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Are There Differences In Eeg Metrics Between Younger And Older Healthy Adult When Performing Challenging Cognitive Tasks?, Brian Cheah, Dr. Priscilla Macrae, Dr. Janet Trammell, Greta Davis, Dylan Bergstedt, Jessica Chao, Nancy Zelaya
Are There Differences In Eeg Metrics Between Younger And Older Healthy Adult When Performing Challenging Cognitive Tasks?, Brian Cheah, Dr. Priscilla Macrae, Dr. Janet Trammell, Greta Davis, Dylan Bergstedt, Jessica Chao, Nancy Zelaya
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium
The prevalence and cost of dementia continues to rise, with the cost of treatment in the U.S. estimated at $157 billion per year (Hurd et al., 2013). Understanding cognitive function in older adults and associated brain activity could lead to the development of better prevention and treatment of dementia. Therefore, this study examined the effects of aging on brain activity, as measured by electroencephalography (EEG) in younger and older adults. EEG activity was monitored before, during, and after healthy older (70-79 years of age; N = 20) and younger adults (20-29 years of age; N = 16) completed three computerized …