The Next Frontier in Brain Health: From Preventing Decline to Building Resilience
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Much of the science of brain aging has focused on understanding cognitive decline and reducing risk for dementia. But brain health is more than the absence of disease. Vonetta Dotson, PhD, neuropsychologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital, explores a broader, more proactive approach to brain health that considers the interacting cognitive, emotional, physical, social and environmental factors that shape how we think, feel and function across the lifespan.
Immersive Intelligence: Using Virtual Reality, Digital Twins, and AI to Understand and Enhance Human Performance
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Explore how virtual reality, augmented reality, digital twins, spatial computing and AI can be combined to create controlled yet highly realistic environments for studying cognition, behavior, decision-making and human performance. Jeff Price, MFA, directs the Virtual, Augmented, and Simulation Technology (VAST) Lab at UT Dallas, where he researches the impact of immersive technologies on the study, training and understanding of human behavior.
Understanding Risk, Improving Health: Leveraging Technology to Understand and Reduce Health-Risk Behaviors Across Adolescence and Young Adulthood
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Adolescence and young adulthood are critical periods during which health-risk behaviors can emerge, creating implications for long-term health and well-being. UT Arlington's Melissa A. Lewis, PhD, and Dana M. Litt, PhD, discuss digital technology that can transform risk-reducing interventions.