Have you ever had a "senior moment"? Do you ever wonder how memory skill changes as we get older? Have you ever wondered what factors promote optimal memory function as we age?
A psychologist at the University of Missouri-St. Louis is conducting a research study on normal aging. Robert Paul, assistant professor of psychology at UMSL, is looking for healthy volunteers, 51 years of age or older. Participants will be compensated for their time.
Paul, along with several UMSL graduate and undergraduate students, will begin the study this fall. It's funded by a $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health and will track a group of healthy individuals for four years. Through annual physical exam, neuropsychological assessment (tests of thinking skills) and neuroimaging (scans of the brain), researchers will determine if participants show signs of Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.
Call (314) 974-6843 for more information or to volunteer for the study.
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