Comprehending text: A natural laboratory for investigating cognitive ageing

理解文本：研究认知衰老的自然实验室

• 批准号: DP180102705
• 负责人: Prof Sally Andrews
• 金额: $ 24.08万
• 依托单位: The University of Sydney
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2018-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP180102705
• 关键词: Comprehending; text; natural; laboratory; investigating

This project aims to determine whether the cognitive processes required for reading comprehension change in old age. Reading is a complex skill that requires precise co-ordination of perception, cognition and attention but appears relatively immune to age-related declines that impair performance in other complex cognitive tasks. Sophisticated eye tracking and electrophysiological studies will be analysed to specify how older adults adapt to the sensory and neural impairments associated with age. The outcomes will advance theories of cognitive ageing and reading comprehension and contribute to development of novel interventions to predict and enrich cognitive capacities in old age.

这个项目旨在确定阅读理解所需的认知过程是否在老年时发生变化。阅读是一项复杂的技能，需要感知、认知和注意力的精确协调，但似乎相对不受与年龄相关的衰退的影响，这些衰退会损害其他复杂认知任务的表现。将分析复杂的眼动追踪和电生理研究，以确定老年人如何适应与年龄相关的感觉和神经损伤。研究结果将推进认知老化和阅读理解的理论，并有助于开发新的干预措施，以预测和丰富老年人的认知能力。