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Abstract
Active lifestyles might protect cognitive abilities; however, studies rarely consider the reverse causal direction. Activity-cognition associations might reflect stable intelligence differences rather than a protective effect of activity. The Lothian Birth Cohort 1936 (n = 1091) completed cognitive tests aged 70, having taken an intelligence test aged 11. Activity (assessed by participation in 15 activities that produced a socio-intellectual activity factor, and by physical activity) was positively associated with cognition (r = .08 to .32, p ≤ .05). When age-11 IQ and adult social class were controlled, only physical activity remained significantly associated with general cognitive ability and processing speed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved).
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 250-255 |
| Journal | Psychology and Aging |
| Volume | 27 |
| Early online date | 6 Jun 2011 |
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| Publication status | Published - Mar 2012 |
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Brain imaging and cognitive ageing in the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936: III
Wardlaw, J. (Principal Investigator), Bastin, M. (Co-investigator) & Deary, I. (Co-investigator)
1/05/15 → 30/04/19
Project: Research
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MRC Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology
Deary, I. (Principal Investigator), Holmes, M. (Co-investigator), Logie, P. (Co-investigator), McCulloch, J. (Co-investigator), Porteous, D. (Co-investigator), Roberts, N. (Co-investigator), Seckl, J. (Co-investigator), Starr, J. (Co-investigator) & Wardlaw, J. (Co-investigator)
1/09/08 → 31/08/13
Project: Research