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Stroke Prevention in Middle-Aged and Older Arab Immigrant Women: Emphasizing Strengths and Identifying Challenges
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Arab immigrants constitute a minority group that is increasing in Canada. Minimal literature exists on Arab immigrant women’s experiences of ageing while managing health concerns. The evidence suggests that stroke risk factors are on the rise in this population with a lack of supportive resources...
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Structural changes of the amygdala subnuclei and limbic white matter tracts in healthy aging and major depressive disorder
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The world population is dramatically aging. Several factors affect brain in healthy aging. The apolipoprotein E (APOE), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and catechol-O-methyl transferase (COMT) might be involved in neurodegenerative diseases, depression and cognitive decline in healthy...
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Synergistic Associations of Genetic, Demographic, Health, and Lifestyle Risk Factors on Neurocognitive Performance and Change in Aging
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Objective: Neurocognitive phenotypes observed in aging have been linked to select combinations of candidate genetic polymorphisms and modifiable risk factors. In this dissertation, I test multiple methods and approaches to examine three modifiable risk domains (i.e., demographic, health,...
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Spring 2018
Purpose. The present study focused on modulating features of speech motor control using transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). Recent studies have shown that tDCS modulates cortical activity within the brain, leading to changes in both cognitive and motor performance. More specific to...
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Transition Theory: Evidence from Personal Transitions and Their Role in the Contents and Organization of Autobiographical Memories
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The retrieval curve of autobiographical memories across the lifespan is not an Ebbinghaus forgetting curve; it peaks at adolescence and early adulthood. One mainstream theory of autobiographical memory uses “the self” to explain the reminiscence bump and other phenomena in the field. In this...