脑锻炼与使用对老年人认知的影响

In this talk, Dr. Kennison presents the  results of a clinical trial conducted on the efficacy of the Brain Fitness  Program, which included six computer-based exercises intended to improve  cognition. The sample included 437 healthy adults ages 65+ (M = 74.9) randomly  assigned to either an intervention or an active control condition. The  intervention group received 40 hours of training distributed over 8 weeks. The  active control group received a similar level of engagement. The primary outcome  measures, which were administered prior to training and twice following training  included multiple tests of memory and attention. The original results  demonstrated near transfer for auditory memory tests and several of these  benefits lasted up to three months. A new set of results that utilized bivariate  latent difference score models demonstrated similar but more limited results.  The results are synthesized and their implications for our aging population are  discussed. 

报告人简介：

Dr. Robert Kennison is an Associate Professor  of Psychology at California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA). At CSULA he  teaches classes in the areas of aging, cognition, and statistics. His  undergraduate degree was earned at California State University, Fullerton, where  he graduated with a BA degree in Psychology with high honors. In 2000, he  completed a Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from Claremont Graduate University.  His dissertation on implicit learning won the Brayfield Dissertation Award for  most meritorious dissertation at CGU that year. He also completed a three-year  postdoctoral fellowship at University of Southern Californian (USC) in the  Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. Dr. Kennison's research interests include:  1) cognitive performance across the lifespan, and 2) longitudinal research  methods. He is co-principle investigator of the Long Beach Longitudinal Study,  which is funded by the US National Institute on Aging and housed at USC.  In his  spare time, Dr. Kennison enjoys traveling, photography and hiking.

时间：2014年6月15日下午13:00