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Rehabilitation Research, Aging & Cognitive Health


Research Overview

The overarching theme of my research involves the translation of cognitive neuroscience research into brain and behaviour-based rehabilitation interventions to enhance higher cognitive (i.e. executive) functioning in healthy aging, acquired brain injury and brain disease - an approach I describe as cognitive rehabilitation neuroscience.

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Executive functions involve coordination and integration of specific cognitive processes (e.g. memory, sensory processing, language) in the service of more complex, goal-directed behaviours (e.g. planning, problem-solving, multi-tasking, inhibitory control). I utilize an array of cognitive neuroscience methods (e.g. fMRI, diffusion imaging) to measure the integrity of functional and structural neural networks subserving executive functioning and relate these to standard and experimental neuropsychological measures. These brain data subsequently guide assessment and treatment approaches.

Research Interests
  • Neural correlates of higher cognitive (i.e. executive control) functions in normal aging, brain injury and disease.
  • Neurorehabilitation interventions to enhance cognitive functioning in normal aging and neurological populations.
  • Integration of brain and behavioural measures in neuropsychological assessment.
  • Assessment of cognitive capacity in real-world settings.