Strathclyde Ageing Network Strathclyde’s Research into Ageing Dr Louise A. Brown School of Psychological Sciences & Health Director of SAN @LBrownStrath @StrathAgeing

UN (2012): proportion of older adults set to double by 2050 Population ageing (UN, 2012) UN (2012): proportion of older adults set to double by 2050 Global population ageing challenges society to celebrate older age, and to ensure health & wellbeing in older age

Strathclyde Ageing Network (SAN) A University-wide, multidisciplinary research group Established in 2015 within Psychological Sciences & Health Now over 40 members from all four faculties & professional services Regular meetings and networking activities Enhancing Strathclyde's ageing research & knowledge exchange

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Working memory and ageing Crystallised abilities, like vocabulary and wisdom, well maintained, and mostly continue to increase Many factors change positively into older age Fluid skills, like working memory, very age-sensitive (e.g., Brown, 2016; Brown et al., 2012) (Park et al., 2002)

Associative memory ('binding') “Louise” Associative hypothesis (Naveh-Benjamin, 2000) Related to visual interference (Brown et al., 2017)

Dr William McGeown (PSH) Development of methods for early and accurate diagnosis of dementias Understanding relationships between brain dysfunction and symptoms (e.g., memory, language, delusions, sleep disorder) Neuropsychological assessment Electrophysiological methods Blood-based analytics Techniques to assess brain structure and function Statistical modelling Genetics

Speech & Language Therapy Active group investigating communication disorders and related problems, such as: Changes in language production in Parkinson’s Disease, such as word retrieval and sentence formation are these linguistic or cognitive in nature? Dementia can result in mealtime and swallowing difficulties investigating the practices and perspectives of SLTs, caregivers, and other professionals to develop appropriate management

Multidisciplinary research groups Dementia Research Network across all four faculties and collaborating with external partners Stroke Research Group multidisciplinary research projects (e.g., psychology, bioengineering, speech and language therapy, physiotherapy) Digital Health & Wellness Group based in Computer and Information Sciences

Dementia Research Network Health, wellbeing and care Digital technologies, medical devices, smart-home technology, care, health policy, quality of life, etc. Supporting workplace information needs of people living with early stage/early onset dementia Neuroscience (molecule to mind) Early detection and differential diagnosis, neuroprotection, genetics, drug development, natural (non-pharmacological) interventions, etc. Contact: william.mcgeown@strath.ac.uk

Stroke Research Group Examining post-stroke adaptation Motor control in ageing and stroke Community cycling exercise for stroke survivors Combined walking and cognitive exercise rehabilitation for stroke survivors Research group organiser: Luke Meneilly (luke.meneilly@strath.ac.uk)

Digital Health & Wellness Group A range of projects co-designing usable and accessible technologies and interactive systems and content for older adults e.g. technologies to support stroke rehabilitation, and capturing and assessing needs of people with dementia and their carers several projects investigating how to deploy and evaluate smarthome and telecare/telehealth to increase older adult independence in Scotland For more info. contact Dr Marilyn Lennon: marilyn.lennon@strath.ac.uk

Keeping engaged in society Just 2 hours per week of volunteering is positively related to health & wellbeing, and living longer (Luoh & Herzog, 2002) Professor Alan Wilson (Business School) is investigating post-retirement volunteer expectations in UK and Japan, and the satisfaction and value they associate with their roles Plus, exciting intergenerational projects based in Psychology and the Centre for Lifelong Learning!

Thank you  l.brown@strath.ac.uk @LBrownStrath @StrathAgeing