasks are due to actual cognitive effects or are caused by motor-related eye–hand coordination. Methods. We implemented a computerized version of the Corsi span task. The eye and touch responses of healthy young and older adults were recorded to a series of remembered targets on a screen. Results. Results revealed differences in fixation strategies between the young and the old with increasing cognitive demand, which resulted in higher error rates in the older group. We observed increasing reaction times and durations between fixa...
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - August 17, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Burke, M. R., Poyser, C., Schiessl, I. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research

Sleep Architecture and Mental Health Among Community-Dwelling Older Men
Discussion. Depressed mood in older adults may be associated with accelerated age-related changes in sleep architecture. Longitudinal community-based studies using diagnostic measures are needed to further clarify relationships among common mental disorders, aging, and sleep. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - August 17, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Smagula, S. F., Reynolds, C. F., Ancoli-Israel, S., Barrett-Connor, E., Dam, T.-T., Hughes-Austin, J. M., Paudel, M., Redline, S., Stone, K. L., Cauley, J. A., for the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Research Group Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research

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Socioeconomic Stratification and Multidimensional Health Trajectories: Evidence of Convergence in Later Old Age
Discussion. Distinct patterns of joint trajectories of physical, emotional, and cognitive functioning exist in old age. There were significant socioeconomic differences in the joint trajectories, with education-based inequality in health converging in later old age. Further research identifying strategies to alleviate the disproportionate burden of poor multidimensional health trajectories in lower socioeconomic groups is important. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - June 1, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Xu, X., Liang, J., Bennett, J. M., Botoseneanu, A., Allore, H. G. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Subjective Social Status of Older People Across Countries: The Role of Modernization and Employment
Discussion. The proportion of older people who are employed is an important factor that is related to perceptions of the social status of older people in less modern societies. The individual and societal implications are discussed, specifically in relation to policies promoting active aging. (Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences)
Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - June 1, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Vauclair, C.-M., Marques, S., Lima, M. L., Bratt, C., Swift, H. J., Abrams, D. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research