Selected Research by the SNAD Study Team
Published research on Social Networks in Alzheimer's Disease
Associations between social network characteristics and brain structure among older adults
Brea Perry
Siyun Peng
Liana Apostolova
Andrew Saykin
+ 3
Random sampling of alters from networks: A promising direction in egocentric network research
Social enrichment on the job: Complex work with people improves episodic memory, promotes brain reserve, and reduces the risk of dementia
Siyun Peng
Brea Perry
Andrew Saykin
Liana Apostolova
+ 4
Cognitively stimulating environments and cognitive reserve: The case of personal social networks
Siyun Peng
Brea Perry
Liana Apostolova
Andrew Saykin
+ 1
Do subjective or objective cognitive measures better predict social network type among older adults?
Siyun Peng
Brea Perry
Andrew Saykin
Liana Apostolova
+ 3
Social networks and cognitive function: An evaluation of social bridging and bonding mechanisms
Brea Perry
Siyun Peng
Heather Francis
Hope Panik
Liana Apostolova
+ 5
Social networks and cognitive reserve: Network structure moderates the association between amygdalar volume and cognitive outcomes
Brea Perry
Siyun Peng
Andrew Saykin
Liana Apostolova
+ 2
What kinds of social networks protect older adults' health during a pandemic? The tradeoff between preventing infection and promoting mental health
A latent variable approach to measuring bridging social capital and examining its association to older adults’ cognitive health
Network recall among older adults with cognitive impairments
Personal network bridging potential among rural and urban older populations
Siyun Peng
Brea Perry
+ 1
Why the cognitive “fountain of youth” may be upstream: Pathways to dementia risk and resilience through social connectedness
Brea Perry
Siyun Peng
Liana Apostolova
+ 3