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• Using a Nature-Based Virtual Reality Environment for Improving Mood States and Cognitive Engagement in Older Adults: A Mixed-Method Feasibility Study.

  Authors:Saleh Kalantari, Tong Bill Xu, Armin Mostafavi, Angella Lee, Ruth Barankevich, Walter R. Boot, et al.From:Innovation in Aging (Vol. 6, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20229,747 words Report 1450LBackground and Objectives: Exposure to nature and nature-based imagery has been shown to improve mood states and stave off cognitive decline in older adults. Even "micro-doses" of natural scenery can provide beneficial...

• Improving the Safety of Aging Road Users: A Mini-Review

  Authors:Walter R. Boot, Cary Stothart, and Neil CharnessFrom:Gerontology (Vol. 60, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 1, 20135,129 words Report 1550L

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• Can training in a real-time strategy video game attenuate cognitive decline in older adults?

  Authors:Chandramallika Basak, Walter R. Boot, Michelle W. Voss, and Arthur F. KramerFrom:Psychology and Aging (Vol. 23, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 2008 Article

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• A New Tool for Assessing Mobile Device Proficiency in Older Adults: The Mobile Device Proficiency Questionnaire

  Authors:Nelson A. Roque and Walter R. BootFrom:Journal of Applied Gerontology (Vol. 37, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 2018 Article

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• Neural Evidence of Superior Memory: How to Capture Brain Activities of Encoding Processes Underlying Superior Memory.

  Authors:Jong-Sung Yoon, Jeremy Harper, Walter R. Boot, Yanfei Gong, and Edward M. BernatFrom:Frontiers in Human NeurosciencePeer-Reviewed

  Sept. 4, 2019252 words Brief article 1570L

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• Evidence for Narrow Transfer after Short-Term Cognitive Training in Older Adults

  Authors:Dustin J. Souders, Walter R. Boot, Kenneth Blocker, Thomas Vitale, Nelson A. Roque, and Neil CharnessFrom:Frontiers in Aging NeurosciencePeer-Reviewed

  Feb. 28, 2017275 words Brief article, Repor... 1540L

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• Improving Social Support for Older Adults Through Technology: Findings From the PRISM Randomized Controlled Trial

  Authors:Sara J. Czaja, Walter R. Boot, Neil Charness, Wendy A. Rogers, and Joseph SharitFrom:The Gerontologist (Vol. 58, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  June 2018245 words Author abstract, Rep...

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• Development of statistical models for improving efficiency of emergency evacuation in areas with vulnerable population.

  Authors:Maxim A. Dulebenets, Olumide F. Abioye, Eren Erman Ozguven, Ren Moses, Walter R. Boot, and Thobias SandoFrom:Reliability Engineering and System Safety (Vol. 182) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 2019513 words Report

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• Functional fixedness: The functional significance of delayed disengagement based on attention set

  Authors:Timothy J. Wright, Walter R. Boot, and James R. BrockmoleFrom:Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance (Vol. 41, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 2015192 words Report

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• Computer proficiency questionnaire: assessing low and high computer proficient seniors

  Authors:Walter R. Boot, Neil Charness, Sara J. Czaja, Joseph Sharit, Wendy A. Rogers, Arthur D. Fisk, et al.From:The Gerontologist (Vol. 55, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  June 2015256 words Author abstract, Rep...

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• Is the Effect of Aerobic Exercise on Cognition a Placebo Effect?

  Authors:Cary R. Stothart, Daniel J. Simons, Walter R. Boot, and Arthur F. KramerFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 9, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 7, 20143,306 words Survey 1460LA number of studies and meta-analyses conclude that aerobic fitness (walking) interventions improve cognition. Such interventions typically compare improvements from these interventions to an active control group in...

• Trait self-control does not predict attentional control: Evidence from a novel attention capture paradigm.

  Authors:Michael A. Dieciuc, Heather M. Maranges, Walter R. Boot, and Drew FudenbergFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 14, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 12, 20197,195 words Report 1390LTo what extent are low-level visual and attentional phenomena related to higher-level personality traits? Trait self-control is thought to modulate behavior via two separate mechanisms: 1) by preventing initial...

• Remote health monitoring for older adults and those with heart failure: adherence and system usability

  Authors:Jarrett Evans, Amy Papadopoulos, Christine Tsien Silvers, Neil Charness, Walter R. Boot, Loretta Schlachta-Fairchild, et al.From:Telemedicine and e-Health (Vol. 22, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 2016 Report

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• Assessing perceived driving difficulties under emergency evacuation for vulnerable population groups.

  Authors:Olumide F. Abioye, Maxim A. Dulebenets, Eren Erman Ozguven, Ren Moses, Walter R. Boot, and Thobias SandoFrom:Socio-Economic Planning Sciences (Vol. 72) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 2020456 words Report

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• Should I stay or should I go? Attentional disengagement from visually unique and unexpected items at fixation

  Authors:James R. Brockmole and Walter R. BootFrom:Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance (Vol. 35, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  June 2009147 words Author abstract, Rep...

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• Predicting older adults' perceptions about a computer system designed for seniors

  Authors:Tracy L. Mitzner, Wendy A. Rogers, Arthur D. Fisk, Walter R. Boot, Neil Charness, Sara J. Czaja, et al.From:Universal Access in the Information Society (Vol. 15, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  June 2016354 words Report

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• Learning to multitask: Effects of video game practice on electrophysiological indices of attention and resource allocation

  Authors:Edward L. Maclin, Kyle E. Mathewson, Kathy A. Low, Walter R. Boot, Arthur F. Kramer, Monica Fabiani, et al.From:Psychophysiology (Vol. 48, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 2011265 words Report

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• Predicting Individuals' Learning Success from Patterns of Pre-Learning MRI Activity

  Authors:Loan T. K. Vo, Dirk B. Walther, Arthur F. Kramer, Kirk I. Erickson, Walter R. Boot, Michelle W. Voss, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 6, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 14, 20117,488 words Article 1490LPerformance in most complex cognitive and psychomotor tasks improves with training, yet the extent of improvement varies among individuals. Is it possible to forecast the benefit that a person might reap from training?...

• Overestimation of Action-Game Training Effects: Publication Bias and Salami Slicing

  Authors:Joseph Hilgard, Giovanni Sala, Walter R. Boot, and Daniel J. SimonsFrom:Collabra: Psychology (Vol. 5, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Annual 20195,897 words Report 1470LAuthor(s): Joseph Hilgard (corresponding author) [1]; Giovanni Sala [2]; Walter R. Boot [3]; Daniel J. Simons [4] Can playing action video games improve your ability to perform other basic cognitive tasks? In a...

• A load on my mind: Evidence that anhedonic depression is like multi-tasking

  Authors:Keith Bredemeier, Howard Berenbaum, James R. Brockmole, Walter R. Boot, Daniel J. Simons, and Steven B. MostFrom:Acta Psychologica (Vol. 139, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 2012 Article

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