Norman D Anderson
Biographic Data
| ID | 1467903 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Norman D Anderson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Norman D |
| FAMILY NAME | Anderson |
| SIGNATURE | ANDERSON N D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5979-2220 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 28 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 27 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1962 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Clinical and psychological predictors of obstructive sleep apnoea in an Australian adult population with severe and complex obesity
This study contributes to the existing literature by reinforcing the association between older age, higher BMI, and increased odds of receiving an OSA diagnosis in a medically complex obesity sample. It also emphasises the importance of routinely screening for OSA risk factors, particularly in those presenting with high BMI and older age, which may contribute to early detection, early intervention, and improved outcomes
Access Denied? The Sino-American Contest for Military Primacy in Asia
How has the balance of power shifted in maritime East Asia, and what does this change mean for the U.S.-China military competition in the region? We examine these questions by focusing on a central pillar of U.S. military might—land-based air power—in the context of a war over Taiwan. We create a new, unclassified, and transparent model of a Taiwan conflict, which allows users to explore multiple scenarios, alternative U.S. basing options, variou…
The Butcher on the Bus” Is Less Familiar to Older Adults Than She Is to Younger Adults
Objectives The “butcher on the bus” is a term describing recognizing someone as familiar but failing to recollect how we know them. Previous studies probing this phenomenon have not used paradigms that mimic real life, and age-related differences have not been adequately addressed. Methods In two studies, younger and older adults studied faces in scene contexts a variable number of times. In the test phases, studied faces were presented identical…
Special Issue Introduction
Fostering Bottom-Up Censorship From the Top-Down
From US President Donald Trump’s Tweet labeling news media “the enemy of the people” to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s establishment of a politically appointed Media Authority, media freedom is under threat in democracies and nondemocracies alike. According to Freedom House, in 2016 media freedom declined globally to its lowest level since 2003, with Europe experiencing the largest regional decrease. We investigate the relationship betwe…
The Fox and the Hound
Familiarity Deficits for Words and Objects in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment in a Context Minimizing the Role of Recollection
The present research underscores the need to study familiarity in contexts minimizing recollection, particularly when comparing groups with different levels of recollection, and adds to our understanding of the phenomenology of aMCI. Familiarity deficits may provide an early biomarker of dementia risk
When I’m 64
Life-span cognitive performance shows a nonlinear pattern, with gradual decline over early and mid-adulthood, followed by a transition in the 60s to notably accelerated, but more variable, decline. Some people show less decline than others, and some cognitive abilities show less within-person decline than others
Reaction Time Intraindividual Variability Reveals Inhibitory Deficits in Single- and Multiple-Domain Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment
RT IIV may detect subtle differences in inhibition deficits between aMCI subtypes that may not be evident with conventional behavioral measures. Findings support the supplementary use of RT IIV when assessing early executive function deficits
State of the Science on Mild Cognitive Impairment
The Association Between Dietary Pattern Adherence, Cognitive Stimulating Lifestyle, and Cognitive Function Among Older Adults From the Quebec Longitudinal Study on Nutrition and Successful Aging
Contributing to existing research supporting the negative impact of consuming an unhealthy diet on cognitive function, the current study suggests increased vulnerability among older adults who do not engage in a CSL. These findings can inform the development of lifestyle intervention programs that target brain health in later adulthood
Humanimal Politics
This essay takes both a theoretical and autoethnographic approach: utilizing Levinas and Derrida alongside the true story of my singular relationship with a wild animal, this essay attempts to demonstrate not only the multiplicity of differences between human and nonhuman animals more generally, but specifically and by way of example, the contextual politics developed in and through a singular animal and human relationship
Covering or covering up? The effects of media freedom and major disasters on social and economic rights
A common assumption regarding media freedom is that free media will hold government accountable and improve citizens’ lives. The assumption is that media will report any repression, thereby discouraging further abuse. Yet repression takes many forms, some of which are less likely to garner news coverage. We posit that social and economic inequities are unlikely to gain media attention unless some news event draws attention to them. Specifically, …
Cognitive Neuroscience of Aging
Cognitive Neuroscience of Aging Nicole D Anderson, PhD, CPsych Nicole D Anderson, PhD, CPsych Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest, Toronto, CanadaDepartments of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of TorontoCanada Address correspondence to: Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest, 3560 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, Canada M6A 2E1. E-mail: [email protected] https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5979-2220 Search for other works by this author on:…
A consensus-based transparency checklist
We present a consensus-based checklist to improve and document the transparency of research reports in social and behavioural research. An accompanying online application allows users to complete the form and generate a report that they can submit with their manuscript or post to a public repository
Variability and Coupling of Olfactory Identification and Episodic Memory in Older Adults
BSIT and EM fluctuate together over measurement occasions, particularly for individuals with AD pathology. Repeated intraindividual measurements provide information that could lead to early detection and inexpensive monitoring of accumulating AD pathology
Years of Cognitive Aging Theory
OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this Introduction to the Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences special issue on "50 Years of Cognitive Aging Theory" are to provide a brief overview of cognitive aging research prior to 1965 and to highlight significant developments in cognitive aging theory over the last 50 years. METHOD: Historical and recent theories of cognitive aging were reviewed, with a particular focus on those not directly covered b…
When Gist and Familiarity Collide
When helpful gist and misleading familiarity collide, gist wins, and eliminates age-related increases in false recognition
The benefits associated with volunteering among seniors
There is an urgent need to identify lifestyle activities that reduce functional decline and dementia associated with population aging. The goals of this article are to review critically the evidence on the benefits associated with formal volunteering among older adults, propose a theoretical model of how volunteering may reduce functional limitations and dementia risk, and offer recommendations for future research. Database searches identified 11…
Staying on Task
Our results replicate findings of greater RT inconsistency in older adults and reveal that executive functioning is related to tau in adults aged 75-85. These results support literature identifying tau as a marker of cognitive control, which deteriorates in old age
Visual Selective Attention in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment
These findings suggest that individuals with aMCI have working memory deficits and subtle deficiencies in orienting attention and rely on exogenous information to guide attention
Journal editing and ethical research practice
This article offers perspectives from academics with recent journal editing experience on a range of ethical issues and dilemmas that regularly pose challenges for those in editorial roles. Each contributing author has provided commentary and reflection on a select topic that was identified in the research literature concerning academic publishing and journal editing. Topics discussed include the ethical responsibilities of working with internati…
(Auto)Immunity
The toronto mindfulness scale
In this study, the authors both developed and validated a self-report mindfulness measure, the Toronto Mindfulness Scale (TMS). In Study 1, participants were individuals with and without meditation experience. Results showed good internal consistency and two factors, Curiosity and Decentering. Most of the expected relationships with other constructs were as expected. The TMS scores increased with increasing mindfulness meditation experience. In S…
Mindfulness
There has been substantial interest in mindfulness as an approach to reduce cognitive vulnerability to stress and emotional distress in recent years. However, thus far mindfulness has not been defined operationally. This paper describes the results of recent meetings held to establish a consensus on mindfulness and to develop conjointly a testable operational definition. We propose a two-component model of mindfulness and specify each component i…
A consensus-based transparency checklist
We present a consensus-based checklist to improve and document the transparency of research reports in social and behavioural research. An accompanying online application allows users to complete the form and generate a report that they can submit with their manuscript or post to a public repository
Staying on Task
Our results replicate findings of greater RT inconsistency in older adults and reveal that executive functioning is related to tau in adults aged 75-85. These results support literature identifying tau as a marker of cognitive control, which deteriorates in old age
(Auto)Immunity
Fostering Bottom-Up Censorship From the Top-Down
From US President Donald Trump’s Tweet labeling news media “the enemy of the people” to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s establishment of a politically appointed Media Authority, media freedom is under threat in democracies and nondemocracies alike. According to Freedom House, in 2016 media freedom declined globally to its lowest level since 2003, with Europe experiencing the largest regional decrease. We investigate the relationship betwe…
When I’m 64
Life-span cognitive performance shows a nonlinear pattern, with gradual decline over early and mid-adulthood, followed by a transition in the 60s to notably accelerated, but more variable, decline. Some people show less decline than others, and some cognitive abilities show less within-person decline than others
The Association Between Dietary Pattern Adherence, Cognitive Stimulating Lifestyle, and Cognitive Function Among Older Adults From the Quebec Longitudinal Study on Nutrition and Successful Aging
Contributing to existing research supporting the negative impact of consuming an unhealthy diet on cognitive function, the current study suggests increased vulnerability among older adults who do not engage in a CSL. These findings can inform the development of lifestyle intervention programs that target brain health in later adulthood
TIP on books
Elbers, Gerald W., and Duncan, Paul, editors. The Scientific Revolution: Challenge and Promise. Washington, D.C. : Public Affairs Press, 1959. viii + 280 pp. $6.00. Blanshard, Brand, editor. Education in the Age of Science. New York: Basic Books, Inc., 1959. xviii + 302 pp. $4.50. Fitzpatrick, Frederick L., editor. Policies for Science Education. New York : Bureau of Publications, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1960. xiii + 219 pp. $3.95.…
Ferris Wheels
The effects of divided attention on encoding and retrieval processes in human memory.
The authors examined the effects of divided attention (DA) at encoding and retrieval in free recall, cued recall, and recognition memory in 4 experiments. Lists of words or word pairs were presented auditorily and recalled orally; the secondary task was a visual continuous reaction-time (RT) task with manual responses. At encoding, DA was associated with large reductions in memory performance, but small increases in RT; trade-offs between memory …
Mindfulness
There has been substantial interest in mindfulness as an approach to reduce cognitive vulnerability to stress and emotional distress in recent years. However, thus far mindfulness has not been defined operationally. This paper describes the results of recent meetings held to establish a consensus on mindfulness and to develop conjointly a testable operational definition. We propose a two-component model of mindfulness and specify each component i…
The toronto mindfulness scale
In this study, the authors both developed and validated a self-report mindfulness measure, the Toronto Mindfulness Scale (TMS). In Study 1, participants were individuals with and without meditation experience. Results showed good internal consistency and two factors, Curiosity and Decentering. Most of the expected relationships with other constructs were as expected. The TMS scores increased with increasing mindfulness meditation experience. In S…
(Auto)Immunity
Journal editing and ethical research practice
This article offers perspectives from academics with recent journal editing experience on a range of ethical issues and dilemmas that regularly pose challenges for those in editorial roles. Each contributing author has provided commentary and reflection on a select topic that was identified in the research literature concerning academic publishing and journal editing. Topics discussed include the ethical responsibilities of working with internati…
Visual Selective Attention in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment
These findings suggest that individuals with aMCI have working memory deficits and subtle deficiencies in orienting attention and rely on exogenous information to guide attention
The benefits associated with volunteering among seniors
There is an urgent need to identify lifestyle activities that reduce functional decline and dementia associated with population aging. The goals of this article are to review critically the evidence on the benefits associated with formal volunteering among older adults, propose a theoretical model of how volunteering may reduce functional limitations and dementia risk, and offer recommendations for future research. Database searches identified 11…
Staying on Task
Our results replicate findings of greater RT inconsistency in older adults and reveal that executive functioning is related to tau in adults aged 75-85. These results support literature identifying tau as a marker of cognitive control, which deteriorates in old age
Years of Cognitive Aging Theory
OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this Introduction to the Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences special issue on "50 Years of Cognitive Aging Theory" are to provide a brief overview of cognitive aging research prior to 1965 and to highlight significant developments in cognitive aging theory over the last 50 years. METHOD: Historical and recent theories of cognitive aging were reviewed, with a particular focus on those not directly covered b…
When Gist and Familiarity Collide
When helpful gist and misleading familiarity collide, gist wins, and eliminates age-related increases in false recognition
Variability and Coupling of Olfactory Identification and Episodic Memory in Older Adults
BSIT and EM fluctuate together over measurement occasions, particularly for individuals with AD pathology. Repeated intraindividual measurements provide information that could lead to early detection and inexpensive monitoring of accumulating AD pathology
Covering or covering up? The effects of media freedom and major disasters on social and economic rights
A common assumption regarding media freedom is that free media will hold government accountable and improve citizens’ lives. The assumption is that media will report any repression, thereby discouraging further abuse. Yet repression takes many forms, some of which are less likely to garner news coverage. We posit that social and economic inequities are unlikely to gain media attention unless some news event draws attention to them. Specifically, …
Cognitive Neuroscience of Aging
Cognitive Neuroscience of Aging Nicole D Anderson, PhD, CPsych Nicole D Anderson, PhD, CPsych Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest, Toronto, CanadaDepartments of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of TorontoCanada Address correspondence to: Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest, 3560 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, Canada M6A 2E1. E-mail: [email protected] https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5979-2220 Search for other works by this author on:…
A consensus-based transparency checklist
We present a consensus-based checklist to improve and document the transparency of research reports in social and behavioural research. An accompanying online application allows users to complete the form and generate a report that they can submit with their manuscript or post to a public repository
State of the Science on Mild Cognitive Impairment
The Association Between Dietary Pattern Adherence, Cognitive Stimulating Lifestyle, and Cognitive Function Among Older Adults From the Quebec Longitudinal Study on Nutrition and Successful Aging
Contributing to existing research supporting the negative impact of consuming an unhealthy diet on cognitive function, the current study suggests increased vulnerability among older adults who do not engage in a CSL. These findings can inform the development of lifestyle intervention programs that target brain health in later adulthood
Humanimal Politics
This essay takes both a theoretical and autoethnographic approach: utilizing Levinas and Derrida alongside the true story of my singular relationship with a wild animal, this essay attempts to demonstrate not only the multiplicity of differences between human and nonhuman animals more generally, but specifically and by way of example, the contextual politics developed in and through a singular animal and human relationship
When I’m 64
Life-span cognitive performance shows a nonlinear pattern, with gradual decline over early and mid-adulthood, followed by a transition in the 60s to notably accelerated, but more variable, decline. Some people show less decline than others, and some cognitive abilities show less within-person decline than others
Reaction Time Intraindividual Variability Reveals Inhibitory Deficits in Single- and Multiple-Domain Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment
RT IIV may detect subtle differences in inhibition deficits between aMCI subtypes that may not be evident with conventional behavioral measures. Findings support the supplementary use of RT IIV when assessing early executive function deficits
The Fox and the Hound
Familiarity Deficits for Words and Objects in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment in a Context Minimizing the Role of Recollection
The present research underscores the need to study familiarity in contexts minimizing recollection, particularly when comparing groups with different levels of recollection, and adds to our understanding of the phenomenology of aMCI. Familiarity deficits may provide an early biomarker of dementia risk
Special Issue Introduction
Fostering Bottom-Up Censorship From the Top-Down
From US President Donald Trump’s Tweet labeling news media “the enemy of the people” to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s establishment of a politically appointed Media Authority, media freedom is under threat in democracies and nondemocracies alike. According to Freedom House, in 2016 media freedom declined globally to its lowest level since 2003, with Europe experiencing the largest regional decrease. We investigate the relationship betwe…
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