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Keywords Associated with Work
Cognition Disorders
I am interested in changes in cognition associated with aging, both normal and pathological aging. I am also interested in the interaction between mood disorders and associated changes in cognition.
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Primary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests
Aging
Through work in a Memory Disorders Clinic, I have access to a wide variety of older individuals experiencing many different cognitive changes. In particular, I am interested in executive function and how executive dysfunction effects every day functional capacity.
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Secondary Research / Clinical / Teaching Interests
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Our laboratory has expertise in using MRI acquisitions to assess regional volumes for comparison between clinical research participants and normal controls. In addition, functional brain changes are measured using magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
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Unique Techniques Used or Developed
Neuropsychology
Comprehensive neuropsychological assessment yields valuable data for within subject comparisons between cognitive domains and between subject comparisons across cognitive domains.
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