University of Edinburgh Centre for Cognitive Ageing & Cognitive Epidemiology supported by BBSRC, EPSRC, ESRC and MRC

爱丁堡大学认知老化中心

• 批准号: G0700704/1
• 负责人: Ian Deary
• 金额: $ 477.86万
• 依托单位: University of Edinburgh
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2008 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=G0700704%2F1
• 关键词: University; Edinburgh; Centre; Cognitive; Ageing

Cognitive ageing and cognitive epidemiologyProfessor Ian Deary, Director of the University of Edinburgh Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology.We aim to: (1) identify the risk factors for, and mechanisms of, individual differences in age-related cognitive decline; and (2) try to understand why prior cognitive ability-even from childhood-is associated with health and survival in later life.People differ greatly in the degree to which their brains, and the rest of their bodies, decline with age. Cognitive ageing is complex: there is little age-related decline in some mental functions-such as vocabulary, some numerical skills, and general knowledge-but other mental capabilities decline from middle age onwards, or even earlier. Mental competence is necessary for carrying out everyday activities, living independently, and for general health and wellbeing, and mental capability itself is a causative factor in adult health, especially in old age. Low levels of mental ability, even from early life, and any age-related cognitive decline, are important risk factors for premature illness and death.We don‘t fully understand the biological foundations of cognitive ageing, and we don‘t fully understand why human intelligence is linked to later health and wellbeing. The Centre is devoted to adding new, practically-useful knowledge to help reduce this ignorance.

认知老化与认知流行病学爱丁堡大学认知老化与认知流行病学中心主任Ian Deary教授，我们的目标是：（1）识别与年龄相关的认知衰退的个体差异的危险因素和机制;以及（2）试图理解为什么先前的认知能力--即使是从童年开始--随着年龄的增长，人们的大脑和身体的其他部分衰退的程度有很大的不同。认知老化是复杂的：某些心智功能，如词汇、某些数字技能和一般知识，几乎没有与年龄相关的衰退，但其他心智能力从中年开始，甚至更早就衰退了。心智能力对于开展日常活动、独立生活以及一般健康和福祉是必要的，心智能力本身是成人健康的一个致病因素，特别是在老年。智力水平低下，甚至是幼年时期的智力水平低下，以及任何与年龄相关的认知能力下降，都是过早患病和死亡的重要风险因素。我们还不完全了解认知老化的生物学基础，也不完全理解为什么人类智力与以后的健康和幸福有关。该中心致力于增加新的，实用的知识，以帮助减少这种无知。