Merel Keijzer
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Recent Articles
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van den Berg F, Brouwer J, Loerts H, Knooihuizen R, Keijzer M
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci
. 2025 Jan;
80(3).
PMID: 39798072
Objectives: The complex life experience of speaking two or more languages has been suggested to preserve cognition in older adulthood. This study aimed to investigate this further by examining the...
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Lo C, Rich Zendel B, Baskent D, Boyle C, Coffey E, Gagne N, et al.
PLoS One
. 2024 Dec;
19(12):e0314473.
PMID: 39630812
Background: Unaddressed age-related hearing loss is highly prevalent among older adults, typified by negative consequences for speech-in-noise perception and psychosocial wellbeing. There is promising evidence that group singing may enhance...
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Brouwer J, van den Berg F, Knooihuizen R, Loerts H, Keijzer M
Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn
. 2024 Aug;
32(2):270-306.
PMID: 39115962
This study investigated the impact of language learning in comparison to other complex learning activities on cognitive functioning and psychosocial well-being in cognitively healthy, community-dwelling older adults. In a randomized...
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van der Ploeg M, Lowie W, Keijzer M
Behav Sci (Basel)
. 2023 Mar;
13(3).
PMID: 36975224
With the field of late-life language learning (LLLL) expanding fast, ample attention has been paid to cognitive benefits ensuing from LLLL. However, these studies have yielded mixed results, which may...
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Nijmeijer S, van Tol M, Aleman A, Keijzer M
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci
. 2022 Dec;
78(4):609-619.
PMID: 36454717
Objectives: Life experiences that are complex, sustained, and intense, such as active participation in music and speaking multiple languages, have been suggested to contribute to maintaining or improving cognitive performance...
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van den Berg F, Brouwer J, Tienkamp T, Verhagen J, Keijzer M
Front Psychol
. 2022 May;
13:864763.
PMID: 35602687
Introduction: It has been proposed that bilinguals' language use patterns are differentially associated with executive control. To further examine this, the present study relates the social diversity of bilingual language...
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Nijmeijer S, van Tol M, Aleman A, Keijzer M
Front Aging Neurosci
. 2021 May;
13:550180.
PMID: 33986653
: With aging comes a reduction of cognitive flexibility, which has been related to the development of late-life depression and progression of general cognitive decline. Several factors have been linked...
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Brouwer J, van den Berg F, Knooihuizen R, Loerts H, Keijzer M
Behav Sci (Basel)
. 2020 Sep;
10(9).
PMID: 32878051
Late-life depression (LLD) affects about an eighth of community-dwelling seniors. LLD impacts well-being, with loneliness and small social networks being typical. It has also been linked to cognitive dysfunction and...
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Pot A, Porkert J, Keijzer M
Behav Sci (Basel)
. 2019 Sep;
9(9).
PMID: 31514429
Bilingualism has been put forward as a life experience that, similar to musical training or being physically active, may boost cognitive performance and slow down age-related cognitive decline. In more...
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Pot A, Keijzer M, de Bot K
Tijdschr Gerontol Geriatr
. 2018 Nov;
49(6):274-282.
PMID: 30478784
A growing group of migrants age in an environment in which the dominant language (L2) differs from their mother tongue (L1). This study considers the occurrence of a language barrier...