Research

Systematic review of what people know about brain health
Niechcial, M. A., Elhag, S. M., Potter, L. M., Dickson, A. & Gow, A. J., Jan 2025, In: Ageing Research Reviews. 103, 102592.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The potential of low traffic measures for healthy active ageing
Macniven, L., Dickson, A. & Gow, A. J., 31 Dec 2024, In: Urban, Planning and Transport Research. 12, 1, 2329202.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Interventions for Cognitive Frailty: developing a Delphi consensus with multidisciplinary and multisectoral experts
Holland, C., Dravecz, N., Broughton, S., Barker, L., Bature, F., Clarke, C., Danat, I., Das, S., Dias, I., Dawson, A., Dixon, M., Ellison, A., Facal, D., Finch, R., Gaffney, C. J., Gow, A. J., Kelaiditi, E., Klimczuk, A., Navarro Pardo, E. & Sharratt, P. & 5 others, Sixsmith, A., Suemoto, C., Suprawesta, L., Watermeyer, T. & Fowler Davis, S., 20 Dec 2024, PsyArXiv.
Research output: Working paper › Preprint
Exploring the impact of real-world interventions on healthy older adults’ physical health, psychological wellbeing, and social connections: A systematic review
Elhag, S., Niechcial, M., Potter, L. & Gow, A. J., 20 Dec 2024, PsyArXiv.
Research output: Working paper › Preprint
Understanding exogenous factors and biological mechanisms for cognitive frailty: a multidisciplinary scoping review
Holland, C., Dravecz, N., Owens, L., Benedetto, A., Dias, I., Gow, A. & Broughton, S., Nov 2024, In: Ageing Research Reviews. 101, 102461.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Positive psychology interventions during pregnancy: A systematic review
M. S Ganesan, T., Beevi, Z., Gow, A. J. & Ke, G. N., 7 Oct 2024, PsyArXiv.
Research output: Working paper › Preprint
Assessing the Effect of Musical Experience on Cognitive Function in Older Age: A Coordinated Analysis
Gray, R., Craig, M., Falk-Erhag, H., Skoog, I. & Gow, A. J., 18 Sept 2024, PsyArXiv.
Research output: Working paper › Preprint
Systematic review of what people know about brain health
Niechcial, M., Elhag, S., Potter, L., Dickson, A. & Gow, A. J., 13 Sept 2024, PsyArXiv.
Research output: Working paper › Preprint
Health and Wellbeing in Later Life
Gow, A. J., 9 Sept 2024, Age Scotland.
Research output: Book/Report › Other report
Exploring facilitators and barriers to older adults’ continued engagement in leisure activities: A thematic analysis
Niechcial, M., Dickson, A., Potter, L. & Gow, A. J., 24 Jul 2024, PsyArXiv.
Research output: Working paper › Preprint
Perceptions of risk and coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic among women and older adults
Ke, G. N., Gow, A. J., Wong, R. M. M., Raman, S., Mohammad, Z., De-Lima, N., Khairudin, R., Lau, W. Y., Kamal, K. A., Lee, S. C. & Grajfoner, D., 17 Apr 2024, In: PLoS ONE. 19, 4, e0301009.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A Scoping Review on the Opportunities for Social Engagement and Cognitive Frailty in Older Adults
Fowler Davis, S., Benkowitz, C., Holland, C., Gow, A. J. & Clarke, C., 8 Feb 2024, In: Public Health Reviews. 45, 1606494.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Understanding exogenous factors and biological mechanisms for cognitive frailty: a multidisciplinary scoping review
Holland, C., Dravecz, N., Owens, L., Benedetto, A., Dias, I., Gow, A. J. & Broughton, S., 18 Jan 2024, medRxiv.
Research output: Working paper › Preprint
Longitudinal associations of volunteering, grandparenting, and family care with processing speed: A gender perspective on prosocial activity and cognitive aging in the second half of life
Henning, G., Ehrlich, U., Gow, A. J., Kelle, N. & Muniz-Terrera, G., Dec 2023, In: Psychology and Aging. 38, 8, p. 790-807 18 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The potential of low traffic measures for healthy active ageing
Gow, A. J., Macniven, L. & Dickson, A., 20 Nov 2023
Research output: Book/Report › Other report
Older adults' experiences of taking up a new community-based leisure activity to promote brain health: A focus group study
Niechcial, M. A., Marr, C., Potter, L. M., Dickson, A. & Gow, A. J., 11 Sept 2023, In: PLoS ONE. 18, 9, e0290623.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Personality and Cognitive Ability in Older Age: Investigating the Mediating Role of an Active and Healthy Lifestyle
Marr, C., Niechcial, M., Vaportzis, E., Dewar, M. & Gow, A. J., 15 Aug 2023, PsyArXiv.
Research output: Working paper › Preprint
Ageing in Low Traffic Neighbourhoods: The potential of low traffic measures for healthy active ageing
Macniven, L., Dickson, A. & Gow, A. J., 31 May 2023.
Research output: Working paper › Preprint
Older Autistic Adults, Ageing, and Social Care
Stewart, M. E., Stewart, C., McKinley, M., Macmillan, K., Woolf, C., Sang, K., Gow, A. J., Woolrych, R., Dragone, M., Rodgers, J., Parr, J., Heslop, P., Charlton, R. & Kirby, L., May 2023.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
A Decade later on how to “Use It” so we don’t “Lose It”: An Update on the Unanswered Questions about the Influence of Activity Participation on Cognitive Performance in Older Age
Bielak, A. A. M. & Gow, A. J., 7 Mar 2023, In: Gerontology. 69, 3, p. 336-355 20 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Longitudinal associations of volunteering, grandparenting and family care with processing speed – a gender perspective on prosocial activity and cognitive aging in the second half of life
Henning, G., Ehrlich, U., Gow, A. J., Kelle, N. & Muniz-Terrera, G., 27 Jan 2023, PsyArXiv.
Research output: Working paper › Preprint
Assessing Emotional Expressions During a Cycling-Based Initiative for Older Care Home Residents Using Video-Based Recordings
Gray, R., Faraghat, S. & Gow, A. J., 9 Aug 2022, In: Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine. 8, p. 1-6 6 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Older adults’ experiences of taking up a new community-based leisure activity to promote brain health: A focus group study
Niechcial, M., Marr, C., Potter, L., Dickson, A. & Gow, A. J., 23 Jun 2022, PsyArXiv.
Research output: Working paper › Preprint
Genes versus lifestyles: Exploring beliefs about the determinants of cognitive ageing
Niechcial, M., Vaportzis, E. & Gow, A. J., 4 Mar 2022, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 13, 838323.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Opportunities for enhancing brain health across the lifespan
Gow, A. J., Mar 2022, In: BJPsych Advances. 28, 2, p. 102-111 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Apolipoprotein E Genotype Moderation of the Association Between Physical Activity and Brain Health. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Pearce, A., Marr, C., Dewar, M. & Gow, A. J., 28 Jan 2022, In: Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 13, 815439.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Measuring activity engagement in old age: An exploratory factor analysis
Marr, C., Vaportzis, E., Niechcial, M. A., Dewar, M. & Gow, A. J., 6 Dec 2021, In: PLoS ONE. 16, 12, e0260996.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Beyond dementia risk reduction: a consensus statement on Brain Health
Gow, A. J., 30 Nov 2021, Alzhiemer's Research UK.
Research output: Book/Report › Other report
A systematic review of the impacts of intergenerational engagement on older adults’ cognitive, social, and health outcomes
Krzeczkowska, A., Spalding, D. M., McGeown, W. J., Gow, A. J., Carlson, M. C. & Brown Nicholls, L. A., Nov 2021, In: Ageing Research Reviews. 71, 101400.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Using Theories of Behavior Change to Develop Interventions for Healthy Aging
Klusmann, V., Gow, A. J., Robert, P. & Oettingen, G., Oct 2021, In: The Journals of Gerontology: Series B. 76, Supplement_2, p. S191–S205 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Motivation and Healthy Aging: A Heuristic Model
Freund, A. M., Hennecke, M., Brandstätter, V., Martin, M., Boker, S. M., Charles, S. T., Fishbach, A., Hess, T. M., Heckhausen, J., Gow, A. J., Isaacowitz, D. M., Klusmann, V., Lachman, M. E., Mayr, U., Oettingen, G., Robert, P., Röcke, C., Rothermund, K., Scholz, U. & Tobler, P. N. & 2 others, Zacher, H. & Zadeh, R. S., Oct 2021, In: The Journals of Gerontology: Series B. 76, Supplement_2, p. S97–S104 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Associations between total MRI-visible small vessel disease burden and domain-specific cognitive abilities in a community-dwelling older-age cohort
Hamilton, O. K. L., Cox, S. R., Ballerini, L., Bastin, M. E., Corley, J., Gow, A. J., Muñoz Maniega, S., Redmond, P., Valdés Hernández, M. D. C., Wardlaw, J. M. & Deary, I. J., Sept 2021, In: Neurobiology of Aging. 105, p. 25-34 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Does apolipoprotein E genotype moderate the association between physical activity and brain health? A systematic review and meta-analysis
Pearce, A., Marr, C., Marr, C., Dewar, M. & Gow, A. J., 5 Aug 2021, PsyArXiv.
Research output: Working paper › Preprint
Assessing emotional expressions during a cycling-based initiative for older care home residents using participatory action research
Gray, R., Faraghat, S. & Gow, A. J., 29 Jul 2021, PsyArXiv.
Research output: Working paper › Preprint
Genes versus lifestyles: Exploring beliefs about the determinants of cognitive ageing
Niechcial, M., Vaportzis, E. & Gow, A. J., 9 Jul 2021, PsyArXiv.
Research output: Working paper › Preprint
Cerebral small vessel disease burden and longitudinal cognitive decline from age 73 to 82: the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936
Hamilton, O. K. L., Cox, S. R., Okely, J. A., Conte, F., Ballerini, L., Bastin, M. E., Corley, J., Taylor, A. M., Page, D., Gow, A. J., Muñoz Maniega, S., Redmond, P., Valdés Hernández, M. D. C., Wardlaw, J. M. & Deary, I. J., 6 Jul 2021, In: Translational Psychiatry. 11, 376.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Towards an active and happy retirement? Changes in leisure activity and depressive symptoms during the retirement transition
Henning, G., Stenling, A., Bielak, A. A. M., Bjälkebring, P., Gow, A. J., Kivi, M., Muniz-Terrera, G., Johansson, B. & Lindwall, M., 3 Apr 2021, In: Aging and Mental Health. 25, 4, p. 621-631 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Burden and Longitudinal Cognitive Decline from age 73 to 82: the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936
Hamilton, O., Cox, S. R., Okely, J., Conte, F., Ballerini, L., Bastin, M. E., Corley, J., Taylor, A. M., Page, D., Gow, A. J., Muñoz Maniega, S., Redmond, P., Valdés Hernández, M. D. C., Wardlaw, J. M. & Deary, I. J., 31 Mar 2021, medRxiv.
Research output: Working paper › Preprint
Measuring Activity Engagement in Old Age: An Exploratory Factor Analysis
Marr, C., Vaportzis, E., Niechcial, M., Dewar, M. & Gow, A. J., 29 Mar 2021, PsyArXiv.
Research output: Working paper › Preprint
A systematic review of the impacts of intergenerational engagement on older adults’ cognitive, social, and health outcomes
Krzeczkowska, A., Spalding, D. M., McGeown, W. J., Gow, A. J., Carlson, M. C. & Brown Nicholls, L. A., 8 Mar 2021, PsyArXiv.
Research output: Working paper › Preprint
Associations between total MRI-visible small vessel disease burden and domain-specific cognitive abilities in a community-dwelling older-age cohort
Hamilton, O., Cox, S. R., Ballerini, L., Bastin, M. E., Corley, J., Gow, A. J., Muñoz Maniega, S., Redmond, P., Valdés Hernández, M. D. C., Wardlaw, J. M. & Deary, I. J., 3 Feb 2021, medRxiv.
Research output: Working paper › Preprint
Perivascular spaces in the centrum semiovale at the beginning of the 8th decade of life: effect on cognition and associations with mineral deposition
del Carmen Valdés Hernández, M., Ballerini, L., Glatz, A., Muñoz Maniega, S., Gow, A. J., Bastin, M. E., Starr, J. M., Deary, I. J. & Wardlaw, J. M., Oct 2020, In: Brain Imaging and Behavior. 14, 5, p. 1865–1875 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Cycling Without Age – Research and Evaluation Report 2019/20
Gow, A. J., Bell, C. & Gray, R., 27 Jul 2020, 15 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Other report
Cycling Without Age: Assessing the Impact of a Cycling-Based Initiative on Mood and Wellbeing
Gray, R. & Gow, A. J., 26 Jul 2020, In: Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine. 6
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
How is Musical Activity Associated with Cognitive Ability in Later Life?
Gray, R. & Gow, A. J., 3 Jul 2020, In: Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition. 27, 4, p. 617-635 19 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Associations between Activity Participation across the Life Course and Cognitive Aging
Gow, A. J., 29 May 2020, The Cambridge Handbook of Cognitive Aging: A Life Course Perspective. Thomas, A. K. & Gutchess, A. (eds.). Cambridge University Press, p. 440-456 (Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Investigating associations between personality and the efficacy of interventions for cognitive ageing: A systematic review
Marr, C., Vaportzis, E., Dewar, T. M. & Gow, A. J., Mar 2020, In: Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 87, 103992.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Computational quantification of brain perivascular space morphologies: Associations with vascular risk factors and white matter hyperintensities. A study in the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936
Ballerini, L., Booth, T., del Carmen Valdés Hernández, M., Wiseman, S., Lovreglio, R., Muñoz Maniega, S., Morris, Z., Pattie, A., Corley, J., Gow, A., Bastin, M. E., Deary, I. J. & Wardlaw, J., Jan 2020, In: NeuroImage: Clinical. 25, 102120.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Reaction time variability and brain white matter integrity
Booth, T., Dykiert, D., Corley, J., Gow, A. J., Morris, Z., Muñoz Maniega, S., Royle, N. A., del Carmen Valdés Hernández, M., Starr, J. M., Penke, L., Bastin, M. E., Wardlaw, J. M. & Deary, I. J., Jul 2019, In: Neuropsychology. 33, 5, p. 642-657 16 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Correction to booth et al. (2013): Brain White Matter Tract Integrity and Cognitive Abilities in Community-Dwelling Older People: The Lothian Birth Cohort, 1936
Booth, T., Bastin, M. E., Penke, L., Muñoz Maniega, S., Murray, C., Royal, N. A., Gow, A. J., Corley, J., Henderson, R. D., Valdés Hernández, M. D. C., Starr, J. M., Wardlaw, J. M. & Deary, I. J., Nov 2013, In: Neuropsychology. 27, 6, p. 701 1 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review