Does neuroplasticity protect against late life cognitive impairment?

该项目旨在研究整个成年期的神经可塑性，使用新的神经生理学方法来确定其在防止与年龄相关的认知衰退中的作用。该项目预计将使用创新和跨学科的方法，在人类认知老化领域产生新的知识。该项目的预期成果包括对健康大脑老化的基本神经机制的批判性理解。这将提供显着的好处，如神经生理学知识，需要开发新的生物标志物，以检测，以及治疗剂，以遏制，在老龄化人口的认知下降。

This project aims to investigate neuroplasticity across the adult lifespan, using novel neurophysiological approaches to determine its role in protecting against age-related cognitive decline. This project expects to generate new knowledge in the area of human cognitive ageing, using an innovative and interdisciplinary approach. Expected outcomes of this project include a critical understanding of the basic neural mechanisms of healthy brain ageing. This will provide significant benefits, such as the neurophysiological knowledge required to develop novel biological markers to detect, as well as therapeutic agents to curb, cognitive decline in the aging population.