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| Alden L GrossSummaryAffiliation: Harvard University Country: USA Publications
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Modeling learning and memory using verbal learning tests: results from ACTIVEAlden L Gross
Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, Massachusetts 02131, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 68:153-67. 2013..To investigate the influence of memory training on initial recall and learning...
Cortical signatures of cognition and their relationship to Alzheimer's diseaseAlden L Gross
Institute for Aging Research, Harvard Medical School, Hebrew SeniorLife, 1200 Centre Street, Rm 634, Boston, MA, USA
Brain Imaging Behav 6:584-98. 2012..We conclude that predictive models are best when they utilize both neuropsychological measures and imaging biomarkers...
Parallel but not equivalent: challenges and solutions for repeated assessment of cognition over timeAlden L Gross
Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 34:758-72. 2012..This study's objective was to compare mean, linear, and equipercentile equating methods and demonstrate their utility in longitudinal research...
Cognitive predictors of everyday functioning in older adults: results from the ACTIVE Cognitive Intervention TrialAlden L Gross
Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 798 Hampton House, 624 N Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 66:557-66. 2011..The present study sought to predict changes in everyday functioning using cognitive tests...
Word list memory predicts everyday function and problem-solving in the elderly: results from the ACTIVE cognitive intervention trialAlden L Gross
Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn 18:129-46. 2011....
Memory training interventions for older adults: a meta-analysisAlden L Gross
Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
Aging Ment Health 16:722-34. 2012..These findings can inform the design of future memory training programs for older adults...
Modeling change in memory performance and memory perceptions: findings from the ACTIVE studyJeanine M Parisi
Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Psychol Aging 26:518-24. 2011..Findings suggest that memory complaints may accurately reflect decline in objective memory performance, but that these memory changes are not necessarily related to compensatory behaviors...
Memory training and strategy use in older adults: results from the ACTIVE studyAlden L Gross
Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
Psychol Aging 26:503-17. 2011..This study provides evidence that older adults can be trained to use cognitive strategies, the effects are durable, and strategies are associated with memory and everyday functioning...
Alcohol consumption and domain-specific cognitive function in older adults: longitudinal data from the Johns Hopkins Precursors StudyAlden L Gross
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 66:39-47. 2011..The association of alcohol consumption with performance in different cognitive domains has not been well studied...
Modeling longitudinal change in motor and cognitive processing speed in presymptomatic Huntington's diseaseDavid Aaron Maroof
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 33:901-9. 2011..Cognitive test scores may also improve the ability to predict disease onset among gene mutation carriers and help families to better plan for potential personal and economic hardship...
Computerized cognitive training with older adults: a systematic reviewAlexandra M Kueider
Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
PLoS ONE 7:e40588. 2012..Overall, findings are comparable or better than those from reviews of more traditional, paper-and-pencil cognitive training approaches suggesting that computerized training is an effective, less labor intensive alternative...
Adverse outcomes after hospitalization and delirium in persons with Alzheimer diseaseTamara G Fong
Aging Brain Center, Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, 1200 Centre Street, Boston, MA 02131, USA
Ann Intern Med 156:848-56, W296. 2012..Hospitalization, frequently complicated by delirium, can be a life-changing event for patients with Alzheimer disease (AD)...
The association of educational attainment and SBP among older community-living adults: the Maintenance of Balance, Independent Living, Intellect and Zest in the Elderly (MOBILIZE) Boston StudyDan K Kiely
Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew Senior Life, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02131, USA
J Hypertens 30:1518-25. 2012..Educational attainment is inversely associated with SBP level in young adulthood. This association has not been studied in an older cohort, and confounding and mediating factors are not well known...
