Young at Heart: Vascular mechanisms supporting healthy cognitive ageing. . This project aims to investigate the vascular mechanisms that contribute to individual variability in cognitive ability in mi

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Young at Heart: Vascular mechanisms supporting healthy cognitive ageing. . This project aims to investigate the vascular mechanisms that contribute to individual variability in cognitive ability in mid-late life. It uses novel measures of regional brain arterial integrity and conventional measures of systemic blood flow to experimentally characterise the vascular mechanisms by which lifestyle choices affect brain structure/function and cognitive ability in healthy older adults. The outcomes will inform integrative models of cognitive ageing and strengthen international, cross-disciplinary collaborations in cognitive ageing neuroscience. This knowledge may inform evidence-based lifestyle approaches to promote healthy and engaged living in mid-late life and reduce the social and economic impacts of cognitive ageing.. Scheme: Discovery Projects. Field: 5202 - Biological Psychology. Lead: Prof Frini Karayanidis