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Over the past few decades, hundreds of research studies have explored the use of cognition-oriented treatments in older adult populations. CogTale is here to help you navigate the research.
Cognitive interventions are interventions that focus on how we think. The goal is to improve our brain’s performance when we do something, like making decisions, learning, or trying to remember a detail.
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Citizen Briefings

Find brief summaries of cognition-oriented treatment research to keep up with recent evidence.
Mind Your Nose Study
Researchers within the CogTale team at Deakin University recently completed a training study comparing smell-based memory training to visual memory training. Results of this study will be published shortly.
The study recruited individuals aged 65 years or older from metropolitan Melbourne with concerns that their cognition has declined. Participants completed at-home smell or visual memory training for 4 weeks and completed 3 cognitive assessments.
If you would like to know more information about Mind Your Nose, or other upcoming olfactory-based studies, please email the Mind Your Nose study team (myn_study@deakin.edu.au)
Upcoming CogTale Citizen Scientist Program
CogTale will soon commence a program involving Citizen Scientists. Citizen science is an approach to science that incorporates citizens or consumers to participate in the scientific process, typically through the collection and analysis of data. Citizen science can also provide a great opportunity for consumers to learn more about the scientific process The citizens participating are sometimes referred to as ‘Citizen Scientists’. For CogTale, Citizen Scientists will be older individuals who are interested in cognition-oriented treatments and want to learn more about data collection and analysis in science.
If you wish to know more information about the program when it launches, please complete the expression of interest (EOI) form below.
Please complete the expression of interest form below if you wish to be contacted about future CogTale internships or opportunities for researchers.
Explore the Database
Feel free to browse the CogTale database for summaries and journal articles about cognition-oriented treatments.
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