Priya Isaac

Sessions in which Priya Isaac attends

Tuesday 11 May, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

9:00 AM

Sleep and cognitive health: neural mechanisms and clinical perspectives

15 minutes, 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Thien Thanh Dang-Vu MD, PhD, Concordia University (Speaker)

Sleep is important for memory consolidation and cognitives performances during the day. There is increasing evidence that brain o...

9:15 AM

Children, Teens, Sleep, and School

45 minutes, 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM

Mary A. Carskadon PhD, Brown University (Keynote speaker)

This talk will discuss sleep of children as they transition to teens in the context of research that examines associations between brain systems...

1:15 PM

Circadian Rhythms and Sleep: Implications for Neurologic and Metabolic Health

45 minutes, 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM

Phyllis C. Zee MD, PhD, Northwestern University (Keynote speaker)

Sleep and circadian disturbances are common and represent risk factors for the development of some of the most prevalent and challenging chronic...

Wednesday 12 May, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

1:00 PM

Targeted executive function training to improve mobility and cognition in older adults

15 minutes, 1:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Karen Li PhD, Concordia University (Speaker)

Safe mobility is vital to the functional independence of older adults. Executive functions such as working memory updating and dividing attention p...

1:15 PM

Beyond the medicine cabinet: Non-pharmacological approaches to treat cognitive-motor disorders

45 minutes, 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM

Joe Verghese MBBS, MS, Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Keynote speaker)

Disorders of gait and cognition are central to many age related conditions and diseases. While there are medications available to treat some of ...