Death and Cognition: Synthesis and Outlook
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Older adults typically show steep declines in cognitive functioning in the years before death.
“It is well established in the cognitive literature that older adults typically show steep declines in cognitive functioning in the years before death (see Bäckman & MacDonald, 2006).”
From Cohort differences in cognitive aging and terminal decline in the Seattle Longitudinal Study. (2011) · cites this paper as Bäckman & MacDonald, 2006
The overall pattern of cognitive change in the terminal decline models is consistent with other reports of precipitous proximate-to-death declines across various measures of cognitive abilities.
“The overall pattern of cognitive change is consistent with other reports of the precipitous proximate-to-death declines across various measures of cognitive abilities”
From Cohort differences in cognitive aging and terminal decline in the Seattle Longitudinal Study. (2011) · cites this paper as Bäckman & MacDonald, 2006
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- Authors
- Bäckman, L., & MacDonald, S. W. S.
- Affiliations
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Venue
- European Psychologist
- Publisher
- Hogrefe Publishing Group
- Published
- 2006-01
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 224-235
- ISSN
- 1016-9040 (ISSN-L)
- 1878-531X
- OpenAlex
- W2803375083
- Cited by
- 100
- References
- 7
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 9
- FWCI
- 24.23
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- European Psychologist (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Keywords
- death, cognition, fear of death, attitudes toward death
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