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The relationship between cognitive engagement and better memory in midlife
INTRODUCTION: Engagement in cognitively stimulating work and activities may slow cognitive decline and dementia. We examined the individual and combined associations of four cognitive engagement indices (educational attainment, occupational complexity, social engagement, and cognitively stimulating...
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2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8828986/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35155733 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/dad2.12278 |
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author | Bransby, Lisa Buckley, Rachel F. Rosenich, Emily Franks, Katherine H. Yassi, Nawaf Maruff, Paul Pase, Matthew P. Lim, Yen Ying |
author_facet | Bransby, Lisa Buckley, Rachel F. Rosenich, Emily Franks, Katherine H. Yassi, Nawaf Maruff, Paul Pase, Matthew P. Lim, Yen Ying |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Engagement in cognitively stimulating work and activities may slow cognitive decline and dementia. We examined the individual and combined associations of four cognitive engagement indices (educational attainment, occupational complexity, social engagement, and cognitively stimulating leisure activities) with objective and subjective cognition. METHODS: Middle‐aged adults (n = 1864) enrolled in the Healthy Brain Project completed the Cogstate Brief Battery, the Cognitive Function Instrument, and self‐report questionnaires of cognitive engagement. RESULTS: Educational attainment and leisure activity engagement were individually associated with memory performance. Participants were classified based on whether they rated highly in zero to four cognitive engagement indices. Compared to participants with no indices, participants with two or more indices performed moderately better on memory. DISCUSSION: Results suggest that greater variety of cognitive engagement across different areas of life is related to better memory in midlife. Possible explanation for this relationship may be increased opportunity for enhancing cognitive reserve, but further investigations are required. |
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spelling | pubmed-88289862022-02-11 The relationship between cognitive engagement and better memory in midlife Bransby, Lisa Buckley, Rachel F. Rosenich, Emily Franks, Katherine H. Yassi, Nawaf Maruff, Paul Pase, Matthew P. Lim, Yen Ying Alzheimers Dement (Amst) Cognitive & Behavioral Assessment INTRODUCTION: Engagement in cognitively stimulating work and activities may slow cognitive decline and dementia. We examined the individual and combined associations of four cognitive engagement indices (educational attainment, occupational complexity, social engagement, and cognitively stimulating leisure activities) with objective and subjective cognition. METHODS: Middle‐aged adults (n = 1864) enrolled in the Healthy Brain Project completed the Cogstate Brief Battery, the Cognitive Function Instrument, and self‐report questionnaires of cognitive engagement. RESULTS: Educational attainment and leisure activity engagement were individually associated with memory performance. Participants were classified based on whether they rated highly in zero to four cognitive engagement indices. Compared to participants with no indices, participants with two or more indices performed moderately better on memory. DISCUSSION: Results suggest that greater variety of cognitive engagement across different areas of life is related to better memory in midlife. Possible explanation for this relationship may be increased opportunity for enhancing cognitive reserve, but further investigations are required. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022-02-09 /pmc/articles/PMC8828986/ /pubmed/35155733 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/dad2.12278 Text en © 2021 The Authors. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring published by Wiley Periodicals, LLC on behalf of Alzheimer's Association https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. |
spellingShingle | Cognitive & Behavioral Assessment Bransby, Lisa Buckley, Rachel F. Rosenich, Emily Franks, Katherine H. Yassi, Nawaf Maruff, Paul Pase, Matthew P. Lim, Yen Ying The relationship between cognitive engagement and better memory in midlife |
title | The relationship between cognitive engagement and better memory in midlife |
title_full | The relationship between cognitive engagement and better memory in midlife |
title_fullStr | The relationship between cognitive engagement and better memory in midlife |
title_full_unstemmed | The relationship between cognitive engagement and better memory in midlife |
title_short | The relationship between cognitive engagement and better memory in midlife |
title_sort | relationship between cognitive engagement and better memory in midlife |
topic | Cognitive & Behavioral Assessment |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8828986/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35155733 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/dad2.12278 |
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