We also study the effect of cognitive and emotional aging with a life span perspective using behavioural experimentation, functional neuroimaging and experience sampling. Our recent studies on emotional ageing find a shift in affective bias towards positive affect in middle aged and older adults through implicit adjustments in cognitive control (Nigam & Kar, 2021, Nigam & Kar, 2022, Mohindru, Nigam & Kar, 2023). Our current work focuses on understanding the interaction between emotional ageing and cognitive reserve.
Mohindru, S., Nigam, R. & Kar, B. R. (2023). Cognitive and Emotional Aging Across the Life Span: Implications for Building the Cognitive Reserve and Resilience. In S. I. Rizvi (Editor). Emerging Anti-aging Strategies. Singapore: Springer. (pp 287-310)
Kar, B. R. & Nigam, R. (2022). Interaction between affect and cognition as a function of ageing: Testing the positivity bias in Indian population. In R. C. Tripathi, B. R. Kar, & N. Pande. (Eds). Towards an Integrative Psychological Science: Issues, Approaches and Applications. Springer.
Nigam, R. & Kar B. R. (2021). Conflict monitoring and adaptation to affective stimuli as a function of ageing. Cognitive Processing, 22, 675-690. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10339-021-01042-5
Nigam, R. Kar, B. R. (2020). Cognitive ageing in developing societies: An overview and a cross sectional study on young, middle-aged and older adults in Indian context. In the Special issue on Ageing in Developing Societies, Psychology and Developing Societies, https://doi.org/10.1177/0971333620937511
Jain, S. & Kar, B. R. (2014). Effect of cognitive aging on working memory consolidation. Psychological Studies, 59(4):383–393. DOI 10.1007/s12646-014-0276-4