Standout Papers

Aging and motivated cognition: the positivity effect in attention and memory 2003 2026 2010 2018 1.3k
  1. Aging and motivated cognition: the positivity effect in attention and memory (2005)
    Mara Mather, Laura L. Carstensen Trends in Cognitive Sciences
  2. Aging and emotional memory: The forgettable nature of negative images for older adults. (2003)
    Susan T. Charles, Mara Mather et al. Journal of Experimental Psychology General
  3. Arousal-Biased Competition in Perception and Memory (2011)
    Mara Mather, Matthew R. Sutherland Perspectives on Psychological Science
  4. Aging and Attentional Biases for Emotional Faces (2003)
    Mara Mather, Laura L. Carstensen Psychological Science
  5. Norepinephrine ignites local hotspots of neuronal excitation: How arousal amplifies selectivity in perception and memory (2015)
    Mara Mather, David Clewett et al. Behavioral and Brain Sciences
  6. How heart rate variability affects emotion regulation brain networks (2018)
    Mara Mather, Julian F. Thayer Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences

Immediate Impact

6 by Nobel laureates 28 from Science/Nature 65 standout
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How heart rate variability affects emotion regulation brain networks
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Heart rate variability is associated with amygdala functional connectivity with MPFC across younger and older adults
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Mara Mather 8188 3067 3276 202 13.8k
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Elizabeth A. Kensinger 9009 949 3081 205 11.5k
Lynn Hasher 11569 964 5556 214 17.3k
Derek M. Isaacowitz 2767 3997 3299 135 10.5k
Denis Gerstorf 1819 2361 1833 267 8.9k
Jelle Jolles 5963 659 2431 349 18.4k
Julie D. Henry 6290 883 6445 260 19.8k
Roberto Cabeza 25014 529 4609 197 30.2k
Louise H. Phillips 5369 1036 3663 167 10.6k

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