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Cognitive Activity from Bedside to Bench: Summary of the NIA U13 Conference Grant
Room: Grand E
Moderator: Howard Fillit, MD
Developed by the Research Committee
CME: 1.5 credits - Nursing contact hours: 1.8

This session will disseminate findings from the March 2006 "Does Mental and Physical Activity Promote Cognitive Vitality in Late Life?" NIA R13 Conference Grant Meeting. Learning Objectives: (1) review, summarize and evaluate the quality of studies conducted to date investigating the relationships between mental and physical activity and cognitive vitality in late life, including studies in humans and in animals; (2) identify the key scientific issues that will be important to advancing the field and create an agenda for future research; and (3) create a deliverable from the meeting that will include a "white paper" or other vehicle for peer-reviewed publication that will summarize the workshop findings.

Learning Objectives:

1) Review, summarize and evaluate the quality of studies conducted to date investigating the relationships between mental and physical activity and cognitive vitality in late life, including studies in humans and in animals. 2) Identify the key scientific issues that will be important to advancing the field and create an agenda for future research. 3) Create a deliverable from the meeting that will include a "white paper" or other vehicle for peer-reviewed publication that will summarize the workshop findings.

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