The consequences of aging for mental health are difficult to understand without knowing something of the life a person has led. Changes in brain function matter, but their significance unfolds within a personal history and a social world. The five papers in this Special Section, “Associations of Aging,” approach this problem from different starting points. Neuroimaging studies examine regional relationships within the aging brain, while research on war-related adversity and life affirmation asks how older people experience their lives.
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