Neural correlates of working memory control in aged bilinguals

Projektinformationen

NeWMaBIL

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 657255

DOI 10.3030/657255

Abgeschlossenes Projekt

EK-Unterschriftsdatum 2 April 2015

Startdatum 1 Januar 2016

Enddatum 31 Dezember 2017

Finanziert unter

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Gesamtkosten € 165 598,80

EU-Beitrag € 165 598,80

Koordiniert durch

STICHTING RADBOUD UNIVERSITEIT
Netherlands

Ziel

Identification of factors that slow down cognitive depletion in ageing is today one of the main objectives of the aged society. Within the concept of cognitive reserve (CR), bilingualism has evidenced to shape cognition by enhancing the capacity of cognitive control (CgCnt). CgCnt and working memory (WM) capacities are strongly interrelated systems which are depleted by ageing. However, the exploration of how bilingualism shapes cognition in old populations is scarce and recently subjected to debate. Under this framework, sensitive approaches (such as the exploration of the neural oscillatory activity) that enable objective investigation of the effects of bilingualism on cognitive ageing are necessary. Neural oscillations represent the mechanisms responsible for cognition. Furthermore, they offer a direct measure of the cognitive architecture and of any reorganizational process accounting in the brain by factors as bilingualism. Nevertheless, the neural code of WM control in old bilinguals has not been explored yet. The current project aims to investigate, with magnetoencephalography (MEG), the neural correlates of WM control in young and old adult bilingual individuals. Resulting data will open a window into the role of bilingualism on the neural architecture of the working brain.

Wissenschaftliches Gebiet

• humanities › languages and literature › general language studies
• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › data science
• natural sciences › biological sciences › neurobiology › cognitive neuroscience
• medical and health sciences › basic medicine › neurology › dementia › alzheimer
• medical and health sciences › basic medicine › pathology

Programm/Programme

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility

Thema/Themen

• MSCA-IF-2014-EF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF-EF)

Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung

H2020-MSCA-IF-2014

Finanzierungsplan

MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EF

Koordinator

STICHTING RADBOUD UNIVERSITEIT

• Netto-EU-Beitrag: € 165 598,80
• Adresse: HOUTLAAN 4 ; 6525 XZ Nijmegen ; Niederlande
• Region: Oost-Nederland › Gelderland › Arnhem/Nijmegen
• Aktivitätstyp: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Gesamtkosten: € 165 598,80