Prof. Kaarin J Anstey

Director - UNSW Science Hub

PHD, MSc

Professor of Psychology UNSW, Senior Principal Research Scientist, Neuroscience Research Australia

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About Prof. Kaarin J Anstey

Senior Principal Research Scientist at NeuRA and Honorary Professor at ANU.  She leads an NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Cognitive Health, is a director of the NHMRC Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration and Co-Deputy Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research.

Kaarin’s research programs focus on the causes, consequences and prevention of cognitive ageing, dementia, and common mental disorders in adulthood. Kaarin has worked extensively with longitudinal studies, and leads the PATH Through Life Project.

Kaarin is the Chair of the International Research Network on Dementia Prevention, a Director of the Board of the Dementia Australia Research Foundation, and a member of the Governance Committee of the Global Council on Brain Health, an initiative supported by the American Association of Retired Persons and AgeUK.

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Key Interests

Kaarin is the Chair of the International Research Network on Dementia Prevention, a Director of the Board of the Dementia Australia Research Foundation, and a member of the Governance Committee of the Global Council on Brain Health, an initiative supported by the American Association of Retired Persons and AgeUK.

 

Journal Articles (peer reviewed)

  • Northey, J.M., Rattray, B., Pumpa, K.L., Pryor, D.J., Fraser, M.A, Shaw, M, Anstey, K.J, Cherbuin, N. (2020). Objectively Measured Physical Activity is Associated with Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Volume in Older Adults, NeuroImage PMID:32668298
  • Walsh, E.I., Jacka, F.N., Butterworth, P., Anstey, K.J., Cherbuin, N. (2020). Midlife Susceptibility to the Effects of Poor Diet on Diabetes Risk, Nature Publishing Group, [published online 10 July 2020], PMID:32651462
  • Anstey, KJ, Eramudugolla, R., Huque, H,, Horswill, M., Kiely, K,, Black, A., Wood, J. (2020). Validation of Brief Screening Tools to Identify Impaired Driving Among Older Adults in Australia, JAMA Network Open, 3(6), e208263. PMC7301240.
  • Nadim R., Tang J., Dilmohamed A., Yuan S., Wu C., Bakre A.T., Partridge M., Ni J., Copeland J,R., Anstey K.J., Chen R. (2020). Influence of Periodontal Disease on Risk of Dementia: A Systematic Literature Review and a Meta-Analysis. European Journal of Epidemiology. 12.
  • Makkar, S.R., Lipnicki, D.M., Crawford, J.D., Kochan, N.A., Castro-Costa, E., Lim-Costa, M.F., Diniz, B.S., Brayne, C., Stephan, B., Matthews, F.,  Libre-Rodriguez, J.J., Libre-Guerra, J.J., Valhuerdi-Cepero, A.J., Lipton, R.B., Katz, M.J., Wang, C., Ritchie, K., Carles, S., Carriere, I., Scarmeas, N., Yannakoulia, M., Kosmidis, M., Lam, L., Chan, W.C., Fung, A., Guaita, A., Vaccaro, R., Davin, A., Kim, K.W., Suh, S.W., Riedel-Heller, S.G., Roehr, S., Pabst, A., Ganguli, M., Hughes, T.F., Snitz, B., Anstey, K.J., Cherbuin, N., Easteal, S., Hann, M.N., Aiello, A.E., Dang, K., Ng, T.P., Brodaty, H., Trollor, J.N., Leung, Y., Lo, J.W., Sachdev, P. (2020). APOE ε4 and the Influence of Sex, Age, Vascular Risk Factors, and Ethnicity on Cognitive Decline The Journals of Gerontology Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences pmid: 32396611
  • Neelamegam, M., Zgibor, J,, Chen, H., O’rourke, K., Bakour, C., Rajaram, L., Anstey, K.J. (2020). The Effect of Cumulative Anticholinergic Use on the Cognitive Function of Older Adults. Results from the Personality and Total Health (PATH) Through Life Study. The Journals of Gerontology: Medical Sciences 
  • Kiely K., Mortby M., Anstey, K.J. (2020). Third-party Impact of Dual Sensory Loss on Neuropsychiatric Symptom Related Distress Among Friends and Family. Gerontology doi: 10.1159/000507856.
  • Chong, T., Lautenschlager, N., Anstey, K.J., Bryant, C., (2020). Anxiety Disorders in Late Life ‐ Why are We Not More Worried?  International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry doi.org/10. anticholinergics002/gps.5300.
  • Cerin, E., Barnett, A., Chaix, B., Nieuwenhuijsen, M.J., Caeyenberghs, K., Jalaludin, B., Sugiyama, T., Sallis, J.F., Lautenschlager, N.T., My, N, Poudel, G., Donaire-Gonzalez, D., Tham, R., Wheeler, A.J., Knibbs, L., Tian, L., Chan, Y.K., Dunstan, D.W., Carver, A, Anstey, K.J.,  (2020). International Mind, Activities, and Urban Places (iMAP) Study: Methods of a Cohort Study on Environmental and Lifestyle Influences on Brain and Cognitive Health. BMJ Open doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036607.
  • Maccora, J, Peters, R, Anstey, K.J. (2020). Gender Differences in Superior-Memory SuperAgers and Associated Factors in an Australian Cohort. Journal of Applied Gerontology doi.org/10.1177/0733464820902943
  • Tully, P.J,, Yano, Y, Launer, L.J., Kario, K, Nagai, M, Mooijaart, S.P., Claassen, J.A.H.R., Lattanzi, S., Vincent, A.D., Tzourio, C., (2020). Variability in Blood Pressure and Brain Health Consortium. Variability in Blood Pressure and Brain Health Consortium. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.119.013841 Journal of Applied Gerontology
  • Anstey KJ., Ee N, Eramudugolla R, Jagger C, Peters R. (2020). A Systematic Review of Meta-Analyses that Evaluate Risk Factors for Dementia to Evaluate the Quantity, Quality, and Global Representativeness of Evidence.  Journal of Alzheimers Disease 2020;70(s1):S165-S186. doi: 10.3233/JAD-190181.
  • Maasakkers CM, Claassen JAHR, Gardiner PA, Olde Rikkert MGM, Lipnicki DM, Scarmeas N, Dardiotis E, Yannakoulia M, Anstey KJ, Cherbuin N, Haan MN, Kumagai S, Naraz. (2020). COSMIC Collaborators, Thijssen DHJ, Melis RJF. The Association of Sedentary Behaviour and Cognitive Function in People Without Dementia: A Coordinated Analysis Across Five Cohort Studies from COSMIC. Sports Medicine Journal. doi: 10.1007/s40279-019-01186-7.
  • Peters R, Yasar S, Anderson C, Andrews S, Antikainen R, Arima H, Beckett N, Beer J, Bertens A-S, Booth A, Boxtel M, Brayne C, Brodaty H, Carlson M, Chalmers J, Corrada M, DeKosky S, Derby C, Dixon R, Forette F, Ganguli M, Gool W, Guaita A, Hever A, Hogan D, Jagger C, Katz M, Kawas C, Kehoe P, Keinanen-Kiukaanniemi S, Kenny R A, Köhler S, Kunutsor S, Laukkanen J, Maxwell C, McFall G P,  Middelaar T, Moll van Charante E, Ng T-P, Peters J, Rawtaer I, Richard E, Rockwood K, Rydén L, Sachdev P, Skoog I, Skoog J, Staessen J,  Stephan B, Sebert S, Thijs L, Trompet S, Tully P, Tzourio C, Vaccaro R, Varamo E, Walsh E, Warwick J, Anstey K.J., (2020). An investigation of antihypertensive class, dementia and cognitive decline. A meta-analysis. Neurology doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000008732
  • Andrews, S, Goate, A, Anstey K.J., (2020). Association Between Alcohol Consumption and Alzheimer’s disease: A Medelian randomization study. Alzheimers and Dementia doi: 10.1016/j.jalz.2019.09.086
  • Peters R, Ee, N, Peters, J, Beckett, N, Booth, A, Rockwood, K, Anstey K.J., (2019). Common Risk Factors for Major Noncommunicable Disease, a Systematic Overview of Reviews and Commentary: The Implied Potential for Targeted Risk Reduction. Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease doi: 10.1177/2040622319880392
  • Heffernan M, Andrews G, Fiatarone Singh MA, Valenzuela M, Anstey KJ, Maeder AJ, McNeil J, Jorm L, Lautenschlager NT, Sachdev PS, Ginige JA, Hobbs MJ, Boulamatsis C, Chau T, Cobiac L, Cox KL, Daniel K, Flood VM, Guerrero Y, Gunn J, Jain N, Kochan NA, Lampit A, Mavros Y, Meiklejohn J, Noble Y, O’Leary F, Radd-Vagenas S, Walton CC; (2019). Maintain Your Brain Collaborative Team, Brodaty H.J Alzheimers Dis. 2019;70(s1):S221-S237. doi: 10.3233/JAD-180572.PMID: 30475762
  • Peters R, Peters J, Booth A, Anstey K.J., (2019). Trajectory of Blood Pressure, Body Mass Index, Cholesterol and Incident Dementia. A systematic review. The British Journal of Psychiatry doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2019.156
  • Lipnicki, D.M, Makkar, S.R, Crawford, J.D, Thalamuthu, A, Kochan, Lima-Costa, M.F, Castro-Costa, E, Ferri, C,P, Brayne, C, Stephan, B, Libre-Rodriguez, J.J, Libre-Guerra, J.J, Valhuerdi-Cepero, A.J, Lipton, R.B, Katz, M.J, Derby, C.A, Ritchi, K, Ancelin, M.L, Carriere, L, Scarmeas, N, Yannakoulia, M, Hadjigeorgiou, G.M, Lam, L, Chan, W.C, Fung, A, Guaita, A, Vaccaro, R, Davin,A, Kim, K.W., Han, J.W., Suh, S.W, Riedel-Heller, S.G., Roehr, S, Pabst, A, Van-Boxtel, M, Kohler, S, Deckers, K, Ganguli, M, Jacobsen, E.P., Hughes, T.F., Anstey, K.J., Cherbuin, M, Haan, M.N., Aiello, A.E., Dang, K., Kumagai, S, Chen, T, Narazaki, K, NG, T.P, Gao, Q, Nyunt, M.S.Z, Scazufca, M, Brodaty, H, Numbers, K, Trollor, J.N, Meguro, K, Yamaguchi, S, Ishii, H, Lobo, A, Lopez-Anton, R, Santabarbara, J, Leung, Y, Lo, J.W., Popovic, G, Sachdev, P.S., (2019). Determinants of cognitive performance ad decline in 20 diverse ethno-regional groups: A COSMIC collaboration cohort study. PLOS Medicine doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002853
  • Andrews, S.J, McFall, G.P., Booth, A, Dixon, R.A., Anstey, K.J., (2019). Association of Alzheimer’s Disease Genetic Risk Loci with Cognitive Performance and Decline: A Systematic Review. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease doi.org/10.3233/JAD-190342
  • Cherbuin, N, Walsh, E, Baune, B.T., Anstey, K.J., (2019). Oxidative stress, inflammation and risk of neurodegeneration in a population sample. European Journal of Neurology doi:10.1111/ene.13985
  • Peters, R, Warwick, J, Anstey, K.J., Anderson, C.S., (2019). Blood pressure and dementia: What the SPRINT-MIND trial adds and what we still need to know. Neurology doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000007543
  • Anstey, K.J., A Peters R, (2019). Dementia, Risk, Risk Reduction, and Translation into Practice: An International Research Network for Dementia Prevention (IRNDP) Special Issue. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease doi.org/10.3233/JAD-190506
  • Sabatini, S, Silarova, B, Martyr, A, Collins, R, Ballard, C, Anstey, K.J., Kim, S, Clare, L, (2019). Associations of Awareness of Age-Related Change with Emotional and Physical Well-Being: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. The Gerontologist  doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnz101
  • Peng, R, Anstey, K.J., (2019). Longitudinal Study of Factors Associated with Informal Care Provision: Evidence from Older Australians. Australasian Journal of Ageing doi.org/10.1111/ajag.12613
  • Kiely, K.M., Anstey, K.J., Butterworth, P, (2019). Within-Person Associations Between Financial Hardship and Cognitive Performance in the PATH Through Life Study. American Journal of Epidemiology doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwz051
  • Bielak, A.A.M., Anstey, K.J., (2019). Covariation of intraindividual variability in cognitive speed and cognitive performance across young, middle and older adulthood.  Developmental Psychology May;55(5):994-1004. doi.org/10.1037/dev0000688
  • Andrews, S.J, McFall, G.P., Dixon, R.A., Cherbuin, N, Eramudugolla, R, Anstey, K.J., (2019). Alzheimer’s Environmental and Genetic Risk Scores are Differentially Associated with General Cognitive Ability and Dementia Severity. Alzheimer’s Disease and Associated Disorders doi.org/10.1097/WAD.0000000000000292
  • Danat, I.M., Clifford, A, Partridge, M, Zhou, W, Bakre, A.T., Chen, A, McFeeters, D, Smith, T, Wany, Y, Copeland, J, Anstey, K.J., Chen, R (2019). Impacts of Overweight and Obesity in Older Age on the Risk of Dementia: A Systematic Literature Review and a Meta-Analysis. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease doi.org/10.3233/JAD-180763
  • Kim, S, Werner, P, Richardson, A, Anstey, K.J., (2019) Dementia Stigma Reduction (DESeRvE): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of an online intervention program to reduce dementia-related public stigma. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communication doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2019.100351
  • Hosking, D, Eramudugolla, R, Cherbuin, N, Anstey, K.J., (2019) MIND not Mediterranean diet related to 12-year incidence of cognitive impairment in an Australian longitudinal cohort study. Alzheimer’s & Dementia  doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2018.12.011
  • Burns, R.A., French, D., Luszcz, M., Kendig, H.L., Anstey, K.J., (2019) Heterogeneity in the Health and Functional Capacity of Adults Aged 85+ as Risk for Mortality. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society doi.org/10.1111/jgs.15780
  • Peters, R, *Ee, N, Peters, J, Booth, A, Mudway, I, Anstey, K.J., (2019) Air Pollution and Dementia: A Systematic Review. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease doi.org10.3233/JAD-180631
  • Peters, R., Beckett, N., Antikainen, R., Rockwood, K., Bulpitt, C.J., Anstey, K.J., (2019) Subjective memory complaints and incident dementia in a high risk older adult hypertensive population Age and Ageing doi: 10.1093/ageing/afy193
  • Northey, M., Rattray, B., Pumpa, K.L., Smee, D.J., Welvaert, M., Anstey, K.J., Cherbuin, N. (2019) Can the intensity of physical activity be accurately measured in older adults using questionnaires? Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2019.01.004
  • Danat, I.M, Clifford, A, Partridge, M, Zhou, W, Bakre, A.T., Chen, A, McFeeters, D, Smith, T, Wan, Y, Copeland, J, Anstey, K.J., Chen, R. (2019). Impacts of Overweight and Obesity in Older Age on the Risk of Dementia: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease doi 10.3233/JAD-180763
  • Andrews, S.J., Ismail, Z., Anstey, K.J., A Mortby, M. (2018) Association of Alzheimer’s genetic loci with mild behavioral impairment. American Journal of Medical Genetics, doi:10.1002/ajmg.b.32684
  • Sacre, J.W., Magliano, D.J., Zimmet, P.Z., Polkinghorne, K.R., Chadban, S.J., Anstey, K.J., Shaw, J.E. (2018) Associations of chronic kidney disease markers with cognitive function: a 12-year follow-up study. Journal of Alzheimer’s disease, doi: 10.3233/JAD-180498.
  • Peters, R., Booth, A., Rockwood, K., Peters, J., D’Este, C., Anstey, K.J., (2018) Combining modifiable risk factors and risk of dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open, dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022846
  • Peters, R, Anstey, K.J., Booth, A, Beckett, N, Warwick, J, Antiakinen, R, Rockwood, K, Peters, J, Bulpitt, C.J., (2018). Orthostatic hypotension and symptomatic subclinical orthostatic hypotension increase risk of cognitive impairment: an integrated evidence review and analysis of a large older adult hypertensive cohort. European Heart Journal  doi:/org/10.1093/eurheart/ehy418
  • Tully, P.J., Turnbull, D.A., Anstey, K.J., Beckett, N., Beiser, A.S., Birns, J., Brickman, A.M., Burns, N.R., Cosh, S., de Leeuw, P.W., Dorstyn, D., Elias, M.F., Wouter, Jukema. J., Kario, K., Kikuya, M., Kroon, A.A., Launer, L.J., Mahajan, R., McGrath, E.R., Mooijaart, S.P., Moll van Charante, E.P., Nagai, M., Ninomiya, T., Ohara, T., Ohkubo, T., Oishi, E., Peters, R., Richard, E., Satoh, M., Seshadri, S., Stott, D.J., van Gool, W.A., van Middelaar, T., Trompet, S., Giles, K., Drioli-Phillips, P., Aaimir, U., Connolly, F., Tzourio, C. (2018) The association between blood pressure variability (BPV) with dementia and cognitive function: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. Systematic reviews, doi: 10.1186/s13643-018-0811-9.
  • Anstey, K.J., Peters, R. (2018). Alcohol and dementia – risk or protective factor? Nature, Neurology Reviews, doi: 10.1038/s41582-018-0073-0
  • Walsh., EL., Shaw., M., Sachdev., P., Anstey, K.J., Cherbuin., N. (2018). The impact of type 2 diabetes and body mass index on cerebral structure is modulated by brain reserve. European Journal of Neurology, doi.org/10.1111/ene.13780.
  •  Jing., Da., Hosking., D., Burns., R., Anstey, K.J. (2018) Volunteering benefits life satisfaction over 4 years: The moderating role of social network size. Australian Journal of Psychology, doi.org/10.1111/ajpy.12217.
  • Walsh, E. I., Burns, R., Abhayaratna, W. P., Anstey, K. J., & Cherbuin, N. (2018). Physical Activity and Blood Glucose Effects on Weight Gain Over 12 Years in Middle-Aged Adults. J Obes Chronic Dis, 2(1), 20-25.
  • Walsh, E. I., Shaw, M., Sachdev, P., Anstey, K. J., & Cherbuin, N. (2018). Brain atrophy in ageing: Estimating effects of blood glucose levels vs. other type 2 diabetes effects. Diabetes & metabolism, 44(1), 80-83.
  • Ashby-Mitchell, K., Burns, R., & Anstey, K. J. (2018). The proportion of dementia attributable to common modifiable lifestyle factors in Barbados. Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 42, e17.
  • Watts, A., Andrews, S. J., & Anstey, K.J. (2018). Sex Differences in the Impact of BDNF Genotype on the Longitudinal Relationship between Physical Activity and Cognitive Performance. Gerontology. doi: 10.1159/000486369.
  • Bagheri, N., Wangdi, K., Cherbuin, N., & Anstey, K. J. (2018). General Practice Clinical Data Help Identify Dementia Hotspots: A Novel Geospatial Analysis Approach.  Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, (Preprint), 1-10. Doi.org/ 10.3233/jad-170079.
  • Kim, S., McMaster, M., Torres, S., Cox, K. L., Lautenschlager, N., Rebok, G. W., … & Anstey, K. J. (2018). Protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial of Body Brain Life—General Practice and a Lifestyle Modification Programme to decrease dementia risk exposure in a primary care setting. BMJ open, 8(3), e019329.
  • Kiely, K. M., Mortby, M. E., & Anstey, K. J. (2018). Differential associations between sensory loss and neuropsychiatric symptoms in adults with and without a neurocognitive disorder. International psychogeriatrics, 30(2), 261-272.
  • Fraser MA, Shaw ME, Anstey KJ, Cherbuin N, (2018). Longitudinal Assessment of Hippocampal Atrophy in Midlife and Early Old Age: Contrasting Manual Tracing and Semi-automated Segmentation (FreeSurfer) – Brain Topography. doi.org/10.1007/s10548-018-0659-2
  • Walsh EI, Burns R, Abhayaratna WP, Anstey KJ, Cherbuin N, (2018). Physical Activity and Blood Glucose Effects on Weight Gain Over 12 Years in Middle-Aged Adults, Journal of Obesity and Chronic Diseases. doi: 10.17756/jocd.2018-014
  • Peters R , Anstey K J, Booth A, Beckett N, Warwick J, Antikainen R, Rockwood K, Peters J, Bulpitt C J. (2018). Orthostatic hypotension and symptomatic sub-clinical orthostatic hypotension increase risk of cognitive impairment. An integrated evidence review and analysis of a large older adult hypertensive cohort.  (in press). European Heart Journal. doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehy418
  • Tully, P.J., Peters, R., Pérès K., Anstey K.J., Tzourio C. (2018). Effect of SSRI and calcium channel blockers on depression symptoms and cognitive function in elderly persons treated for hypertension: three city cohort study. International Psychogeriatrics, 1-10. doi: 10.1017/S1041610217002903
  • Kim, S., McMaster, M., Torres, S., Cox, K.L., Lautenschlager, N., Rebok, G.W., Pond, D., D’Este, C., McRae, I., Cherbuin, N., Anstey K.J. (2018). Protocol for a pragmatic randomized controlled trial of Body Brain Life – General Practice and a Lifestyle Modification Programme to decrease dementia risk exposure in a primary care setting BMJ Open, 8:e019329. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2017-019329
  • Ashby-Mitchell K., Burns R., Anstey KJ. (2018). The proportion of dementia attributable to common modifiable lifestyle factors in Barbados. Revista Panamericana Salud Publica, 42:e17. https://doi.org/10.26633/ RPSP.2018.17
  • Anstey K.J, Chen R. (2018). Invited Commentary: Second-hand smoke is an under recognized risk factor for cognitive decline. American Journal of Epidemiology, DOI:10.1093/aje/kwx378
  • Bagheri N, Wangdi K, Cherbuin N, Anstey, K.J. (2018). Combining Geospatial Analysis with Dementia Risk Utilising General Practice Data: A Systematic Review,  Journal of the Prevention of Alzheimers Disease. 5 (1):71-77. doi: 10.14283/jpad.2017.33
  • Anstey KJ, Eramudugolla R, Kiely KM, Price J. (2018). Effect of tailored on-road driving lessons on driving safety in older adults: A randomised controlled trial. Accident Analysis and Prevention. 2018 Jun;115:1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2018.02.016. Epub 2018 Mar 5. PMID: 29518703
  • Watts, A., Andrews, S. J., & Anstey, K.J. (2018). Sex Differences in the Impact of BDNF Genotype on the Longitudinal Relationship between Physical Activity and Cognitive Performance. Gerontology. doi: 10.1159/000486369
  • Mulhall S., Andel R., Anstey K.J. (2018). Variation in symptoms of depression and anxiety in midlife women by menopausal status. Maturitas (108), 7-12. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2017.11.005.
  • Chopra S, Shaw M, Shaw T, Sachdev PS, Anstey K.J, Cherbuin N. (2017). More highly myelinated white matter tracts are associated with faster processing speed in healthy adults. Neuroimage. pii: S1053-8119(17)31093-5. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.12.069.
  • Cherbuin N, Shaw ME, Walsh E, Sachdev P, Anstey K.J. (2017). Validated Alzheimer’s Disease Risk Index (ANU-ADRI) is associated with smaller volumes in the default mode network in the early 60s. Brain Imaging and Behavior. doi: 10.1007/s11682-017-9789-5
  • Eramudugolla, R., Kiely, K. M., Chopra, S., & Anstey, K. J. (2017). Effect of Speed of Processing Training on Older Driver Screening Measures. Frontiers of Aging Neuroscience, 9(338). doi:10.3389/fnagi.2017.00338
  • Bagheri, N., Wangdia, K., Cherbuin, N., Anstey, K.J. (2017). General Practice clinical data help identify dementia hotspots: a novel geospatial analysis approach. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 2018;61(1):125-134. doi: 10.3233/JAD-170079.
  • Anstey, K.J., Li, X., Hosking, D., Eramudugolla, R. (2017). The epidemiology of driving in later life: Sociodemographic, health and functional characteristics, predictors of incident cessation, and driving expectations. Accident Analysis and Prevention, Oct;107:110-116. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2017.07.026.
  • Mortby, M.E., Zahinoor, I., Anstey, K.J. (2017). Prevalence estimates of Mild Behavioral Impairment in a population-based sample of pre-dementia states and cognitively healthy older adults, International Psychogeriatrics, https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610217001909
  • Kiely, K. A M., Mortby, M.E., Anstey, K.J. (2017). Differential associations between sensory loss and neuropsychiatric symptoms in adults with and without a neurocognitive disorder. International Psychogeriatrics,1-12. doi:10.1017/S1041610217001120
  • Shaw, M., Abhayaratna, W., Sachdev, P., Anstey, K J., Cherbuin, N. (2017). Body mass index is associated with cortical thinning with different patterns in mid- and late-life, International Journal of Obesity. 42(3):455-461. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2017.254
  • Bahar-Fuchs, A., Webb, S., Bartsch, L., Clare, L., Rebok, G., Cherbuin, N., Anstey, K.J. (2017) Tailored and Adaptive Computerized Cognitive Training in Older Adults at Risk for Dementia: A Randomised Controlled Trial. Journal of Alzheimers Disease. doi: 10.3233/JAD-170404.
  • Anstey, K.J., Peters, R., Clare, L., Lautenschlager, N T. Dodge HH, Barnes DE, Shahar S, Brodaty H, Rees G. (2017). Joining forces to prevent dementia: The International Research Network On Dementia Prevention (IRNDP). International Psychogeriatrics, 1-4. doi:10.1017/S1041610217001685
  • Anstey, K.J., Peters, R. (2017) Over Simplification of Dementia Risk Reduction Messaging is a Threat to Knowledge Translation in Dementia Prevention Research, The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease. 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.14283/jpad.2017.27
  • Mortby, M.E., Burns, R., Eramudugolla, R., Zahinoor, I., Anstey, K.J. (2017) Neuropsychiatric Symptoms and Cognitive Impairment: Understanding the Importance of Co-Morbid Symptoms. Journal of Alzheimers Disease, 59 141-153. doi10.3233/JAD-170050
  • Walsh, E. I., Shaw, M., Sachdev, P., Anstey, K.J., & Cherbuin, N. (2017). Brain atrophy in ageing: Estimating effects of blood glucose levels vs. other type 2 diabetes effects. Diabetes Metab. doi:10.1016/j.diabet.2017.06.004
  • Wijngaarden, P. V., Keel, S., Hodgson, L. A. B., Kumar, D. K., Aliahmad, B., Paim, C. C., Kiely, K. M., Cherbuin, N., Anstey, K.J., Dirani, M. (2017). Personality and Total Health Through Life Project Eye Substudy: Methodology and Baseline Retinal Features. Asia Pacific Journal of Ophthalmol. doi:10.22608/apo.2016187
  • Kiely, K.M., Mortby, M.E., Anstey, K.J. (2017). Differential associations between sensory loss and neuropsychiatric symptoms in adults with and without a neurocognitive disorder. International Psychogeriatrics,1-12. doi:10.1017/S1041610217001120
  • Infurna, F. J., Mayer, A., Anstey, K. J. (2017). The effect of perceived control on self-reported cardiovascular disease incidence across adulthood and old age. Psychology & Health, 1-21. doi:10.1080/08870446.2017.1341513
  • Shaw, M. E., Abhayaratna, W. P., Sachdev, P. S., Anstey, K. J., Cherbuin, N. (2016). Cortical thinning at midlife: The PATH through life study. Brain Topography, 29(6), 875-884. doi:10.1007/s10548-016-0509-z
  • Lipnicki, D. M., Crawford, J. D., Dutta, R., Thalamuthu, A., Kochan, N. A., Andrews, G., Lima-Costa, M.F., Castro-Costa, E., Brayne, C., Matthews, F.E., Stephan, B.C., Lipton, R. B., Katz, M. J., Ritchie, K., Scali, J., Ancelin, M. L., Scarmeas, N., Yannakoulia, M., Dardiotis, E., Lam, L. C., Wong, C. H., Fung, A. W., Guaita, A., Vaccaro, R., Davin, A., Kim, K. W., Han, J. W., Kim, T. H., Anstey, K. J., Cherbuin, N., Butterworth, P., Scazufca, M., Kumagai, S., Chen, S., Narazaki, K., Ng, T. P., Gao, Q., Reppermund, S., Brodaty, H., Lobo, A., Lopez-Anton, R., Santabarbara, J., Sachdev, P. S. (2017). Age-related cognitive decline and associations with sex, education and apolipoprotein E genotype across ethnocultural groups and geographic regions: a collaborative cohort study. PLoS Medicine, 14(3), e1002261. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002261
  • Walsh, E. I., Jacka, F. N., Butterworth, P., Anstey, K. J., Cherbuin, N. (2017). The association between Western and Prudent dietary patterns and fasting blood glucose levels in type 2 diabetes and normal glucose metabolism in older Australian adults. Heliyon, 3(6), e00315. doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2017.e00315
  • Culverhouse, R., Saccone, N., Horton, A., Ma, Y., Bierut, L., Breslau, N., Nurnberger, J., Munafo, M.,  Bowes, L., Araya, R., Stefanis, N., Hatzimanolis, A., Little, K., Olsson, C., Fergusson, D., Horwood, LJ.,  Kennedy, M., Baune, B., Stacey, D., Jawahar, C., Fisher, H., Wainwright, N., Surtees, P., Jaussent, I.,  Ritchie, K., Eley, T., Lester, K., Bellivier, F., Etain, B., Lajnef, M., Courtet, P., Guillaume, S.,  Olié, E., Otte, C., Whooley, M., Laucht, M., Banaschewski, T., Jennen-Steinmetz, C., Arolt, V., Toben, C., Air, T., Dannlowski, U., Cohen-Woods, S., Sinnamon, G., Deakin, B.,  Anderson, I., Juhasz, G., Bagdy, G., Gonda, X., Petschner, P., Middeldorp, C., Boomsa, D., Hottenga, J., Willemsen, G., de Geus, E., Penninx, B.W.J.H., Smit,J., Peyrot, W., Anstey, KJ., Easteal, S., Burns, R., Byrne, E., Johnson, E., Martin, N.,  Coventry, W., Kramer, J., Åslund, C., Nilsson,K.,  Glei, D., Weinstein, M., Goldman, N., Grabe, H., Völzke, H., Van der Auwera, S., Nauck, M., Meyer zu Schwabedissen, H.,  Schwahn, C., Oldehinkel, A., Nederhof, E., Ormel, J.,  Serretti, A., Mandelli, L., Sarchiapone, M., Patton, G., Coffey, C.,  Burmeister, M., Gawronski, K., Villafuerte, S., Holzman, C., Scheid, JM., Tian, Y., Wang, J., Goate, A. (Feb 2017). Collaborative meta-analysis finds no evidence of a strong interaction between stress and 5-HTTLPR genotype contributing to the development of depression. Molecular Psychiatry. doi:10.1038/mp.2017.44
  • Anstey, K.J., Eramudugolla, R., Chopra, S., Price, J., Wood, J. (Feb 2017). Assessment of Driving Safety in older adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 1197-1205. doi:10.3233/jad-161209
  • Shaw, ME., Abhayaratna, W.P., Anstey, K.J., Cherbuin, N. (May 2017). Increasing Body Mass Index at Midlife is Associated with Increased Cortical Thinning in Alzheimer’s Disease-Vulnerable Regions. Journal of Alzheimers Disease. Doi10.3233/JAD-170055.
  • Andrews S.J., Das D., Anstey K.J., Easteal S. (Feb 2017) Late Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Risk Variants in Cognitive Decline: The PATH Through Life Study. Journal of Alzheimers Disease. 2017 Feb 28. doi: 10.3233/JAD-160774.
  • Eramudugolla, R., Mortby, M.E., Sachdev, P., Meslin, C., Kumar, R., Anstey, K.J. (2017). Evaluation of a research diagnostic algorithm for DSM-5 Neurocognitive Disorders in a population-based cohort of older adults. Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy. Mar 4;9(1):15. doi: 10.1186/s13195-017-0246-x.
  • O’Donoughue, L.J., & Anstey, K.J. (2017). The use of secondments as a tool to increase knowledge translation. Public Health Research & Practice. 15;27(1). pii: 2711708. doi: 10.17061/phrp2711708.
  • Andrews, S., Eramudugolla R., Velez, J.I., Cherbuin, N., Easteal, S., Anstey, K.J. (Jan 2017). Validating the role of the Australian National University Alzheimer’s disease Risk Index (ANU-ADRI) and a Genetic Risk Score in Progression to Cognitive Impairment in a Population-based Cohort of Older Adults Followed for 12 Years. Alzheimer’s Research and Therapy.  doi.org/10.1186/s13195-017-0240-3
  • Ashby-Mitchell, K., Burns, R., Shaw, J., Anstey, K.J. (2017). Proportion of Dementia in Australia explained by common modifiable risk factors. Alzheimer’s Research and Therapy. 17;9(1):11. doi: 10.1186/s13195-017-0238-x.
  • Shaw, M., Nettersheim, J. Sachdev, P., Anstey K.J., Cherbuin, N. (Jan 2017). Higher fasting plasma glucose is associated with increased cortical thinning over 12 years: the PATH through life study. Brain Topography, doi: 10.1007/s10548-017-0544-4.
  • Lang, L., Clifford A., Wei, L., Zhang, D., Leung, D., Augustine, G., Danat, I., Zhou, W., Copeland, J., Anstey, K.J., Chen, R. (Jan 2017).  Prevalence and determinants of undetected dementia in the community: a systematic literature review and a meta-analysis. BMJ Open. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011146
  • Andrews S.J., Das D., Anstey K.J., Easteal S. (Jan 2017) Association of AKAP6 and MIR2113 with cognitive performance in a population based sample of older adults. Genes Brain Behaviour. doi: 10.1111/gbb.12368
  • Kim S., Cherbuin N., Anstey K.J. (2017). Cancer and Cognitive Function: The PATH Through Life Project. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2017 Jan 4. pii: glw254. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glw254
  • Anstey, K.J., Ashby-Mitchell, K., Peters, R., (Jan 2017). Updating the evidence on the association between serum cholesterol and risk of late-life dementia: Review and meta-analysis. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 56 (2017) 215–228.
  • Andrews, S., Das, D., Cherbuin, N., Anstey, K.J. Easteal, S. (Feb 2016). Association of genetic risk factors with cognitive decline: The PATH Through Life Project. Neurobiology of Aging. 2016 May;41:150-8.
  • McDermott, K.L., McFall, G.P., Andrews, S.J., Anstey, K.J., & Dixon, R.A. (Nov 2016). Memory resilience to Alzheimer’s genetic risk: Sex effects in predictor profiles. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbw161.
  • O’Donoughue , L.J., Kelly, P.M.,  Cherbuin, N., Anstey, K.J. (Nov 2016). Evaluating and using observational evidence: the contrasting view of policy and epidemiologists. Frontiers in Public Health. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2016.00267
  • Anstey, K.J., Ashby-Mitchell, K. (2016) ACT Health, Population Health Prevention & Protection and the ANU collaborate to address chronic disease. ACT Population Health Bulletin. 5(4), 13-14.
  • Eramudugolla, R., Price, J., Chopra, S., Li, X., Anstey, K.J. (Oct 2016). Comparison of a virtual older driver assessment with an on-road driving test.  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Doi:10.1111/jgs.14548
  • Irving, M., Eramudugolla, R., Cherbuin, N., Anstey, K.J. (Oct 2016). A critical review of grading systems: implications for public health policy. Evaluation & the Health Professions. doi: 10.1177/0163278716645161
  • Anstey, K.J., Eramudugolla, R., Walsh, E., Hosking, D.E., Cherbuin, N., Sargent-Cox, K. and Mortby, M.E. (2016). Longitudinal research to inform population health policy on healthy ageing: The PATH Through Life Study. ACT Population Health Bulletin.
  • Osborn, A.J., Mathias, J.L., Fairweather-Schmidt, A.K., Anstey, K.J. (Oct 2016). Anxiety and comorbid depression following traumatic brain injury in a community-based sample of young, middle-aged and older adults. Journal of Affective Disorders.
  • McKetin, R., Parasu, P., Cherbuin, N., Eramudugolla, R., Anstey, K.J. (Oct 2016). A longitudinal examination of the relationship between cannabis use and cognitive function in mid-life adults. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 169 (2016) 134-140. Doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.10.022
  • Laver K., Cumming R., Dyer S., Agar M., Anstey K.J., Beattie E., Brodaty H., Broe T., Clemson L., Crotty M., Dietz M., Draper B., Flicker L., Friel M., Heuzenroeder L., Koch S., Kurrle S., Nay R., Pond D., Thompson J., Santalucia Y., Whitehead C., Yates M. (Sept 2016).  Evidence-based occupational therapy for people with dementia and their families: What clinical practice guidelines tell us and implications for practice. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal. 2016 Oct 3. doi: 10.1111/1440-1630.12309
  • Merom, D., Mathieu, E., Cerin, E., Morton, R.L., Simpson, J.M., Rissel, C., Anstey, K.J. Sherrington, C., Lord, S.R., Cumming, R.G. (Aug 2016) Social dancing to reduce the incidence of falls in older adults – a cluster randomised controlled trial. PLOS Medicine, Doi.org/10.137/journal.pmed.1002112
  • Yasar, S., Schuchman, M., Peters, J., Anstey, K.J. Carlson, M.C., Peters, R. (Aug 2016). Relationship between antihypertensive medications and cognitive impairment: Part1. Review of human studies and clinical trials, Current Hypertension Reports, 18 (8):67, doi: 10.1007/s11906-016-0674-1
  • Luders E., Kurth F., Das D., Oyarce D.E., Shaw M.E., Sachdev P., Easteal S., Anstey K.J., Cherbuin N. (Aug 2016). Associations between corpus callosum size and ADHD symptoms in older adults: The PATH through life study. Psychiatry Research. 2016 Aug, 256:8-14, doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2016.08.009
  • O’Donoughue Jenkins, L., Butterworth, P., Anstey, K.J. (Aug 2016) A longitudinal analysis of general practitioner service use by patients with mild cognitive disorders in Australia, Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders 41 (5-6) 324 -333 DOI:10.1159/000447123
  • Kiely, K., Mitchell, P., Gopinath, B., Luszcz, M., Jagger, C., Anstey, K.J. (July 2016), Estimating the Years Lived With and Without Age-Related Sensory Impairment, Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences,71(5), doi: 10.1093/gerona/glv198
  • Zhang, T., Shaw, M., Humphries, J., Anstey, K.J. Cherbuin, N. (May 2016). Higher fasting plasma glucose is associated with striatal and hippocampal shape differences: the 2 sweet project. BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care. DOI:10.1136/bmjdrc-2015-000175.
  • Kim, S., Cherbuin, N., Anstey, K.J. (April 2016). Assessing reliability of short tick box forms of the ANU-ADRI: Convenient alternatives of a self-report Alzheimer’s disease risk assessment, Alzheimer’s and Dementia – TRCI, 2:93-98. Doi:10.1016/j.2016.03.001.
  • Hosking, D.E., Anstey, K.J. (March 2016). The economics of cognitive impairment: volunteering and cognitive function in the HILDA survey. Gerontology. Doi:10.1159/000444416.ue.
  • Herath, P.M., Cherbuin, N., Eramudugolla, R., Anstey, K.J. (March 2016) The effect of diabetes medication on cognitive function: Evidence from the PATH Through Life Study. BioMed Research International. doi.org/10.1155/2016/7208429
  • Cherbuin, N., Carey, L., Mortby, M., Anstey, K.J. (March 2016) Predictors of future stroke in adults 60-64 years living in the community. World Journal of Neurology. 6 (1): 14-22. Doi:   http://dx.doi.org/10.5316/wjn.v6.i1.14
  • Morris, L.J. D’Este, C., Sargent-Cox, K., Anstey, KJ. (March 2016). Concurrent lifestyle risk factors: Clusters and determinants in an Australian sample. Preventive Medicine. 84: 1-5. cessationDoi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.12.009
  • Merom, D., Grunseit, A., Eramudugolla, R., Jefferis, B., McNeil, J., Anstey, K.J. (February 2016). Cognitive benefits of social dancing and walking in old age: the Dancing Mind randomised controlled trial. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 8:26. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2016.00026
  • Burns, R., Butterworth, P., Anstey, K.J. (Feb 2016). An examination of the long-term impact of job strain on mental health and wellbeing over a 12-year period. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. P 1-9. PMID:26875152
  • Laver, K., Cumming, R.G., Dyer, S.M., Agar, M.R., Anstey, K.J., Beattie, E., Brodaty, H., Broe, G., Clemson, L., Crotty, M., Dietz, M., Draper, B.M., Flicker, L., Friel, M., Heuzenroeder, L.M., Koch, S., Kurrle, S., Nay, R., Pond, C.D., Thompson, J., Santalucia, Y., Whitehead, C., Yates, M. (Feb 2016) Clinical Practice Guidelines for Dementia in Australia. The Medical Journal of Australia, 204(5): 191-193, doi: 10.5694/mja15.01339
  • Harding, J.L., Sooriyakumaran, M., Anstey, K.J., Adams, R., Balhau, B., Brennan-Olsen, S., Briffa, T., Davis, T.M.E., Davis, W.A., Dobson, A., Giles, G.G., Grant, J., Knuiman, M., Luszcz, M., Mitchell, P., Pasco, J.A., Reid, C.M., Simmon, D., Simons, L.A., Taylor, A.W., Tonkin, A., Woodward, M,. Shaw, J.E., Magliano, D.J. (Jan 2016)   Hypertension, anti-hypertensive treatment and cancer incidence and mortality: a pooled collaborative analysis of 12 Australian and New Zealand cohorts. Journal of Hypertension, 34(1):149-55. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000000770
  • Liu, D.W., Fairweather-Schmidt, K., A Burns, R., Roberts, R.., Anstey, K.J. (January 2016). Psychological Resilience Provides No Independent Protection from Suicidal Risk. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis intervention and Suicide Prevention, (37) 2: 130-139, doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000364
  • Anstey,KJ., Eramudugolla, R., Ross, L.A., Lautenschlager, N.T., Wood, J. (January 2016). Road Safety in an Ageing Population: risk factors, assessment, interventions, and future directions. International Psychogeriatrics, 28 (3): 349-356, doi: 10.1017/S1041610216000053.
  • Clifford, A., Lang, L., Chen, R., Anstey, K.J., Seaton, A. (January 2016). Exposure to Air Pollution and Cognitive Functioning across the Life Course – a systematic literature review. Environmental Research, 147,383-393

Book Chapters (peer reviewed)

  • Anstey, K.J., & Dixon, R.A. Resilience in Mid-life and Aging, in Handbook of Psychology and Aging, 9th Edition. Editors, Willis, S. & Schaie, W. in press.
  • Anstey, K.J., Ee, Kiely, K.D. (2020). Cognitive and Mental Health Expectancies, (pp. 233-247) in International Handbook of Health Expectancies, Eds Jagger, C., Crimmins, E., Saito, Y., Yokota, R, Van Oyen, H., Robine, J-M, Springer.
  • Kiely, K.M., & Anstey, K.J. (2016) The Common Cause Theory of Cognitive Ageing. In: Nancy A. Pachana (Ed). Encylopedia of Geropsychology. Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer.
  • Mortby, M.E. & Anstey, K.J. (2016). In N.A. Pachana (Eds.). Mental Health and Ageing. Encyclopedia of Geropsychology. Springer.
  • Anstey, K.J. (2016). Enhancing cognitive capacities over the lifespan. in Kendig, H., Piggot J.P., & McDonald, P. (eds) Population Ageing and Australia’s Future. ANU Press.
  • Kiely, K. and Anstey, K.J., (2016) Common Cause Hypothesis, Springer Encyclopedia of Geropsychology. Springer Singapore

Reports & Guidelines

  • Pond, D., Phillips, J, Day, J., McNeil, K., Evans, L., Trollor, J., Anstey, K.J., Peters, R. (2019) People with Dementia: A care guide for general practice. NHMRC Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre.
  • Anstey member of Guideline Development Committee. (2019) World Health Organisation, Guidelines on Risk Reduction for Cognitive Decline and Dementia
  • Lautenschlager NL, Cox K, Hill KD, Pond D, Ellis KA, Dow B, Hosking D, Chong T, You E, Curran E, Cyarto E, Southam J, Anstey KJ. (2018) Physical Activity Guidelines for Older Australians with Mild Cognitive Impairment or Subjective Cognitive Decline. Melbourne: Dementia Collaborative Research Centres, 2018. ISBN: 978 0 7340 5416 6.
  • Brady, B., Kootar, S., Sargent-Cox, K., Anstey, K.J., (2018). Individual and community resilience. Report prepared for the ACT Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development
  • Sargent, K.A., & Anstey, K.J. (2018) Definition of Wellbeing: Literature Review. Report prepared for the ACT Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development.
  • Sargent-Cox, K., Brady, B., & Anstey, K.J., (2018) Social Connectedness. Health and Wellbeing. Report prepared for the ACT Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development.
  • Sargent-Cox, K., Anstey, K.J., (2016) Women’s health and wellbeing in the ACT. Report prepared for the ACT Office of Women.
  • Eramudugolla, R., Kiely, K.M., Price, P., Anstey, K. J., (2016). Interventions to enhance driving skills in older adults aged 65 years and above: A randomised controlled trial of efficacy. Report for the NRMA Road Safety Trust. Centre for Research on Ageing, Health and Wellbeing, The Australian National University.

Selected Magazine and Newspaper Invited Articles

  • Anstey, K.J. Vascular risk factors for cognitive decline. 2016, Invited contribution for AgeUK Cognitive Ageing Web resource.
  • Anstey, K.J. Dementia risk reduction through online interventions targeting lifestyle factors in middle-aged adults. 2016, Australian Psychological Society InPsych Magazine, December edition.