Ling Yun Feng

She/her

Undergraduate Student

Concordia University

Sessions in which Ling Yun Feng attends

Not scheduled

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

White matter microstructure associated with functional connectivity changes following short-term learning of a visuomotor sequence

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Poster

Efficient neural transmission is crucial for optimal brain function, yet the plastic potential of white matter (WM) has long been overlooked. Growi...

Cellular senescence is similar between regional adipose tissue depots in individuals with obesity and type 2 diabetes

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Poster

Background: Cellular senescence, cell growth cycle arrest, is a marker of cellular aging. Obesity is considered a disease of accelerated aging as i...

Sex differences in cerebrovascular reactivity and cerebral blood flow across the lifespan

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Poster

Evidence consistently demonstrates that aging is associated with declines to cerebrovascular health. Sex distinctions have been identified as well,...

Heart Rate Recovery & Oxygen Recovery Kinetics in Individuals with Comorbid Insomnia and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Before and After Exercise alone or in combination with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia

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Poster

Background: Recovery kinetics following cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) have yet not been described in people with OSA and comorbid insomni...

The Child Focused Injury Risk Screening Tool (ChildFIRST) - Normative Values, Correlations, and Sex Differences for a group of Children aged 8-12.

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Poster

Childhood obesity and physical inactivity are growing problems across Canada, so the concept of ph...

Investigating Remotely Delivered Strategies that Promote Physical Activity Participation in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Scoping Review

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Poster

The effects of physical inactivity among older adults have been established as a "public health crisis" because of their heightened risk of cardiov...

Measurement of Centre of Pressure using the Wii Balance Board in Older Adults with Simulated Visual Impairment

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Poster

Postural stability is a complex skill dependent upon the coordination of motor, sensory and cognitive systems (Woollacott & Shumway-Cook, 2002)...

Art-based Rehabilitation Therapy (ART) for Sensorimotor Recovery Post-stroke: A Pilot Study

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Poster

Post stroke, ~85 of survivors present with upper limb (UL) contralateral hemiparesis (Dobkin, 2003). There has been a sufficient amount of literatu...

The Potential of Probiotics in Preventing Diet-Induced Mitochondrial Dysfunction

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Poster

According to the oxidative stress theory, reactive species are key drivers of inflammation and cardiovascular disease (1). The electron transport c...

The Belief in Health Benefits of Digital Play Modulates Physiological Responses to Games Played for Cognitive Benefits

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Poster

Background: To create games that target older adults' interests in engaging in cognitively-boosting activities is a rising trend [1,2]. But, the no...

Acute Effects of Urolithin A on Mitochondrial Respiration in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells of ApoE-/- Mice

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Poster

Background: During atherosclerotic plaque development, vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) undergo dedifferentiation, resulting in a synthetic, les...

Monday 10 May, 2021

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

1:15 PM

Clinical translation of diffuse optical methods

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

Maria Angela Franceschini PhD, Harvard University (Keynote speaker)

Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) and diffuse correlation spectroscopy (DCS) are two established techniques which allow monitoring brain health ...

Tuesday 11 May, 2021

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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...

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...

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 ...