Cambridge Centre for Aging and Neuroscience<\/a> to determine the extent to which hyper-binding occurred in previous associative memory experiments at the Centre.<\/p>\nCampbell and her team will then conduct experiments in which the brain wave patterns of older adults will be recorded as they watch a movie to see how hyper-binding affects older adults\u2019 ability to recognize and process event boundaries. These occur when an activity or location ends and another one begins, for example, working at a desk and then going to a coffee shop with a friend.<\/p>\n
Moving from one event to another may affect memory, as seen in the common experience of entering the kitchen and then promptly forgetting what to get from the refrigerator.<\/p>\n
To wrap up the research, Campbell and her team will be aiming to create a new way of helping older adults increase their memory of events by making event boundaries more distinct.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope that by getting people to stop and reflect on what just happened, it will improve their ability to recall that event later on,\u201d she says. \u201cWe want to develop a simple strategy that people can use in everyday life.\u201d<\/p>\n
With her one-year CIHR Bridge Grant, Brock Assistant Professor of Health Sciences Valerie Michaelson will be pursuing her research project \u201cEstablishing Spirituality as a Social Determinant of Health.\u201d<\/p>\n
Social determinants of health are economic, political and social non-medical factors that influence health outcomes such as education, income, housing and early childhood development.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe determinants of health are the resources required to meet our daily needs and in Canada, these resources are unequally distributed,\u201d says Michaelson.<\/p>\n
She and her team will study how non-material resources like spirituality are unequally distributed across income levels, meaning not all children have access to the experiences and conditions necessary to develop a deeper sense of spirituality.<\/p>\n
By spirituality, Michaelson\u2019s team means having a sense of meaning and purpose in life, and having connections to oneself, others and nature.<\/p>\n
She and her team will analyze information already gathered in a previous study and interview children who have experienced socio-economic marginalization before generating new theories based on the information gathered.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis project will expand the ways that the social determinants of health are understood and provide new insights into health threats caused by socio-economic challenges,\u201d says Michaelson. \u201cThe team sees this as a matter of social justice and inclusion.\u201d<\/p>\n
Michaelson\u2019s and Campbell\u2019s CIHR grants total $440,425, which Brock Vice-President, Research Tim Kenyon calls \u201ca welcome investment in research with extraordinary potential.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDr. Campbell\u2019s and Dr. Michaelson\u2019s work engages some of the most significant lived experiences and challenges that people encounter over their lives,\u201d he says. \u201cThis research will enable and inform the creation of programs to support young and older Canadians.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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