Research topics

The group comprises three research areas that all focus on the development of cognitive functioning across the lifespan and the mechanisms underlying those age-related changes.

(A) Experimental Cognitive Aging

Current topics include:

Development of prospective memory, executive functions, and involuntary autobiographical memory across the lifespan
Cognitive-affective interactions in cognitive aging
Plasticity of executive functions across the lifespan

(B) Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience of Aging

Current topics include:

Neural correlates of intentional behavior across the lifespan
Psychoendocrinology of stress effects across the lifespan
Clinical neuropsychology of neurodegenerative diseases (Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease)

(C) Applied Cognitive Aging

Current topics include:

Aging work force
Health behavior changes