Aging and Neurocognition Lab

Andrew and Meghan, undergraduate research assistants in the lab, graduated from UIUC with degrees in Speech and Hearing Science! We are so proud of them and will miss having them in the lab. Good luck to you both on your future endeavors!

Congratulations to Lydia on her first first-author publication! The paper is titled "Theta and Alpha Alterations in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment in Semantic Go/NoGo Tasks". Abstract Growing evidence suggests that cognitive control processes are impaired in amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI); however the nature of these alterations needs further examination. The current study examined differences in electroencephalographic theta and alpha power related to cognitive control processes involving response execution and response inhibition in 22 individuals with aMCI and 22 age-, sex-, and education-matched cognitively normal controls. Two Go/NoGo tasks involving semantic categorization were used. In the basic categorization task, Go/NoGo responses were made based on exemplars of a single car (Go) and a single dog (NoGo). In the superordinate categorization task, responses were made based on multiple exemplars of objects (Go) and animals (NoGo). Behavioral data show

Andrew, Stephany, Meghan, and FanTing made us proud by all presenting posters at the Undergraduate Research Symposium in April! They did a great job of explaining their work to the judges, students, faculty, and professors who attended the event. Congratulations to all of you! Andrew: Portable Listening Devices: Listening Habits, Hearing Health, and Cognition Stephany and Meghan: Electrophysiological Markers of Cognitive Control in Picture Word Interference Task FanTing: Connected Language in Alzheimer's Disease Undergraduate Research Symposium, April 2017