Timothy A. Salthouse

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Timothy A. Salthouse is the Brown-Forman professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of Virginia where he leads the Cognitive Aging Laboratory.

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Education

In 1974, Salthouse received his PhD from the University of Michigan. [1]

Research

At the Cognitive Aging Laboratory, a major focus is the Virginia Cognitive Aging Project (VCAP), one of the largest longitudinal assessments of cognitive aging. [1]

In his research, Salthouse helped discover that the first indicators of cognitive decline (regarding brain speed, reasoning, and visual problem-solving ability) start in one's late 20s. [2]

Honors

Salthouse is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and other organisations. [3]

His awards include the William James Fellow Award from the Association for Psychological Science in 1998 [4] and the Lifetime Achievement Award of the International Society for Intelligence Research in 2012. [5]

Published works

Salthouse has authored or co-authored and published over 200 articles in academic journals. [3] [6] His h-index according to Google Scholar is 84. [7]

Selected books

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References

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  2. "'Brain decline' begins at age 27". BBC. 2009-03-16. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
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