Papers on paired associate learning

100 papers6 new in 30 days

Saturday, October 31

Frontiers in NeurologyOct 31

A neuropsychological battery for use in sleep disorders: Establishment of normative data and potential clinical thresholds

Accepted, not yet published: cross-sectional study of 127 peopleSleep disorders

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Thursday, October 29

JMIR AgingOct 29

Digital tests detected cognitive slowing in older adults

Modeled best response times slowed by 0.04 seconds per year in 209 older adults without cognitive impairment, followed for an average of 2.8 years.Modeled best response times slowed by 0.04 seconds per year in 209 older adults without cognitive impairment, followed for an average of 2.8 years.

Illustration of the face-name matching task.

Cohort · 209 peopleBiomarkers

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Wednesday, October 28

JMIR AgingOct 28

Chatbot training may support memory in older adults

A 12-week randomized trial in 72 older adults without cognitive impairment found memory-test improvement and less decline in a brain-scan measure.A 12-week randomized trial in 72 older adults without cognitive impairment found memory-test improvement and less decline in a brain-scan measure.

Brain cross-section with orderly white matter fibers beside chat bubbles and more unevenly spaced fibers on the opposite side.

Randomized trial · 72 peopleInterventions

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Friday, October 23

Journal of Psychiatric ResearchOct 23

Exploring the role of depression in the association between APOE ε4 and cognitive function: Evidence from the Brain Health Registry

Cross-sectional study of 422 peopleDepression

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Tuesday, October 20

American Journal of EpidemiologyOct 20

Cognitive gaps mostly linked to gender, race/ethnicity and education

Identity-group differences accounted for 6% or less of cognitive variation; separate demographic associations explained 79% to 98% of that between-group variation.Identity-group differences accounted for 6% or less of cognitive variation; separate demographic associations explained 79% to 98% of that between-group variation.

Upright faceless adults form a large central gathering and smaller groups on either side, each with a similar mix of varied figures.

Cross-sectional · 20,814 peoplePopulations

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Thursday, October 15

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease ReportsOct 15

A three-minute computerized semantic paired associates test and plasma pTau217 status in older adults with and without cognitive impairment

Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve for B-SPAT performance distinguishing cognitively impaired participants with positive plasma pTau217 (CI pTau217+) from cognitively unimpaired…

Cross-sectional study of 35 peopleCognitive impairment

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Wednesday, September 9

The Journal of Nutrition, Health & AgingSep 9

Effects of Konjac glucosylceramides on cognitive function in cognitively unimpaired older adults with subjective cognitive concerns: a randomized, double-blind, controlled pilot study

Schematic representation of the trial design.

Randomized trial in 40 peopleInterventions

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Friday, June 5

Communications MedicineJun 5

Computational assessment of memory function in kidney transplant recipients and donors

Cross-sectional study in peopleBiomarkers

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Thursday, May 21

The American Journal of Clinical NutritionMay 21

A fish supplement improved memory in lower-scoring older adults

After three months, adjusted episodic-memory error scores were 11.75 points lower with the supplement than placebo in 53 healthy adults aged 60–73 with lower memory…After three months, adjusted episodic-memory error scores were 11.75 points lower with the supplement than placebo in 53 healthy adults aged 60–73 with lower memory performance.

Randomized trial · 53 peopleInterventions

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Tuesday, April 28

Aging Clinical and Experimental ResearchApr 28

Updated Italian norms for the Paired-Associate Learning Test (PALT)

Cross-sectional study of 317 peopleBiomarkers

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Friday, March 27

General PsychiatryMar 27

Effect of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on the improvement of cognitive function in older patients with schizophrenia: A randomised controlled study

Randomized trial in 51 peopleSchizophrenia

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Monday, March 23

medRxivMar 23

Performance-based assessments of cognition are less susceptible to demographic effects than traditional memory tests: Evidence from MindCrowd

Preprint: cohort study of 1,326 peopleBiomarkers

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Monday, February 9

Magnetic Resonance in Medical SciencesFeb 9

White Matter Microstructural Alterations Mediate the Association between Polygenic Risk for Alzheimer's Disease and Cognitive Performance in Clinically Asymptomatic Adults

Cohort study of 36,400 peopleMechanisms

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Thursday, January 15

The British Journal of NutritionJan 15

Red raspberry improves postprandial metabolic indices and cognitive function in older adults who are overweight or have obesity

Randomized trial in 36 peopleObesity

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Saturday, January 3

GSA 2025 AbstractJan 3

Identifying Self-Reported Humor Style as a Potential New Direction in Cognitive Health: A Pilot Study

Cross-sectional study of 95 peoplePopulations

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Friday, January 2

Qatar Medical JournalJan 2

Assessing the determinants and association of cognitive memory performance with blood folate and cobalamin levels in Qatar's healthy aging population

Cross-sectional study of 636 peoplePopulations

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Thursday, December 25

AAIC 2025 AbstractDec 25

Brief Cognitive Challenge Tests for Screening at Risk Older Adults

Case-control study in peopleBiomarkers

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Wednesday, December 24

AAIC 2025 AbstractDec 24

Tau pathology in triple knock‐in mouse model of Alzheimer's Disease expressing APOE3 and APOE4

Experiments in miceAPOE

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Tuesday, December 23

AAIC 2025 AbstractDec 23

Later‐Life Cognitive and Neuropsychiatric Function in Former American Football Players: Results from the Head Impact & Trauma Surveillance Study

Cohort study of 3,968 peoplePopulations

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AAIC 2025 AbstractDec 23

An unsupervised remote cognitive assessment predicts mild cognitive impairment and associates to amyloid status

Cohort study of 249 peopleMild cognitive impairment

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AAIC 2025 AbstractDec 23

Resistance exercise improves working memory, but not set shifting in older adults at risk for diabetes

Randomized trial in 60 peopleResistance training

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AAIC 2025 AbstractDec 23

Association of Blood‐based Biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease with Cognition and Educational Experiences in Midlife

Cohort study of 4,340 peopleBiomarkers

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AAIC 2025 AbstractDec 23

Health outcomes from a 12‐week healthy body and mind program for people with osteoarthritis and thinking concerns/dementia: A pilot randomised control trial

Randomized trial in 18 peopleOsteoarthritis

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Thursday, December 18

Experimental GerontologyDec 18

Distinct patterns of cortical activity associated with cognitive and motor decline in community-dwelling older adults

Cross-sectional study of 87 peopleBiomarkers

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Friday, December 12

Journal of Clinical and Experimental NeuropsychologyDec 12

Cardiometabolic risk mediates the association between perceived stress and learning and memory similarly among Hispanic/Latino and non-Hispanic White individuals

Study in peoplePopulations

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Wednesday, December 3

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Annual International ConferenceDec 3