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Who’s at risk for Alzheimer’s?

The Dallas Lifespan Brain Study, led by Dr. Denise Park, aims to identify a neural signature that is characteristic of healthy cognition that can help predict who will and will not age well.

Can training improve cognition?

Dr. Chandramallika Basak is investigating whether computer-based training can improve memory and our abilities to multitask and reason.

Basak Lab web site »

Understanding human memory

Dr. Michael Rugg is examining how patterns of brain activity correlate with memory performance during healthy adulthood and how and why these patterns change with age.

Rugg Lab web site »

Participate in our studies

We’re looking for volunteers for research studies aimed at understanding healthy aging, memory, and the benefits of computer-based training and cognition.

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May. 11, 2012 | Alzheimer's Association

Dr. Kennedy named young research fellow

CVL scientist awarded fellowship to attend upcoming international conference.
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Apr. 8, 2012 | Wall Street Journal

Dr. Park comments on FDA-approved brain imaging agent

Tool may aid earlier Alzheimer’s diagnosis.
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Mar. 8, 2012 | CW33 News

Dr. Basak comments on videogame study

Dr. Chandramallika Basak talks about effects of strategy-based video games on cognitive abilities.
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Feb. 1, 2012 | UTD News Center

Study links Alzheimer’s marker to deficits in healthy people

Researchers measure beta-amyloid levels in the brains of healthy adults.

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External talks by center scientists
May. 18, 2012 | Talks by Center Scientists

Chandramallika Basak, PhD

NeuroTalk 2012 (Beijing, China)

Brain volume, strategy manipulations and videogame learning induced plasticity
May. 21, 2012 | Talks by Center Scientists

Denise Park, PhD

LeadingAge Texas 53rd Annual Meeting (Dallas, TX)

Keynote Address: The science of the aging mind
May. 22, 2012 | Talks by Center Scientists

Denise Park, PhD

Harvard Club of Dallas (Dallas, TX)

The Fragile Mind: Underlying Alzheimer’s Pathology in Healthy Adults
May. 23, 2012 | Talks by Center Scientists

Michael Rugg, PhD

First International Functional Architecture of Memory Conference, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Ruhr, Germany)

Recollection, familiarity and the hippocampus: fMRI evidence

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