Timothy A. Salthouse is the Brown-Forman professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of Virginia where he leads the Cognitive Aging Laboratory.
In 1974, Salthouse received his PhD from the University of Michigan.
[1] At the Cognitive Aging Laboratory, a major focus is the Virginia Cognitive Aging Project (VCAP), one of the largest longitudinal assessments of cognitive aging.
[1] In his research, Salthouse helped discover that the first indicators of cognitive decline (regarding brain speed, reasoning, and visual problem-solving ability) start in one's late 20s.
[5] Salthouse has authored or co-authored and published over 200 articles in academic journals.