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  • Gerontology
  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Psychology

Background:

  • Cognitive aging research examines changes in cognitive abilities over time.
  • Late-life dementia research focuses on understanding disease progression and its biological underpinnings.
  • Individual differences in cognitive trajectories are significant in aging and dementia.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To summarize empirical findings and theoretical concepts in cognitive aging and late-life dementia.
  • To emphasize the heterogeneity of cognitive change trajectories.
  • To explore the relationship between early cognitive development, adult cognitive function, and dementia onset.

Main Methods:

  • Review and synthesis of empirical findings in cognitive aging.
  • Analysis of theoretical concepts in late-life dementia research.
  • Consideration of conceptual issues in dementia diagnosis and classification.

Main Results:

  • Identified person-to-person heterogeneity in cognitive change trajectories.
  • Highlighted the role of childhood cognitive development in adult peak cognitive function.
  • Linked lifelong cognitive trajectories to the timing of dementia onset.
  • Discussed challenges and opportunities in understanding biological foundations and biomarker continuous variation.

Conclusions:

  • Accurate measurement and analysis of continuous variation in longitudinal cognitive trajectories are crucial for future research.
  • Understanding lifelong cognitive development is essential for comprehending cognitive aging and dementia.
  • Dimensional models may offer advantages over categorical models in dementia research.