Grant: Canada Research Chairs
Brock University
$120,000.00
Cognitive Neuroscience of Aging
FY 2019-20
Summary
By 2031, the average life expectancy in Canada will reach 84. In order to promote good cognitive health and independence throughout those years, we critically require a better understanding of how the mind and brain change with age. The proposed research advances these goals by examining the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying age-related memory declines, and suggesting new methods for remediation. By showing that age differences in memory may be exaggerated by the artificial manner in which we test it, this work will not only challenge common conceptions of aging, but the way we study cognition in general.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
1000231193-2015
Name nom
Campbell, Karen
Department département
Psychology
Organization id
22
Institution établissement
Brock University
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2019
Competition year année de concours
2015
Award amount
120000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
DISCOVERY RESEARCH
Group fr
RECHERCHE AXÉE SUR LA DÉCOUVERTE
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
6300
Research subject group en
Psychology
Research subject group fr
Psychologie
Research subject en
Psychology
Research subject fr
Psychologie
Installment
NA
Partie
0
Nb partie
NA
Application title
Cognitive Neuroscience of Aging
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
By 2031, the average life expectancy in Canada will reach 84. In order to promote good cognitive health and independence throughout those years, we critically require a better understanding of how the mind and brain change with age. The proposed research advances these goals by examining the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying age-related memory declines, and suggesting new methods for remediation. By showing that age differences in memory may be exaggerated by the artificial manner in which we test it, this work will not only challenge common conceptions of aging, but the way we study cognition in general.
