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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Festini, Sara B.

Titel

Busyness, mental engagement, and stress: Relationships to neurocognitive aging and behavior

Ist Teil von

• Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2022-08, Vol.14, p.980599-980599

Ort / Verlag

Lausanne: Frontiers Research Foundation

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

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Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Considerable research identifies benefits of sustaining mental engagement in older adulthood. Frequent social, mental, and physical activities (e.g., exercise) and lifestyle factors that bolster cognitive reserve (i.e., education, occupation complexity) have been associated with cognitive benefits and delayed onset of dementia. Nevertheless, the relationship between general daily levels of busyness and cognition has been relatively understudied. Open questions remain about whether a causal link exists between a busy lifestyle and mental prowess, the relationship between busyness and stress, and methodological approaches to measure and track busyness levels. Here, the existing evidence is considered, along with future directions for research aimed at characterizing the effects of a busy lifestyle on neurocognitive aging and behavior.