Award
National Institute on Aging 7R01AG049722-09
The contribution of declines in functional connectivity to cognitive aging
Recipient
University of Arizona
Award Amount
$532,410.00
Ceiling
$532,410.00
Awarded
August 06, 2026
Identifier
7R01AG049722-09
Research project funded by the National Institute on Aging to study how declines in brain functional connectivity contribute to cognitive aging, aiming to develop interventions to improve cognition in older adults.
Description
The proposed research is relevant to public health because it provides an innovative approach for linking age-related dysfunction within a specific brain area to cross-regional communication disruptions. By understanding how local impairments alter systems-level network function, it will be possible to promote the development of interventions that broadly improve cognition and meet a mission of the NIA to advance our understanding of age-related cognitive decline.