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Cognitive Aging Summit
Capital Hilton
Washington, D.C.
On October 10-12, 2007, the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, with support from the McKnight Brain Research Foundation through the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, held the Cognitive Aging Summit. The scientific portion of this conference (October 10-11) brought together experts from a variety of fields to assess the status of current scientific knowledge in normal aging and changes in cognition associated with the aging process; explore new avenues of potential research that could lead to the development of pharmacological and behavioral interventions and, ultimately, to improved outcomes for older adults; and raise the level of awareness both within the scientific community and among the public about the importance of this area of research.
Links to the audio recordings and slides (in PDF format) presented by the experts can be found by following the Summit agenda below. For quick navigation, you can select the presentations by day or by session. Click on the link for the mp3 audio files to listen to the presentation; click on the PDF file to view the slides presented by the speaker. |
October 10, 2007 | October 11, 2007
Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | Session 4 | Session 5 | Session 6 | Session 7 | Session 8
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7:30 - 8:00 AM |
Continental breakfast
Upper South Lobby |
8:00 - 8:20 |
Introductions, Federal Room A/B
Richard J. Hodes, MD
Director, National Institute on Aging
J. Lee Dockery, MD
Trustee, McKnight Brain Research Foundation |
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8:20 |
SESSION I
What are the critical characteristics and measures of cognitive aging? |
8:20 - 9:05 |
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9:05 - 9:30 |
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9:30 - 10:00 |
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10:00 - 10:15 |
Break |
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10:15 |
SESSION II
How important are plasticity, compensation, and selective vulnerability to cognitive aging? |
10:15 - 11:00 |
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11:00 - 11:25 |
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11:25 - 12:05 PM |
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12:05 - 12:50 |
Lunch |
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12:50 |
SESSION III
What are the most important molecular and cellular mechanisms of cognition and selective vulnerability in aging? |
12:50 - 1:35 |
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1:35 - 2:00 |
Panel Discussion
Chair - Alcino J. Silva, PhD - University of California at Los Angeles [ MP3 Audio] [Presentation N/A]
John C. Morris, MD - Washington University School of Medicine [ MP3 Audio] [Presentation N/A]
Richard I. Morimoto, PhD - Northwestern University [ MP3 Audio] [ Presentation PDF]
Paul Greengard, PhD - Rockefeller University [ MP3 Audio] [ Presentation PDF] |
2:00 - 2:30 |
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2:45 - 3:00 |
Break |
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3:00 |
SESSION IV
What are the genetic and epigenetic factors in age-related cognitive function? |
3:00 - 3:45 |
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3:45 - 4:15 |
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4:15 - 4:45 |
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4:45 - 5:00 |
Wrap-up/Logistics for next day |
OCTOBER 11 |
8:00 - 8:30 AM |
Continental breakfast
Upper South Lobby |
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8:30 |
Federal Room A/B
SESSION V
How do psychosocial, cultural, and environmental factors shape cognitive aging? |
8:30 - 9:15 |
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9:15 - 9:40 |
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9:40 - 10:10 |
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10:10 - 10:25 |
Break |
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10:25 |
SESSION VI
What role do other systems and diseases play in cognitive aging? |
10:25 - 11:10 |
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11:10 - 11:35 |
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11:35 - 12:05 PM |
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12:05 - 12:50 |
Lunch |
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12:50 |
SESSION VII
How does adaptive cognition change over the lifespan? |
12:50 - 1:35 |
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1:35 - 2:00 |
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2:00 - 2:30 |
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2:30 - 2:45 |
Break |
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2:45 |
SESSION VIII
What are the most important interventions for promoting or maintaining healthy cognitive aging? |
2:45 - 3:20 |
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3:20 - 3:25 |
Session VIII A
Chair - Tim Tully, PhD - Dart Neuroscience [MP3 Audio N/A] [Presentation N/A] |
3:25 |
VIII B
Behavioral/environmental/social/technological approaches |
3:25 - 4:00 |
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4:00 - 4:05 |
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4:05 - 4:30 |
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4:30 - 5:00 |
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5:00 - 5:10 |
Closing Remarks
Judith A. Salerno, MD
Deputy Director, National Institute on Aging |
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