Cognitive Aging

认知老化

• 批准号: CRC-2018-00168
• 负责人: Spaniol, Julia
• 金额: $ 5.46万
• 依托单位: Ryerson University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Canada Research Chairs
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2019-01-01 至 2020-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=691789
• 关键词: Cognitive; Aging

Motivation drives cognitive engagement and performance across the lifespan. We work hard at challenges that we enjoy, such as trivia games and crossword puzzles. We also put effort into less enjoyable tasks, such as filing our tax returns, if motivational incentives are in place. However, little is known about age-related changes in the link between motivation, brain, and cognition. The proposed research will shed light on this issue through a powerful combination of behavioural, electrophysiological, and neuroimaging methods. Findings from this research will help optimize motivation-based technologies to help Canadians maintain and improve their cognitive capacity as they age.

动机推动整个生命周期的认知参与和表现。我们努力应对自己喜欢的挑战，例如问答游戏和填字游戏。如果激励措施到位，我们还会把精力投入到不太令人愉快的任务上，例如提交纳税申报表。然而，人们对动机、大脑和认知之间的联系与年龄相关的变化知之甚少。拟议的研究将通过行为学、电生理学和神经影像学方法的强有力结合来阐明这个问题。这项研究的结果将有助于优化基于动机的技术，帮助加拿大人随着年龄的增长保持和提高他们的认知能力。