Our laboratory works hard to make our research relevant and accessible to everyone, even those not in the scientific community. See below for a list of news publications that have referenced our work.
Brain Training
- The Conversation (Nov 2024): https://theconversation.com/brain-training-games-remain-unproven-but-research-shows-what-sorts-of-activities-do-benefit-cognitive-functioning-240499
- Radio New Zealand (Nov 2024): https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/audio/2018965544/how-to-delay-cognitive-decline
- Health (Aug 2025): https://www.health.com/what-games-can-and-can-t-do-for-your-aging-brain-11789554
- For Health’s Longevity Series: https://www.health.com/science-of-longevity-11796962
For research articles on this type of work, check out the following publications:
- Memory Training for Adults with Probable Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Pilot Study (Oct 2019)
- The Impact of Sustained Engagement on Cognitive Function in Older Adults: The Synapse Project (Nov 2013)
Financial Abilities and the Aging Brain
- Fortune (Dec 2024): https://fortune.com/article/brain-health-financial-ability-study/
- Telepolis (Dec 2024): https://www.telepolis.de/features/Gehirnstudie-erklaert-Darum-fallen-Senioren-haeufiger-auf-Betrug-herein-10216115.html
- MSN (Jan 2025): https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/personalfinance/they-re-very-convincing-an-84-year-old-michigan-woman-got-swindled-out-of-40k-and-nearly-another-25k-by-a-cold-caller-how-to-preserve-your-financial-independence-and-avoid-a-scam/ar-AA1xsMSb
- MoneyWise (Jan 2025): https://moneywise.com/news/theyre-very-convincing-an-84-year-old-michigan-woman-got-swindled-out-of-40k-nearly-65k-by-a-cold-caller
- PsyPost (Feb 2025): https://www.psypost.org/brain-structure-and-connectivity-linked-to-financial-ability-in-middle-aged-and-older-adults/
- The Conversation (June 2025): https://theconversation.com/older-adults-with-dementia-misjudge-their-financial-skills-which-may-make-them-more-vulnerable-to-fraud-new-research-finds-256973
- Public News Service (June 2025): https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2025-06-18/senior-issues/money-management-skills-focus-of-new-dementia-research/a97315-1#
For research articles on this type of work, check out the following publications:
- Relationship Between Perceived and Objective Financial Abilities Among Older Adults: Results From the Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly Cohort (July 2025)
- Separating Neurocognitive Mechanisms of Maintenance and Compensation to Support Financial Ability in Middle-aged and Older Adults: The Role of Language and the Inferior Frontal Gyrus (March 2025)
- Aging Alone and Financial Insecurity Predict Depression: A Path Analysis of Objective and Subjective Indices (Aug 2023)
Remembering Names
- Fast Company (Nov 2024): https://www.fastcompany.com/91235724/hacks-remember-names-more-effectively