Alicia Wright

PERFORM Centre Concordia University

Sessions in which Alicia Wright attends

Monday 10 May, 2021

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

9:00 AM

Opening remarks

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

Graham Carr, Concordia University (Speaker)

Habib Benali, Concordia University (Speaker)

11:00 AM

Student poster presentations

30 minutes, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

The following posters will be presented:11:00am-11:05amThe Potential of Probiotics in Preventing Diet-Induced Mitochondria...

2:00 PM

Cardiovascular fitness does not influence relationships among sex, cortical thickness and overweight in aging

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

Brittany Intzandt (Presenter)

2:45 PM

Student poster presentations

30 minutes, 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM

The following posters will be presented:2:45pm-2:50pmThe Child Focused Injury Risk Screening Tool (ChildFIRST) - Normative...

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...

10:00 AM

A Randomized Pilot Trial of Exercise Training Versus Relaxation for the Treatment of Chronic Insomnia in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Effects on Insomnia Severity and Cardiorespiratory Fitness

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

Amanda Cammalleri (Speaker)

10:45 AM

Student poster presentations

30 minutes, 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM

The following posters will be presented:10:45am-10:50amThe Belief in Health Benefits of Digital Play Modulates Physiologic...

1:00 PM

Sexual dimorphism in clock gene function in the striatum

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

Shimon Amir PhD, Concordia University (Speaker)

Circadian clock genes are widely expressed in mammalian brain. Despite considerable knowledge about the role of these genes in the generation of...

2:45 PM

Student poster presentations

30 minutes, 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM

The following posters will be presented:2:45pm-2:50pmLoneliness and sleep quality during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitud...

Wednesday 12 May, 2021

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

9:00 AM

Quantifying connectivity: Applications across the lifespan

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

Christopher Steele PhD, Concordia University (Speaker)

Regional brain function is determined by its local structure and connectivity. I will present work from our lab that strives to quantify connect...

9:15 AM

Age Differences in Motor and 'Non-Motor' Brain Regions Correlate with Motor Function

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

Rachael Seidler, University of Florida (Keynote speaker)

With aging, there are declines in sensorimotor functions such as fine motor control, gait and balance. Moreover, the largest age differences in ...

10:00 AM

Effect of hearing ability and cognitive-motor dual-task performance on executive function training in healthy middle-aged and older adults

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

Rachel Downey, Concordia University (Presenter)

10:45 AM

Student poster presentations

30 minutes, 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM

The following posters will be presented:10:45am-10:50amMeasurement of Centre of Pressure using the Wii Balance Board in Older Adu...

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 ...

Thursday 13 May, 2021

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

9:00 AM

Rock your talk

2 hours, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Workshop

An innovative workshop aimed to help attendees develop effective presentation skills. Colleen brings a unique actor’s perspective to communicati...

1:00 PM

PERFORM multidisciplinary research

2 hours, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Panel

Join us to learn about the multidisciplinary research taking place at the PERFORM Centre from Concordia’s top scientists. The student scientific...