Canada Research Chair in Cognition and Aging

随着加拿大人口的老龄化，为什么个别老年人遵循截然不同的老龄化模式，还有很多问题有待了解。虽然一些老年人保持高水平的生物活力和认知功能，但大多数人遵循典型的衰退模式，而越来越多的人经历加速和退行性损失。 我的研究项目旨在了解（a）在衰老过程中发生的各种认知变化和（B）与健康或受损认知结果相关的前驱体，疾病和其他条件的作用。 因此，我进行了大规模，长期和跨学科的纵向研究老化。 结果具有理论、流行病学和公共卫生意义。

As the Canadian population ages, much remains to be known about why individual older adults follow dramatically different patterns of aging. Although some aging individuals maintain high levels of biological vitality and cognitive functioning, most follow typical decline patterns, while increasing numbers experience accelerated and degenerative losses. My research program seeks to understand the (a) variety of cognitive changes that occur in aging and (b) roles of precursors, diseases, and other conditions associated with healthy or impaired cognitive outcomes. Accordingly, I conduct a large-scale, long-term, and interdisciplinary longitudinal study of aging. Results are of theoretical, epidemiological, and public health significance.