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Event name

The Science of the Aging Brain

When

Tue 07 / 21 / 2020
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Where

Online

Who can attend

Open to all

Limited capacity: Registration Closed

Price

FREE

Organizer

Sue Hoffman
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Join Capital City Village members, volunteers and guests online Tuesday, July 21 at 2pm for "The Science of the Aging Brain", presented by Dr. Rebecca Deason.
 
Dr. Deason will review the latest research on the aging brain. Topics will include the changes that occur in the brain as it ages and how these changes can impact memory and cognition. We will also talk about the differences between healthy aging and dementia, with an emphasis on lifestyle factors associated with successful aging. This session will provide an overview of current scientific research, including new data related to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as practical tips for aging well.

For more information on this session or to get information about participating in a research study, please contact Dr. Deason (email: rdeason@txstate.edu or phone: 512-245-6796) or visit the Memory and Cognition lab website: https://memcoglab.wp.txstate.edu.

Dr. Rebecca Deason is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Texas State University. She received her Ph.D. in Cognitive and Biological Psychology from the University of Minnesota and then went on to do her postdoctoral fellowship at Boston University School of Medicine and VA Boston Healthcare System. In 2013, she joined the Texas State University faculty and established the Memory and Cognition lab to investigate how we learn and remember information and how these processes are changed by aging. Dr. Deason’s work has been published in high impact journals such as Neuropsychologia, Neuropsychology, and Brain and Cognition, and she has presented at many national and international conferences.