Audette Rackley, MS, CCC-SLP

As assistant director of strengths-based programs, Audette Rackley's current focus is impacting the broader Alzheimer’s community via online delivery of our strengths-based program for early Alzheimer’s and spearheading an online research initiative targeting brain health for caregivers.
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A member of the Center for BrainHealth® team since its inception in 1999, Audette's research has focused on optimizing function in Alzheimer’s disease, mild cognitive impairment and healthy aging.

Effects of Cognitive-Communication Stimulation for Alzheimer's Disease Patients Treated with Donepezil
This study outlines the benefits of cognitive training when administered with drug treatments for individuals with mild to moderate Alzheimer's.

Enhancing Latent Cognitive Capacity in Mild Cognitive Impairment with Gist Reasoning Training: A Pilot Study
Targeting top-down cognitive functions, SMART™ Brain Training, compared to training focused on new learning, shows a broader impact on cognition in MCI, as indicated by this randomized controlled trial.

Gist Reasoning Training in Cognitively Normal Seniors
This study investigates a few of the most innovative findings on ways to slow down or prevent natural aging memory decline, including SMART™ strategies.