This is a true multi-disciplinary endeavor taking place at the intersection of Psychology, Neuroscience, Computer Science, Psychoacoustics, Gerontology, and Education, and I hope that our results will further underscore the importance of experiences and lifelong learning to maintain cognitive health as we age.
Dr. Susanne Jaeggi
Comparing the effects of music vs. non-music based interventions on auditory and cognitive processing in older adults
R61AG073668 (NIH/NIA)
Collaborative project with Aaron Seitz, University of California, Riverside.
Building a shared infrastructure for cognitive assessment in the service of cognitive training research
1R21AG074497 (NIH/NIA)
Collaborative project with Aaron Seitz, University of California, Riverside and Joaquin Anguera, University of California, San Francisco.
There is accumulating evidence that working memory training can be effective in older adults at risk for dementia, however, not everyone seems to benefit from such interventions, and to date, knowledge is extremely limited regarding the underlying mechanisms that promote brain health in aging, and what components of the intervention might be most helpful.
Dr. Susanne Jaeggi
Understanding individual differences in working memory training and transfer in older adults at risk of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
UCI Feature: Professor receives NIH grant to study working memory interventions in older adults
Collaborative project with Anja Pahor, University of California, Irvine and Aaron Seitz, University of California, Riverside.
Understanding students’ cognitive profiles can help educators move beyond a deficit framework of executive functions to better identify individual student’s strengths and opportunity gaps that result in poor mathematics performance. The information can then guide successful instruction using a personalized approach.
Dr. Susanne Jaeggi
Developing low-cost mobile app technology to assess ability and fluctuations in executive functions and math learning
EF+Math Program (NewSchools Venture Fund)
UCI Feature: Associate professor awarded EF+Math Program Grant
Collaborative project with Anja Pahor, University of California, Irvine, Aaron Seitz, University of California, Riverside, Dennis Barbour, Washington University, St. Louis, Geetha Ramani & Imani Goffney, University of Maryland, College Park.
MathicSTEAM
EF+Math Program (NewSchools Venture Fund)
An innovative three-layer instructional approach that uses interactive graphic novels, individual game-based learning, collaborative learning experiences that facilitate team work and academic discourse, and opportunities to engage in problem-based learning activities that link to math in the real world.
Collaborative project with Matthew Peterson & Martin Buschkuehl, MIND Research Institute, Irvine, Geetha Ramani & Imani Goffney, University of Maryland, College Park.
Examining the Potential for Placebo Effects in Cognitive Training
R56AG063952 (NIH/NIA)
This project examines the extent to which cognitive training is susceptible to placebo effects and whether such effects can be magnified/harnessed.
Collaborative project with C. Shawn Green, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Aaron Seitz, University of California, Riverside
Cognitive Training and Brain Plasticity – Towards an Understanding of Mediators and Moderators
1K02AG054665 (NIH/NIA)
The purpose of the NIH Independent Scientist Award (K02) is “to foster the development of outstanding scientists and enable them to expand their potential to make significant contributions to their field of research”. The proposed research is related to the NIH/NIA work outlined below.
Working Memory Training in Older Adults
The goal of this project is to investigate the efficacy of working memory training in older adults, and to get at individual differences and neural correlates of training.
Collaborative Project with John Jonides, Patricia Reuter-Lorenz & Priti Shah, University of Michigan
Understanding Mediating and Moderating Factors that Determine Transfer of Working Memory Training
The goal of this project is to uncover individual differences and features that determine the efficacy of working memory training.
Collaborative Project with Aaron Seitz, University of California, Riverside