Research Training Program in Cognitive Neurology

描述（由申请人提供）： 本申请要求提供资金，用于在贝斯以色列女执事医疗中心、尤维尔康复医院和哈佛大学建立一个以研究为重点的认知神经学最先进的培训项目。婴儿潮一代进入中年晚期，中风、头部受伤和感染后的生存率提高，加上总体预期寿命延长，导致越来越多的人患有认知障碍。在认知心理学和认知神经科学方面的一致富有成效的工作已经导致了改进的方法和更好的正常认知，情感和行为功能模型。这些进展开始应用于人类认知障碍的研究。然而，神经认知模型和方法的显着复杂性，需要正式的培训掌握的概念和工具的适当使用。这项培训补助金申请的主要动机是准备年轻的神经学家进行最新的研究在人类神经行为障碍的系统水平，我们希望这将最终导致改善康复。我们建议每年培训两名神经认知研究员，为期三年，从具有医学博士学位的申请人中选出。或者医学博士博士已完成神经病学住院医师培训。临床和研究培训在三个相互联系的地点进行：认知神经病学部门，心理学部门和神经康复中心，与两个神经影像中心相连。24名交互式教师（9名核心和15名辅助人员）具有认知神经学，认知神经科学，神经影像学，衰老和神经康复方面的专业知识，将在项目总监和执行委员会的指导下工作。训练的主要领域包括知觉、运动控制、语言、记忆、注意力、视觉认知、执行功能和发育，因为它们与正常受试者和神经认知受损患者有关。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application requests funds for establishing a state of the art training program in Cognitive Neurology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Youville Rehabilitation Hospital, and Harvard University with a focus on research. The arrival of the baby boom generation into late middle age and improved survival after stroke, head injury, and infection, together with a higher life expectancy in general, is resulting in growing numbers of individuals with cognitive impairment. Consistently productive work in cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience has led to improved methodologies and better models of normal cognitive, emotional, and behavioral function. These advances are beginning to be applied to the study of human cognitive disorders. However, the marked complexity of the neurocognitive models and methodologies requires formal training for mastery of concepts and the appropriate use of tools. The main motivation for this training grant application is to prepare young neurologists for carrying out up-to-date research in human neurobehavioral disorders at the systems level, which we hope will ultimately result in improved rehabilitation. We propose to train two neurocognitive fellows per year for a period of three years selected from applicants with M.D. or M.D., Ph.D. degrees who have completed a neurology residency. Clinical and research training takes place at three linked sites: the Division of Cognitive Neurology, the Department of Psychology, and the Neurorehabilitation Center, linked to two Neuroimaging Centers . Twenty-four interactive faculty members (9 core, and 15 ancillary) with expertise in cognitive neurology, cognitive neuroscience, neuroimaging, aging, and neurorehabilitation, will work under the guidance of a Program Director and Executive Committee. Principal areas of training include perception, motor control, language, memory, attention, visual cognition, executive functions, and development, as they pertain to normal subjects and to neurocognitively impaired patients.