STUDYING THE HEALTHY AGING BRAIN
With an increasing number of people facing age-related cognitive decline and impairment, the quest to understand the aging mind and brain has never been more important. A key to understanding in how the brain may age pathologically comes from understanding how the healthy brain ages. Increasingly the evidence is growing that the study of middle-aged adults may play an important role in timing interventions, and isolating early signs of dementia. Understanding neural structure, brain function, and cognition across the lifespan are key areas of research at the Center for Vital Longevity.
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RESEARCH FOCUS
Scientists at the Center for Vital Longevity are engaged in a variety of research studies aimed at understanding memory, cognitive aging, and Alzheimer’s Disease. Their studies combine state-of-the-art structural and functional neuroimaging technologies with research techniques in cognitive neuroscience with the aim of elucidating the changes that occur in the brain over a lifetime and how these changes affect specific cognitive abilities and behaviors. Founded in 2010 as a UTD research center, CVL houses a large group of scientists studying the how aging affects the brain and mind, and ways to maintain cognitive health for life.
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THE CVL STORY
Founded in 2010 by Dr. Denise Park and currently led by Dr. Michael Rugg, the Center brings together an extraordinary group of research scientists who are using advanced brain-imaging technologies and research techniques in cognitive neuroscience to understand, maintain and improve the vitality of the aging mind. Their focus holds particular importance to our society, which has a higher proportion of older adults than ever before. The Center now boasts 30,000 square feet of research space including cognitive testing rooms and laboratories. In addition, investigators conduct functional and structural neuroimaging studies at facilities in the Advanced Imaging Research Center (AIRC), a collaborative enterprise between UT Dallas, UT Arlington, and UT Southwestern Medical Center, where the AIRC is located.
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ADVISORY COUNCIL
The Center for Vital Longevity Advisory Council serves as an advisory organization of UT Dallas with the goal of enhancing the Center’s development and promoting its research on the aging mind. Council members are committed to the identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of donors and potential donors, including corporate partners, foundations, individuals and others.
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