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MICHIGAN TECH RESEARCH FORUM TECHTALKS Kevin Trewartha

MICHIGAN TECH Kevin T Trewartha , kmtrewar@mtu.edu RESEARCH FORUM TECHTALKS Measuring: Sensory, Cognitive, and Motor Function Aging, Cognition, and Action Lab: Research Areas Impact of Cognitive Declines on Motor Behavior • Cognitive and motor functions decline with aging • Not independent Interventions for Improving Functional Independence in Aging • Interventions for improving cognitive and motor function in older adults? Exercise? Cognitive Training? Jeralean Talley • Improving functional independence and quality of life (May, 1899 – June, 2015)

Kevin Trewartha , kmtrewar@mtu.edu NAME, e-mail address Scholarly Contributions (Previous, Current, and Future) • Impact of Age-Related Cognitive Decline on: Learning Novel Motor Skills Adaptive Motor Behavior Target' Hap- c' Obstacles' Occluder' Cursor' Start' Posi- on' • Improving Cognitive and Motor Function: Physical(Exercise( Cardiovascular( Physical( Baseline Func/ on( Func/ on( Outcome Measures: Measures: - Cognitive Neurophysiological(Func/ on( - Cognitive - Motor - Motor Learning Cogni/ ve(Func/ on( Learning - Physical & - Physical & Cardiovascular Adap/ ve(Motor( 12 weeks of Exercise Cardiovascular Behavior(