Neuropsychology and Cognition in Aging

请参阅说明)： 人们认识到，在衰老过程中可能会发生认知变化，从细微的变化到明显的痴呆症。 检测和描述这些认知变化，以及了解它们的生理基础， 诊断意义和功能相关性一直是一个主要的和不断增长的研究领域。 神经心理学和认知心理学显然在这项研究中发挥了重要作用。我们已经建立了一个 2至3年的培训计划，旨在为学员提供坚实的认知和研究背景 衰老的神经心理学。到目前为止，该计划在任何时候都支持2名学员。我们建议 增加到3名实习生。实习生接触并参与利用广泛的 相关研究方法，包括经典神经心理学评估、实验认知 技术、神经流行病学和认知神经成像。主要的重点是培养学生的技能 需要制定和开展研究，并在同行评议的期刊上报告研究结果。主要 培训是通过受训者与导师之间的关系进行的。正式课程和研讨会，外加机会 对于更多的非正式培训是可用的。我们鼓励学员利用 整个项目的教职员工。虽然我们的目标不是培训临床医生，但我们包括一些临床培训，因为 该领域需要专门的临床技能，许多好的研究源于敏锐的临床观察。这个 Sergievsky中心和Taub研究所的认知神经科学部拥有独特的设备来提供 拟议中的培训。它的优势包括广泛的院系专业知识和正在进行的研究， 患者和正常老年人口的多样性可用于研究和临床培训，强大的 强调多元文化研究，以及可供咨询的教职员工的专业知识。 相关性(请参阅说明)： 这项拟议的培训计划将使学员掌握技能，为我们的 在神经心理学和认知领域的知识，在衰老和痴呆。鉴于预计的 老年人的增加，对其性质、原因和后果的了解增加 衰老和老年病的认知变化将是至关重要的，并将是开发或测试所必需的 任何新的干预措施。

See instructions): It is recognized that cognitive changes may occur in aging, ranging from subtle alterations to frank dementia. Detecting and characterizing these cognitive changes, as well as understanding their physiologic basis, diagnostic implication and functional correlates has been a major and growing research domain. Neuropsychology and cognitive psychology clearly play a major role in this research. We have established a 2 to 3-year training program designed to give the trainee a solid research background in the cognition and neuropsychology of aging. To date, the program supports 2 trainees at any one time. We propose to increase this to 3 trainees. The trainee is exposed to and participates in studies utilizing a broad range of interrelated research approaches, including classic neuropsychological evaluation, experimental cognitive techniques, neuroepidemiology, and cognitive neuroimaging. The primary emphasis is on fostering the skills needed to formulate and carry out research, and to report findings in peer-reviewedjournals. Primary training comes through the trainee-preceptor relationship. Formal classes and seminars plus opportunities for more informal training are available. Trainees are encouraged to avail themselves of the expertise of the entire program faculty. While our goal is not to train clinicians, we include some clinical training because this area requires specialized clinical skills and much good research stems from astute clinical observation. The Cognitive Neuroscience Division at the SergievskyCenter and Taub Institute is uniquely equipped to provide the proposed training. Its strengths include a wide range of faculties expertise and ongoing research, diversity of patient and normal elderly populations available for research and clinical training, a strong emphasis on multicultural research, and expertise of faculty members available for consultation. RELEVANCE (See instructions): This proposed training program will equip trainees with the skills to make major contributions to our knowledge in the areas of neuropsychology and cognition in aging and dementia. Given the projected increases in older individuals, increased understanding of the nature, causes, and consequencesof cognitive changes in aging and diseases of aging will be crucial and will be required for developing or testing any new interventions.