UNDERSTANDING COGNITIVE CHANGE
A HUB OF ACTIVITY
How do we keep older people's brains
working efficiently? How can we train
them to work even better? Dr. Cheryl
Grady is studying how brain activity
varies as we age, and which areas of
the brain are best for helping older
adults maintain functions. Using
functional magnetic resonance
imaging (fMRI), she and her colleagues
are able to measure brain activities in
volunteers as they are asked to learn
and retrieve information. This imaging
technique enables the researchers to
see which areas of the brain are more
active or less active as age increases.
In developing our understanding
of brain activity in older adults, and
which parts of the brain actually help
memory performance, the hope is
that this knowledge can ultimately
be used to design better methods of
rehabilitation.
Dr. Cheryl Grady
Senior Scientist
Canada Research Chair in Neurocognitive Aging
(Tier 1), University of Toronto
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