H2020Индивидуална стипендия2016–2019

MEMOTION · Changing the course of cognitive decline in normal aging with positive emotions by training brain plasticity

„Хоризонт 2020“ — Действия „Мария Склодовска-Кюри“

Период: 2016-09-01 → 2019-04-08
Финансиране от ЕС: 170 122 €
Участници: 1
Схема: MSCA-IF-EF-ST

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Накратко на български

Положителните емоции се използват за трениране на мозъка, за да се забави загубата на памет при възрастните хора. Така се проучва дали подходящи упражнения могат да подобрят ежедневието на senior-ите чрез невропластичност.

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Кратко обяснение, генерирано от езиков модел по текста на CORDIS. Оригиналът е по-долу.

Резултати накратко

Changing the course of cognitive decline in normal aging with positive emotions by training brain plasticity

Aging is a primary health concern in current society. The majority of the studies to date have focused on multi-systemic impairments that seniors suffer, giving special attention to cognitive deficits. However, only a few studies to date have emphasize the importance of well-preserved domains that also accompany progressing age. This is the case of emotional processing. There is a general consensus that healthy aging is characterized by an excellent emotional regulation. Specifically, older individuals are able to direct their attention towards emotionally positive information as compared to their younger counterparts. Hence, the general aim of the project MEMOTION was to use well-preserved emotional regulation in order to mitigate memory deficits in older individuals. I coined this emerging discipline as "Positive aging" (Fig. 1, 2 and 3). It is clear that classical views, focusing on restoring or compensating age-related impairments, have not been enough to assure a decent quality of life in our elderly's latter days. In this line, the present project broadens the scope by including well-preserved domains in older individuals that, with the appropriate training, can significantly alleviate those impaired domains and eventually, improve day-to-day functioning. Importantly, we used the state-of-the art neuroimaging tools to measure whether those changes in cognitive and emotional processes were accompanied by a neural reorganization as a result of training, the so-called neuroplasticity. We focused on three main objectives: 1. We develop a new experimental paradigm to identify an age-related decline in emotional memory and their neural substrates. The latter was explored with one neuroimaging technique, namely, electroencephalography (EEG) 2. We implemented an innovative training programme focused on improving age-related deficits in memory, using positive emotions 3. By means of a test-retest design, we used both cognitive tests and EEG to examine age-related changes in memory processes and the underlying neural networks (neuroplasticity) as a result of training

Текст от CORDIS, на английски · Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз

Цел на проекта

Aging is a primary health concern for all European countries and the entire world. Healthy adults experience memory declines that affect daily functioning, yet their ability to process emotion is well-preserved. The benefit of utilizing older adults spared emotional abilities to help mitigate memory declines has not been previously explored and will have substantial implications for daily life. The current project has two main goals. First, we will employ cutting-edge functional imaging technology to investigate age-related neural interactions between emotion and memory. To this end, electroencephalography (EEG) will record electrical brain activity non-invasively while participants perform an innovative memory task with an emotional component. Second, we will implement an innovative memory training programme to test brain plasticity, with a focus on transferring these benefits to daily life. It will enhance the importance of age-related preserved emotions to improve memory deficits. EEG activity will be recorded before and after training to examine the neural changes as a result of training. Besides the extensive research experience of the applicant in fundamental research of aging, the novel approach will be to conduct this project by synergizing key aspects of fundamental and applied sciences, emphasizing transfer of knowledge and collaboration with industry. There is a clear benefit of the mobility for both the applicant and the host, ensuring high quality results and dissemination. In this regard, the host will ensure the acquisition of new technical, management, tutorial and transferable skills. The applicant will also benefit from a multidisciplinary environment enhancing international collaboration that will surely contribute to diversify her career. Finally, via a specialized Career Development Plan, the host will provide the ideal training and validation environment, through which the applicant will reach unprecedented levels of professional maturity

Оригинален текст от CORDIS (на английски).

Участници

UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE MADRID · MadridКоординаторИспания