CENTER FOR APPLIED COGNITIVE RESEARCH ON AGING

有一个庞大的和迅速增长的文学机构， 随着年龄的增长认知发生变化的领域。 基于 在这项研究中，认知老化心理学家 在理解造成这些问题的机制方面取得了实质性进展， 与年龄有关的衰退 由于这种知识，认知 老年心理学家很好地利用这些信息， 设计干预措施，提高老年人的功能， 有认知需求的成年人 然而，迄今为止， 在这一应用领域的工作很少。 因此 该提案的主要目标是建立东南部 应用认知老化研究中心将利用 现有的知识与年龄相关的认知下降， 应用. 该中心将资助一个认知老化的干部 研究人员将共同努力开发认知支持， 基于认知原理的培训材料和课程， 将增强老年人的能力， 每天都很重要的认知需求情境 功能 该中心的重点是设计实用的 对发展至关重要的领域的应用和干预 老年人维持社区居住地位的能力， 继续独立运作。 该中心是一个财团， 三所院校（格鲁吉亚大学、格鲁吉亚理工学院和孟菲斯大学 国家）和四名调查人员谁有很长的历史， 在认知老化领域的合作。 高级 调查人员，格鲁吉亚大学的丹尼斯·帕克和亚瑟 D.格鲁吉亚理工学院的菲斯克，在应用和基础方面都有经验， 认知研究，并将与他们的两个合作， 以前的学生（孟菲斯州立大学的温迪·罗杰和 格鲁吉亚大学）和内夫步行者，一位专家， 格鲁吉亚技术在电机控制，组成的核心， 东南中心 该中心的目标不仅是扩大 这些主要研究人员在应用认知老化方面的工作， 同时也利用了认知老化方面的丰富资源， 并利用它们来更好地定义和发展应用领域 通过一个研究员项目，一个种子基金项目， 通过两次全国性会议。 该中心有一个核心， 三是研究内容。 丹尼斯·C公园将作为中心 主任，并将管理核心。 她的组件项目是在 一组低SES老年高血压患者的药物依从性。 罗杰莫雷尔将研究计算机培训策略和使用 作为老年人的社会支持系统。 丹·菲斯克 和温迪·罗杰斯将致力于发展一种分类学 理解人类年龄相关变化的框架 适用于自动柜员机的性能，账单 评价、公共交通使用等。 具体 东南中心的产品包括 软件教程、计算机使用培训计划，以及 具体的技术和设备（都很便宜）， 改善老年人的药物依从性。

There is a large and rapidly-growing body of literature in the field of changes in cognition that occur with advance age. Based on this research, cognitive aging psychologists have made substantial gains in understanding the mechanisms which account for age-related decline. As a result of this knowledge, cognitive aging psychologists are well-positioned to use this information to design interventions which will enhance the function of older adults in situations with cognitive demands. To date, however, little work in this area of applications has occurred. Thus, the primary goal of this proposal is to establish the Southeastern Center for Applied Cognitive Aging Research which will harness existing knowledge about age-related declines in cognition into applications. The center will fund a cadre of cognitive aging researchers who will work together to develop cognitive supports, training materials and programs based on cognitive principles that will enhance the ability of older adults to function in cognitively-demanding situations that are important for every-day function. The focus of the Center is on designing practical applications and interventions in domains that are critical to the older adult's ability to maintain community-dwelling status and to continue to function independently. The center is a consortium of three institutions (University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, & Memphis State) and four investigators who have a long history of collaboration in the area of cognitive aging. Senior investigators, Denise Park at the University of Georgia, and Arthur D. Fisk at Georgia Tech, are both experienced in applied and basic cognitive research and will work in concert with two of their former students (Wendy Roger at Memphis State and Roger Morrell at the University of Georgia) and with Neff Walker, an expert at Georgia Tech in motor control, to comprise the nucleus of the Southeastern Center. The goal of the Center is to not only expand the work of these primary investigators in applied cognitive aging, but also to draw upon the rich resources in cognitive aging in the area and use them to better define and develop the field of applied cognitive aging through a fellows program, a seed grant program, and through two national conferences. The Center has a core and three research component. Denise C. Park will serve as Center Director and will administer the core. Her component project is on medication adherence in a group of low-SES hypertensive elderly. Roger Morrell will examine computer training strategies and the use of the computer as a social support system for elderly. Dan Fisk and Wendy Rogers will work on the development of a taxonomic framework for understanding age-related changes in human performance to be applied to automatic teller machines, bill evaluation, public transportation usage, and others. Specific products that will result from the Southeastern Center include software tutorials, training programs for computer usage, and specific techniques and devices (all inexpensive) which have been demonstrated to improve medication adherence in older adults.