Emotion and aging: Evidence from brain and behavior
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Emotions play a central role in every human life from the moment we are born until we die. They prepare the body for action, highlight what should be noticed and remembered, and guide decisions and actions. As emotions are central to daily functioning, it is important to understand how aging affects perception, memory, experience, as well as regulation of emotions. The Frontiers research topic Emotion and Aging: Evidence from Brain and Behavior takes a step into uncovering emotional aging considering both brain and behavioral processes. The contributions featured in this issue adopt innovative theoretical perspectives and use novel methodological approaches to target a variety of topics that can be categorized into three overarching questions: How do cognition and emotion interact in aging in brain and behavior? What are behavioral and brain-related moderators of emotional aging? Does emotion-regulatory success as reflected in brain and behavior change with age? In this perspective paper we discuss theoretical innovation, methodological approach, and scientific advancement of the 13 papers in the context of the broader literature on emotional aging. We conclude by reflecting on topics untouched and future directions to take.
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A deterioration of emotional function can be observed in Older Adults.
“Finally, even though Older Adults can improve their ability to solve emotional problems, this result might also evoke the fact that a deterioration of emotional function can be observed in Older Adults [57].”
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The Abstract reports that older adults’ ability to recognize others’ emotions declines with age. But it says emotional function overall is relatively unaffected by aging or may improve, so it does not support an unqualified claim of deterioration. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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Background
- Authors
- Ebner, N. C., & Fischer, H.
- Affiliations
- University of Florida (US)
- Corresponding author
- Ebner, Natalie C.
- ORCID
- Ebner, Natalie C.
- Venue
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media SA
- Published
- 2014-09-09
- Volume
- 5
- Pages
- 996-996
- ISSN
- 1664-1078 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC4158975
- OpenAlex
- W2142196224
- Cited by
- 56
- References
- 51
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 9.06
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- Frontiers in Psychology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Diva portal (Dalarna University Library) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute on Aging (P30AG028740)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Functions and Memory
- Keywords
- emotional aging, emotion regulation, emotion and cognition, brain aging, aging behavior, emotion perception, memory
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