Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP180102705

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP180102705

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Comprehending text: A natural laboratory for investigating cognitive ageing. This project aims to determine whether the cognitive processes required for reading comprehension change in old age. Reading is a complex skill that requires precise co-ordination of perception, cognition and attention but appears relatively immune to age-related declines that impair performance in other complex cognitive tasks. Sophisticated eye tracking and electrophysiological studies will be analysed to specify how older adults adapt to the sensory and neural impairments associated with age. The outcomes will advance theories of cognitive ageing and reading comprehension and contribute to development of novel interventions to predict and enrich cognitive capacities in old age.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2018

End Date: 31-12-2021

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $343,974.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Cognitive Science | Linguistic Processes (incl. Speech Production and Comprehension) | Developmental Psychology and Ageing | Computer Perception, Memory and Attention

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Ageing and Older People | Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences |

Other Keywords

Ageing and Older People | Cognitive Science | Computer Perception, Memory and Attention | Developmental Psychology and Ageing | Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences | Linguistic Processes (incl. Speech Production and Comprehension)

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