Mara Mather, PhD

Professor of Gerontology, Psychology¿, and Biomedical Engineering

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Publications

Arousal increases neural gain via the locus coeruleus-norepinephrine system in younger adults but not in older adults. Nat Hum Behav. 2018; 2:356-366.. View in PubMed
Higher locus coeruleus MRI contrast is associated with lower parasympathetic influence over heart rate variability. Neuroimage. 2017 04 15; 150:329-335.. View in PubMed
The Locus Coeruleus: Essential for Maintaining Cognitive Function and the Aging Brain. Trends Cogn Sci. 2016 Mar; 20(3):214-226.. View in PubMed
Individual Differences in Anticipatory Somatosensory Cortex Activity for Shock is Positively Related with Trait Anxiety and Multisensory Integration. Brain Sci. 2016 Jan 06; 6(1).. View in PubMed
The Affective Neuroscience of Aging. Annu Rev Psychol. 2016; 67:213-38.. View in PubMed
Actions and interactions of estradiol and glucocorticoids in cognition and the brain: Implications for aging women. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2015 Aug; 55:36-52.. View in PubMed
Emotional arousal amplifies the effects of biased competition in the brain. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci. 2014 Dec; 9(12):2067-77.. View in PubMed
How fMRI Can Inform Cognitive Theories. Perspect Psychol Sci. 2013 Jan; 8(1):108-13.. View in PubMed
Introduction to the Special Section: 20 Years of fMRI-What Has It Done for Understanding Cognition? Perspect Psychol Sci. 2013 Jan; 8(1):41-3.. View in PubMed
Risk preferences and aging: the “certainty effect” in older adults’ decision making. Psychol Aging. 2012 Dec; 27(4):801-16.. View in PubMed