Is There a Cognitive Footprint of Political Systems? The Case of Separation and Reunification of East and West Germany and Its Association With Later Life Cognitive Health
Research on Aging: An International Bimonthly Journal
Published online on October 04, 2025
Abstract
Research on Aging, Volume 48, Issue 7-8, Page 351-364, August-September 2026.
Germany’s division into the GDR (East) and FRG (West) in 1946, and subsequent reunification in 1989, had lasting impacts on individual life courses. While East-West differentials in physical health and mortality have been well-studied, cognitive health ...
Germany’s division into the GDR (East) and FRG (West) in 1946, and subsequent reunification in 1989, had lasting impacts on individual life courses. While East-West differentials in physical health and mortality have been well-studied, cognitive health ...