Publications

Albert, M.L. (1997). Neuropsychology of normal aging. In Le Viellissement, Laus Medicinae (79-86). Brussels, Belgium: University of Brussels Press (Editions de L’Université de Bruxelles). Albert ML. 1997

Albert, M.L. (1998). Treatment of aphasia. Archives of Neurology, 55, 1417-1419. Albert, M., Connor, L., & Obler, L. (2000). Brain, language, and environment. Brain and Language, 71, 4-6. Albert_1998

Albert, M.L. (2000). Toward a neurochemistry of naming and anomia. In Y. Grodzinsky, L. Shapiro, & D. Swinney (Eds.), Language and the Brain (157-165). San Diego, CA: Academic Press. Albert_2000

Albert, M.L. (2005). Subcortical dementia. Neurocase, 11(4), 243-245. Albert_2005

Albert, M.L. and Knoefel, J. (2010). Clinical Neurology of Aging. Third Edition, Oxford University Press, New York, 2010

Albert, M.L., Spiro, A. III, Sayers, K., Cohen, J., Brady, C., Goral, M., Obler, L.K. (2009). Effects of Health Status on Word Finding in Aging. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 57, 2300-2305. Albert_Effects of health status on Word finding in aging 2009

Aldwin, C.M., Park, C.L., & Spiro, A. III. (2007) Health psychology and aging: An introduction. In C.M. Aldwin, C.L. Park, & A. Spiro III (Eds.), Handbook of health psychology and aging (pp.3-8). New York: Guilford Press. Aldwin_Spiro_Levenson_et_al_2001

Aldwin, C.M., Park, C.L., & Spiro, A. III. (2007) Health psychology and aging: Moving to the next generation of research. In C.M. Aldwin, C.L. Park, & A. Spiro III (Eds.), Handbook of health psychology and aging (pp.413-424). New York: Guilford Press. Aldwin, Park, Spiro 2007

Aldwin, C.M., Spiro, A. III, Levenson, M.R., & Cupertino, A. P. (2001). Longitudinal findings from the Normative Aging Study, III. Personality, health trajectories, and mortality. Psychology and Aging, 16(3), 450-465. Aldwin_Spiro_Levenson_et_al_2001

Aldwin, C.M., Spiro, A. III, & Park, C.L. (2006). Health, behavior, and optimal aging: A life span developmental perspective. In J.E. Birren & K.W. Schaie (Eds.), Handbook of the psychology of aging (6th ed., pp. 85-104). New York: Elsevier. Aldwin_Park_Spiro_2007

Au, R., Albert M.L. and Obler, L.K. (1995). The Relation of Aphasia to Dementia. Aphasiology, 2, 161-173. Reprinted in C. Code and D. Muller, Eds., Forums in Clinical Psychology, London: Whurr Publishers, 161-173. Au_Albert_Obler_1995

Barresi, B., Nicholas, M., Connor, L.T., Obler, L.K., & Albert, M.L. (2000). Semantic degradation and lexical access in age-related naming failures. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 7(3), 169-178. Barresi_2000

Barresi, B., Obler, L.K., Au, R., & Albert, M.L. (1999). Language-related factors influencing naming in adulthood. In H. Hamilton (Ed.), Language and communication in old age and language: Multidisciplinary perspectives. New York: Garland Publishing. Barresi_Obler_Au_1999

Biassou, N., Obler, L.K., Nespoulous, J.L., Dordain, M., & Harris, K. (1997). Dual processing of open- and closed-class words. Brain and Language, 57, 360-373. Biassou_Obler_et_al_1997

Bloom, R.L., Pick, L., Borod, J., Rorie, K., Andelman, F., Obler, L.K., Sliwinski, M., Campbell, A., Tweedy, J., & Welkowitz, J. (1999). Psychometric aspects of verbal pragmatic ratings. Brain and Language, 68, 553-565. Bloom_Pick_et_al_1999

Blumenthal, P., Bradley, P., Britt, T., Cohen, J.A., Maxfield, N., McCubbin, J., Michael, E., Moore, P., Obler, L.K., & Walsten, T. (2006). Stress effects on bilingual language professionals. International Journal of Bilingualism, 10, 477-495. Blumenthal_Bradley_Britt_et_al_2006

Borod, J.C., Pick, L.H., Hall, S., Sliwinski, M., Madigan, N., Obler, L.K., Welkowitz, J., Canino, E., Erhan, H.M., Goral, M., Morrison, C., & Tabert, M. (2000). Relationships among facial, prosodic, and lexical channels of emotional perceptual processing. Cognition and Emotion, 14(2), 193-211.Borod_Pick_Hall_2000

Bowles, N., Obler, L.K., Albert, M.L. (1987).  Naming Errors in Healthy Aging and Dementia of the Alzheimer Type. Cortex, 23, 519-524. Bowles_Obler_Albert_1987

Brady, C.B., Spiro, A. III, & Gaziano, J.M. (2005). Effects of age and hypertension status on cognition: The VA Normative Aging Study. Neuropsychology, 19(6), 770-777. Brady_Spiro_2005

Brady, C.B., Spiro, A., McGlinchey-Berroth, R., Milberg, W., & Gaziano, J.M. (2001). Stroke risk predicts verbal fluency decline in healthy older men: Evidence from the normative aging study. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 56B, P340-P346. Brady_Spiro_et_al_2001

Charbonneau, A., Rosen, A. K., Ash, A. S., Owen, R. R., Kader, B., Spiro, A. III, Hankin, C., Herz, L., Pugh, M. J., Kazis, L. E., Miller, D. R., & Berlowitz, D. (2003). Measuring the quality of depression care in a large integrated health system. Medical Care, 41, 669-680. Charbonneau_et_al_2003

Clark-Cotton, M.R., Williams, R.K., Goral, M., & Obler, L.K. (2007). Language and communication in aging. In J.E. Birren (Ed.), Encyclopedia of gerontology: Age, aging, and the aged (2 ed., pp. 1-8). London: Elsevier. Clark-Cotton et al 2007.

Clark, J., Spiro, A. III, Miller, D.R., Fincke, B. G., Skinner, K.M., & Kazis, L. E. (2005). Constructing patient-based measures of illness severity in the Veterans Health Study. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 28(3), 274-85 Clark_Spiro_Miller_et_al_2005

Connor, L.T. (2001). Memory in old age: Patterns of decline and preservation. Seminars in Speech and Language, 22, 117-125. Connor_2001

Connor, L.T., Albert, M.L., Helm-Estabrooks, N., & Obler, L.K. (2000). Attentional modulation of language performance. Brain and Language, 71, 52-55. Connor_Albert_Helm-Estabrooks_2000

Connor, L.T., Dunlosky, J., & Hertzog, C. (1997). Age-related differences in absolute but not relative metamemory accuracy. Psychology and Aging, 12, 50-71. Connor_Dunlosky_Hertzog_1997

Connor, L.T., MacKay, A.J., & White, D.A. (2000). Working memory: A foundation for executive abilities and high-order cognitive skills. Seminars in Speech and Language, 21(2), 109-119. Connor_MacKay_White_2000

Connor, L.T. & Obler, L.K. (2002). Anomia. Encyclopedia of the Human Brain. Elsevier Sciences. Connor, Obler 2002

Connor, L.T., Obler, L.K., Tocco, M., Fitzpatrick, P., & Albert, M.L. (2001). Effect of socio-economic status on aphasia severity and recovery, Brain and Language, 78, 254-257. Connor et al. 2001.

Connor, L.T., Spiro, A., Obler, L.K., & Albert, M.L. (2004). Change in object naming during adulthood. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 2004, 59(5), 203-209. Connor_Spiro_Obler_et_al_2004

Devine, S.A., Kirkley, S.M., Palumbo, C.L., & White, R.F. (2002). MRI and neuropsychological correlates of carbon monoxide exposure: A case report. Environmental Health Perspectives, 110(10), 1051-1055. Devine_Kirkley_Palumbo_et_al_2002

Diamond, R., White, R.F., Krengel, M., Lindem, K., Feldman, R.G., Palumbo, C., Letz, R., Eisen, E., & Wegman, D. (2000). Validation of the Neurobehavioral Evaluation System (NES) in patients with focal brain damage. In L.T. Connor & L.K. Obler (Eds.), Neurobehavioral of Language and Cognition: Studies of Normal Aging and Brain Damage (359-380). Kluwer Academic Publishers.  Diamond_White_Krengel_et_al_2000

Dubois, B. & Albert, M.L. (2004). Mild cognitive impairment and prodromal Alzheimer’s disease. Lancet Neurology, 3, 246-248.  Dubois_Albert_2004

Dunlosky, J. & Connor, L.T. (1997). Age differences in the allocation of study time account for age differences in memory performance. Memory and Cognition, 25, 691-700. Dunlosky & Connor (1997)

Earles, J.L., Connor, L.T., Frieske, D., Park, D.C., Smith, A.D., & Zwahr, M. (1997). Age differences in inhibition: Possible causes and consequences. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 4, 45-57. Earles et al 1997.

Earles, J.L.K., Connor, L.T., Smith, A.D., & Park, D.C. (1997). Interrelations of age, self-reported health, speed, and memory. Psychology and Aging, 12, 675-683. Earles_Connor_Smith_et_al_1997

Ehrlich, J., Obler, L., & Clark, L. (1997). Ideational and semantic contributions to narrative production in adults with dementia of the Alzheimer’s type. Journal of Communication Disorders, 19, 79-100. Ehrlich_Obler_et_al_1997

Eisen, S.V., Ranganathan, G., Seal, P., & Spiro, A. III. (2007). Measuring clinically meaningful change following mental health treatment. Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research, 34(3) 272-289. Eisen_Ranganathan_Seal_et_al_2007

Eng, N. & Obler, L.K. (2002). Acquired dyslexia in a biscript reader following traumatic brain injury: A second case. Topics in Language Disorders, 22(5), 5-19. Eng_Obler_2002

Fincke, B.G., Clark, J., Linzer, M., Spiro, A. III, Miller, D., Lee, A., & Kazis, L. (2005). Assessment of long-term complications due to diabetes using patient self-report: The diabetes complications index. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 28(3), 262-273.  Fincke et al 2005

Fincke, B.G., Miller, D., & Spiro, A. III (1998). The Interaction of Patient Perception of Overmedication with Drug Compliance and Side Effects. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 13, 182-185. Fincke, Miller, Spiro III (1998)

Frayne, S. M., Seaver, M. R., Loveland, S., Christiansen, C. L., Spiro, A. III, Parker, V., & Skinner, K. M. (2004). Burden of medical illness in women with depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Archives of Internal Medicine, 164, 1306-1312. Frayne, Seaver, Loveland. (2004).0001

Gil, M. and Goral, M. (2004). Non-parallel recovery in bilingual aphasia: Effects of language choice, language proficiency, and treatment. International Journal of Bilingualism, 8(2), 191-219. Gil, Goral. (2004).0001

Goral, M. (1998) Roots in the Hebrew mental lexicon. Proceedings of the First International Meeting of the Mental Lexicon Research Group , 59-71. Montreal , Canada : CLASNET working papers.

Goral, M. (2001). Aphasia in Hebrew speakers. Journal of Neurolinguistics, 14(2-4), 297-312. Goral. (2001)

Goral, M. (2004). First-language decline in healthy aging: Implications for attrition in bilingualism. Journal of Neurolinguistics, 17(1), 31-52. Goral_2004

Goral, M., Clark-Cotton, M.R., & Albert, M.L. (2007). Language disorders: General. In J.E. Birren (Ed.), Encyclopedia of gerontology: Age, aging, and the aged (2 ed., pp.16-22). London: Elsevier.  Goral, Clark-Cotton, Albert. 2007

Goral, M., Clark-Cotton, M., Spiro, A., Obler, L.K., Verkuilen, J., Albert, M.L. (2011). The contribution of set switching and working memory to sentence processing in older adults. Exp Aging Res, 37(5), 516-538. Goral et al. 2011

Goral, M., & Kempler, D. (2009). Training verb production in communicative context: Evidence from a person with chronic non-fluent aphasia. Aphasiology. Goral and Kempler 2009

Goral, M., Levy, E., & Kastl, R. (2010). Cross-language treatment effect in trilingual aphasia. Aphasiology. Goral Levy Kastl. 2010

Goral, M., Levy, E. S. , & Obler, L. K. (2002). Neurolinguistic aspects of bilingualism. International Journal of Bilingualism ,6(4), 351-380. Goral_Levy_Obler_2002

Goral, M., Levy, E., Obler, L.K., & Cohen, E. (2006). Cross-language lexical connections in the mental lexicon: Evidence from a case of trilingual aphasia. Brain and Language, 98, 235-247. Goral, Levy, Obler, et al. (2006)

Goral, M., Libben, G., Obler, L.K., Jarema, G., & Ohayon, K. (2008). Lexical attrition in younger and older bilingual adults. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 22(7), 509-522. Goral, Libben, Obler, et al. (2008)

Goral, M., & Obler, L.K. (2003). Root-Morpheme Processing During Word Recognition in Hebrew Speakers Across the Adult Lifespan. In J. Shimron (Ed.) Root Morphology (pp. 223-242). Amsterdam, The Netherlands: John Benjamins Publishing Company. Goral Obler 2003

Goral, M., & Obler, L.K. (2008). Two’s company, three’s a crowd? Recent advances in psycholinguistic and neurolinguistic study of multilingual speakers. In A. Stavans & I. Kupferberg (Eds.), Studies in language and language education: Essays in honor of Elite Olshtain (pp. 125-146). Jerusalem: The Hebrew University Magnes Press. Goral_Obler_2008

Goral, M., Obler, L.K., & Galletta, E. (2000). Factors underlying comprehension of accented English. In L.T. Connor & L.K. Obler (Eds.), Neurobehavior of language and cognition: Studies of normal aging and brain damage (23-42). Norwell, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers.  Goral_Obler_Galletta_2000

Goral, M., Obler, L. K., Klein, E., & Gitterman, M. (2001). Translation-equivalent priming and second-language proficiency. Selected Proceedings of the 2000 Second Language Research Forum, 124-143. Cascadilla Press.  Goral_Obler_Klein_et_al_2001

Goral, M., Spiro, A. III, Albert, M.L., Obler, L.K., & Connor, L.T. (2007). Change in lexical skills in adulthood: Not a uniform decline. Mental Lexicon, 2, 215-238. Goral et al 2007

Goral, M., & West, J. Speech-language pathology. (2009). In P. Hogan (Ed.), The Cambridge encyclopedia of the language sciences. Goral, West. 2009

Griffin, P.W., Mroczek, D.K., & Spiro, A. III. (2006). Variability in affective change among aging men: Findings from the VA Normative Aging Study. Journal of Research in Personality, 40, 942-965. Griffin_Mroczek_Spiro_2006

Grunwald, I.S., Borod, J.C., Obler, L.K., Erhan, H.M., Pick, L., Welkowitz, J., Madigan, N., Sliwinski, M., & Whalen, J. (1999). The effects of age and gender on the perception of lexical emotion. Applied Neuropsychology, 6, 226-238. Grunwald_Borod_Obler_et_al_1999

Hankin, C.S., Spiro, A. III, Mansell, D., Miller, D.R. & Kazis, L. (2006). Mental disorders and medical care utilization: The Veterans Health Study. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 29(1), 51-60. Hankin_Spiro_Mansell_et_al_2006

Hankin, C.S., Spiro, A. III, Miller, D.R., Lee, A., & Kazis, L. (1999). Mental disorders and mental health treatment among VA ambulatory care patients: The Veterans Health Study. American Journal of Psychiatry, 156, 1924-1930. Hankin_Spiro_Miller_1999

Helm-Estabrooks, N., Connor, L.T., & Albert, M.L. (2000). Treating attention to improve auditory comprehension in aphasia. Brain and Language, 74, 469-472.  Helm-Estabrooks, et al.  2000

Holt, A., & Albert, M.L. (2006). Cognitive neuroscience of delusions in aging. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 2(2), 181-189. Holt_Albert_2006

Hyun, J.-M., Ijalba, E., Signorelli, T., Conner, P., & Obler, L.K. (2009). Frontal lobes. In P. Hogan (Ed.), The Cambridge encyclopedia of language science. Hyun et al. 2009.

Ijalba, E., Obler, L.K., & Chengappa, S. (2004). Bilingual Aphasia. In T. Bhatia & W. Ritchie (Eds.), Handbook of bilingualism (pp. 71-89). Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishers Ltd. Ijalba_Obler_Chengappa_2004

Jones, J.A., Orner, M.B., Spiro, A. III, & Kressin, N.R. (2003). Tooth loss and dentures: Patients’ perspectives. International Dental Journal, 53 (5,Supplement), 327-334. Jones_Orner_Spiro_et_al_2003

Kazis, L. E., Miller, D. R., Clark, J., Skinner, K., Lee, A., Ren, X. S., Spiro, A. III, Rogers, W. H., & Ware, J.E. (2004). Improving the response choices on the Veterans SF-36 (V/SF-36) role functioning scales: Results from the Veterans Health Study. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 27(3), 263-280. Kazis_Miller_Clark_et_al_2004

Kazis, L.E., Miller, D.R., Skinner, K.M., Lee, A., Ren, X.S., Clark, J.A., Rogers, W.H., Spiro, A. III, Selim, J., Linzer, M., Payne, S., Mansell, D., & Fincke, B. G. (2004). Patient reported measures of health: The Veterans Health Study. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 27(1), 70-83. Kazis_Miller_Skinner_et_al_2004

Kempler, D., & Goral, M. (2008). Language and dementia: Neuropsychological aspects. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics. NIHMSID: NIHMS96591 Kempler, Goral 2008

King, L.A., King, D.W., Vickers, K., Davison, E., & Sprio, A. III. (2007). Assessing late-onset stress symptomatology among aging male combat veterans. Aging and Mental Health, 11, 175-191. PMCID:PMC17453551 King_King_Vickers_et_al_2007

Klein, R. & Albert, M.L. (2004). Can drug therapies improve language functions of individuals with aphasia? A review of the evidence. Seminars in Speech and Language, 25, 193-204. Klein_Albert_2004

Klein, R., McNamara, P., & Albert, M.L. (2006). Introduction: Neuropharmacologic approaches to cognitive rehabilitation. Behavioral Neurology, 17, 1-3. Klein, McNamara, & Albert (2006)

Kressin, N. R., Boehmer, U., Nunn, M., & Spiro, A. III. (2003). Increased preventive practices lead to greater tooth retention. Journal of Dental Research, 82(3), 223-227. Kressin_Boehmer_Nunn_et_al_2003

Kressin, N.R., Jones, J.A., Orner, M.B., & Spiro, A, III (2008). A new brief measure of oral quality of life. Preventing Chronic Disease, 5(2). http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2008/apr/060147.htm. PMCID:PMC18341765. Kressin_Jones_Orner_et_al_2008

Kubzansky, L.D., Kawachi, I., Spiro, A. III, Weiss, S.T., Vokonas, P.S., & Sparrow, D. (1997). Is worrying bad for your heart? A prospective study of worry and coronary heart disease. Circulation, 95, 818-824.

Kubzansky, L.D., Koenen, K.C., Spiro, A. III, Vokonas, P.S., & Sparrow, D. (2007) Prospective study of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and coronary heart disease in the Normative Aging Study. Archives of General Psychiatry, 64(1), 109-116. PMCID: PMC17199060 Kubzansky_Koenen_Spiro_et_al_2007

Levenson, M.R., Aldwin, C.M., & Spiro, A. III. (1998). Age, cohort and period effects on alcohol consumption and problem drinking: Findings from the Normative Aging Study. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 59, 712-722. Levenson_Aldwin_Spiro_1998

Levenson, M.R., Aldwin, C.M., Spiro, A. III, & Friedman, L.J. (1998). Personality and problem drinking in middle-aged and older men: Findings from the Normative Aging Study. In ESL Gomberg & RA Zucker (Eds.), Alcohol problems and aging. Bethesda, MD: US Department of Health and Human Services (NIH), National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Levenson, Aldwin, Spiro, Friedman 1998

Levy, E.S., Goral, M., & Obler, L.K. (1999). Neurolinguistic perspectives on mother tongue: Evidence from aphasia and brain imaging. Cahiers Charles V: La Langue Maternelle, 27, 141-157. Levy_Goral_Obler_1999

Levy, E.S., Goral, M., & Obler, L.K. (2006). Doghouse/ chien-maison/ niche: Compounds in bilinguals. In G. Libben & G. Jarema (Eds.), The Representation and processing of compound words. (pp.125-144). Oxford: Oxford University Press. Levy, Goral, Obler. 2006.

LoCastro, J., Spiro, A. III, Monnelly, E., & Ciraulo, D. (2000). Personality, family history, and alcohol use among older men: The VA Normative Aging Study. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 20, 501-11. LoCastro_Spiro_Monnelly_et_al_2000

MacKay, A.J., Connor, L.T., Obler, L.K., & Albert, M.L. (2002). Noun and verb retrieval in healthy aging. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society 8, 764-770. MacKay_Connor_Obler_et_al_2002

Mathews, P., Obler, L.K., and Albert, M. (1994). Wernicke and Alzheimer on the Language Disturbances of Aphasia and Dementia. Brain and Language, 46, 439-462. Mathews_Obler_Albert_1994

McArdle, J.J., Hamagami, F., Jones, K., Jolesz, F., Sandor, T., Kikinis, R., Spiro, A. III, & Albert, M.S. (2004). Structural modeling of dynamic changes in memory and brain structure using longitudinal data from the Normative Aging Study. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 59B, 294-304. McArdle, Hamgami, Jones (2004)

McNamara, P.J. & Albert, M.L. (2003). Pharmacotherapy of cognition. In K. Heilman & B. Valenstein, (Eds.), Clinical Neuropsychology (4 ed., pp. 640-656). New York: Oxford University Press. McNamara, Albert 2003.

McNamara, P.J. & Albert, M.L. (2004). The pharmacological basis of perseveration. Seminars in Speech and Language, 25, 309-321. McNamara_Albert_2004

McNamara, P., Benson, E., McGeeney, B., Brown, A., & Albert, M.L. (2005). Modes of remembering in patients with chronic pain: Relation to current pain. Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases, 193(1), 53-57.  McNamara, Benson, McGeeney, Brown, Albert. 2005

Miller, D., Clark, J.A., Rogers, W. H., Clark, J., Skinner, K., Spiro, A. III, Lee, A., & Kazis, L. (2005). The influence of place of administration on health-related quality of life assessments: Findings from the Veterans Health Study. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 28(2), 111-124. Miller_Clark_Rogers_et_al_2005

Miller, D.R., Rogers, W.H., Kazis, L.E., Spiro, A. III, Ren, X.S., & Haffer, S.C. (2008). Patient’s self-report of diseases in the Medicare Health Outcomes Survey based on comparisons with linked survey and medical data from the Veterans Health Administration. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 31, 161-177. PMCID: PMC18360178 Miller_Rogers_Kazis_et_al_2008

Mroczek, D., & Spiro, A. (2003). Modeling intraindividual change in personality traits: Findings from the Normative Aging Study. Journal of Gerontology, 58B, 153-165. Mroczek & Spiro. (2003)

Mroczek, D.K., & Spiro, A. III. (2003). Personality structure and process, variance between and within: Integration via a developmental framework (Commentary). Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 58B, P305-P306. Mroczek_Spiro_2003

Mroczek, D.K., & Spiro, A. III. (2005). Change in life satisfaction during adulthood: Findings from the VA Normative Aging Study. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 88, 189-202. Mroczek_Spiro_2005

Mroczek, D.K., & Sprio, A. III. (2007). Personality change influences mortality in older men. Psychological Science, 18(5), 371-375. PMCID: PMC17576273 Mroczek & Spiro (2007)

Mroczek, D.K., Spiro, A. III, & Almeida, D. M. (2003). Between- and within-person variation in affect and personality over days and years: How basic and applied approaches can inform one another. Ageing International, 28(3), 260-278.  Mroczek_Spiro_Almeida_2003

Mroczek, D.K., Spiro, A. III, Griffin, P.W., & Neupert, S. (2006). Social influences on adult personality, self-regulation, and health. In L. Carstensen & K.W. Schaie (Eds.), Social structure, aging and self-regulation. New York: Springer Publishing.  Mroczek_Spiro_Griffin_et_al_2006

Naeser, M.A., Baker, E.H., Palumbo, C.L., Nicholas, M., Alexander, M.P., Samaraweera, R., Prete, M.N., Hodge, S.M., & Weissman, T. (1998). Lesion site patterns in severe aphasia to predict outcome following treatment wtih a nonverbal, computer-assisted program. Archives of Neurology, 55(11), 1438-1448.

Naeser, M.A., Martin, P.I., Baker, E.H., Hodge, S.M., Sczerzenie, S.E., Nicholas, M., Palumbo, C.L., Goodglass, H., & Wingfield, A. (2004). Overt propositional speech in chronic nonfluent aphasia studied with the dynamic susceptibility contrast fMRI method. NeuroImage, 22(1), 29-41. Naeser_Martin_Baker_et_al_2004

Naeser, M.A., Palumbo, C.L., Prete, M.N., Fitzpatrick, P.M., Mimura, M., Samaraweera, R., & Albert, M.L. (1998). Visible changes in lesion borders on CT scan after five years poststroke, and long-term recovery in aphasia. Brain and Language, 62(1), 1-28.  Naeser_Palumbo_Prete_et_al_1998

Neumann, Y., Datta, H., & Obler, L.K. (2009). Parietal Lobe. In P. Hogan (Ed.) The Cambridge encyclopedia of language science. Neumann, Datta, Obler. 2009

Neumann, Y., Obler, L.K., Gomes, H. & Shafer, V. (2009). Phonological vs sensory contributions to age effects in naming: An electrophysiological study. Aphasiology, 23(7), 1028-1039. Neumann_et_al_2009

Neupert, S.D., Almeida, D.M., Mroczek, D.K., & Spiro, A. III. (2006). Daily stressors and memory failures in a naturalistic setting: Findings from the VA Normative Aging Study. Psychology and Aging, 21(2), 424-429. Neupert_Almeida_Mroczek_et_al_2006

Neupert, S.D., Almeida, D.M., Mroczek, D.K., & Spiro, A. III. (2006). The effects of the Columbia shuttle disaster on the daily lives of older adults: Findings from the VA Normative Aging Study. Aging and Mental Health, 10(3), 272-281. Neupert, Almeida, Mroczek, et al. (2006)

Neupert, S.D., Mroczek, D.K., & Spiro, A. III (2008). Neuroticism moderates the daily relation between stressors and memory failures. Psychology and Aging, 23, 287-296. PMCID: 18573003 Neupert_Mroczek_Spiro_2008

Niaura, R., Banks, S.M., Ward, K., Stoney, C.M., Spiro, A. III, Aldwin, C.M., Landsberg, L., & Weiss, S.T. (2000). Hostility and the metabolic syndrome in older men: The Normative Aging Study. Psychosomatic Medicine, 62, 7-16. Niaura_Banks_Ward_et_al_2000

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