The lack of understanding of the underlying mechanisms of cognitive resilience in Alzheimer's disease
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The gap
The lack of understanding of the underlying mechanisms of cognitive resilience in Alzheimer's disease. The limited access to post-mortem samples and time constraints imposed by the progressive nature of the disease. The need for a preclinic
Evidence profile
Sourced from the stated research gap of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2025 and 2026, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 5 times in total.
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Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps
- Meaning Making Under Stress: The Mediating Role of Resilience in Affect and Memory (2026) · Proceedings of The World Conference on Social Sciences · doi
The study identifies a gap in the understanding of the interplay among stress, meaning in life, and resilience, and their combined effects on affective and memory functioning. The research gap includes the need to investigate the mediating role of resilience in the relationship between meaning and negative affect.
generalstated research gapevidence 5/5Keywords: study identifies gap understanding interplay among stress meaning - LOU/c/jall rat as a model of resilience in the context of streptozotocin-induced cognitive impairment (2025) · Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience · cited 1× · doi
The lack of understanding of the underlying mechanisms of cognitive resilience in Alzheimer's disease. The limited access to post-mortem samples and time constraints imposed by the progressive nature of the disease. The need for a preclinical model to study cognitive resilience and its underlying mechanisms.
generalstated research gapevidence 5/5Keywords: lack understanding underlying mechanisms cognitive resilience alzheimer disease - Psychological Resilience and Cognitive Functioning in Black and White Men and Women (2025) · The Gerontologist · cited 4× · doi
The relationship between psychological resilience and cognitive function in older adults from different racial and gender groups is not well understood. Prior work has not taken into account stress exposure and intersectional perspectives. The study aims to fill this gap by examining the relationship between psychological resilience and cognition among older Black and White men and women.
generalstated research gapevidence 4/5Keywords: relationship between psychological resilience cognitive function older adults
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