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Cognitive change in aging: identifying gene-environment correlation and nonshared environment mechanisms.
The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences - 1 Mar 2005
Deater-Deckard Kirby, Mayr Ulrich
Abstract excerpt
We describe gene-environment processes that may help account for individual differences in successful aging. Our emphasis is on successful aging in the cognitive domain, wherein individuals come to use a variety of strategies to cope with changes in cognitive capacities. We focus on the role of executive control in particular and define gene-environment correlation and nonshared environmental mechanisms. The...
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