Lifespan Biobehavioral Research Lab
Here at the Lifespan Biobehavioral Research Lab at the Institute for Behavioral Genetics and the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience at the University of Colorado, Boulder, we study individual differences in health and cognition across the lifespan, considering both environmental and genetic factors.
Recent Publications
Bruellman, R., Pahlen, S., Ellingson, J. M., Corley, R. P., Wadsworth, S. J., & Reynolds, C. A. (2024). A twin-driven analysis on early aging biomarkers and associations with sitting-time and physical activity.PloS one, 19(9), e0308660. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0308660
Zheng, A., Friedman, N. P., Gustavson, D. E., Corley, R. P., Wadsworth, S. J., & Reynolds, C. A. (2024). Lifestyle and psychosocial associations with cognition at the cusp of midlife using twins and siblings.Alzheimers Dement (Amst), 16(3), e12609. doi:10.1002/dad2.12609
Zheng, A. Q., Pahlen, S., Vo, T. T., Lawrence, F., Dungore, F., Lor, E., Bowman, N. D., Corley, R. P., Friedman, N. P., Wadsworth, S. J., & Reynolds, C. A. (2024). A genetically informed study of digital screen time, video game play, and impulsivity in established adulthood.Computers in Human Behavior, 161, 108401. doi:ARTN 108401
Luna, M. G., Pahlen, S., Corley, R. P., Wadsworth, S. J., & Reynolds, C. A. (2023). Frailty and Processing Speed Performance at the Cusp of Midlife in CATSLife.J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci, 78(11), 1834-1842. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbad102
Vo, T. T., & Reynolds, C. A. (2023). Alzheimer's disease: genetic and modifiable lifestyle influences. In K. Klump (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Mental Health (3rd Edition ed., pp. 68-76): Elsevier Inc.
2025 IBG lab photo, from left to right: Joey White, Ashley Barrows, Claudia Paniagua-Ugarte, Chandra Reynolds, Sarah Carroll, Tara Henechowicz. Current lab members not pictured: Anqing Zheng, Ryan Bruellman, Shandell Pahlen
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