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Alexander W. Dromerick
 Associate Professor of Neurology and Occupational Therapy

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Dromerick is known for his clinical and laboratory research on rehabilitation methods for stroke patients, including a new technique called constraint-induced movement therapy.

Expertise: stroke, neurology, brain injury, occupational therapy, rehabilitation, constraint-induced movement therapy, brain imaging, …

Media assistance: (314) 286-0109 / reckessg@wustl.edu

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Sandra Hale
 Associate Professor or Psychology in Arts and Sciences

Hale conducts research that focuses on developmental changes in speed of information processing across the life span and on the role of age-related differences on other aspects of cognition. In particular, she has developed one line of research that examines the role of developmental changes in processing ...

Expertise: developmental changes, information processing, life span, cognition, working memory, brain, processing, …

Direct contact: (314) 935-6664
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sshale@artsci.wustl.edu

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John Holloszy
 Professor of Medicine

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Holloszy is a pioneer in understanding the impact of exercise training on the quality of life of the elderly. One of the leading figures in gerontology research, his seminal studies include investigations into whether exercise reverses some of the deterioration in functional capacity that has traditionally ...

Expertise: gerontology research, calorie restriction

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David M. Holtzman
 Head of the Department of Neurology

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Holtzman is known as one of the leading experts in researching the underlying mechanisms that lead to Alzheimer's disease in an effort to improve diagnosis and treatment. In addition to seeing patients at the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and the Memory Diagnostic Center, Holtzman leads a research ...

Expertise: Alzheimer's disease, dementia, neurology, molecular biology, monoclonal antibodies, amyloid plaques, perinatal stroke

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Larry L. Jacoby
 Professor of Psychology

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Jacoby conducts research that focuses on the distinction between consciously-controlled and automatic processes. Jacoby uses techniques that separate these two components of responding to forms of memory, which are relatively uninfluenced by aging, to explore neural bases of memory. The distinction ...

Expertise: memory, conscious, aging, social psychology, memory rehabilitation, neural

Direct contact: (314) 935-6795
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lljacoby@artsci.wustl.edu

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Mark McDaniel
 Professor of Psychology in Arts & Sciences

McDaniel, an expert on human learning and memory, is co-author of Memory Fitness: A Guide for Successful Aging. Published in 2004, the book offers the lay person an overview of what scientific research suggests will happen to our memory capabilities as we age. McDaniel's most significant research ...

Expertise: memory, aging and memory, learning, recall, forgetfulness, retrieval, memorization, …

Direct contact: (314) 935-8030
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mmcdanie@artsci.wustl.edu

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John Morris
 Director and Principal Investigator, Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Department of Neurology

John C. Morris, M.D., is the Harvey A. and Dorismae Hacker Friedman Distinguished Professor of Neurology, Professor of Pathology and Immunology and of Physical Therapy, and the Director of the Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Center for Aging, the Memory and Aging Project, and the Memory Diagnostic ...

Expertise: Alzheimer's disease, dementia, memory, aging, mild cognitive impairment

Media assistance: (314) 286-0122 / purdym@wustl.edu

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Martha Storandt
 Professor of Psychology

Storandt's research deals with aging. A major goal is understanding the distinction between normal aging and Alzheimer's disease, especially the very early stages of the disease, and how each affects cognitive function. Most of her research involves administering standard and experimental psychometric ...

Expertise: aging, Alzheimer's disease

Direct contact: (314) 935-6508
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mstorand@artsci.wustl.edu

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