* All times are based on Canada/Eastern EST.

  • 8:30

    Canada/Eastern

    8:30 - 8:30 EDT

    Virtual RRI Gather.Town Open

    9:00

    Canada/Eastern

    9:00 - 11:15 EDT

    Training interventions to enhance perception and cognition in older age

    Session Chair: Eugenie Roudaia How to keep the older brain and mind healthy: Interventions that could help Soledad Ballesteros Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED) Rapid sensory stimulation (40 Hz) supports perceptual training. Bernhard Ross Rotman Research Institute Non-invasive neurostimulation during short training interventions enhance cognitive control across the adult lifespan Theodore Zanto University of California San Francisco Processing of complex dynamic visual scenes in healthy aging: Perceptual-cognitive functions and potential training benefits of using the 3D-MOT paradigm Jocelyn Faubert Université de Montréal Piano training on cognitive and psychosocial outcomes in aging Jennifer Bugos University of South Florida Panel discussion with Jed Meltzer

    11:15

    Canada/Eastern

    11:15 - 12:15 EDT

    Networking in Gather.Town

    11:15 - 11:30 Meet the plenary speakers in the Speakers’ Square, main lobby11:15 - 12:15 Visit the sponsor booths11:30 - 12:00 Sensory and Cognitive Scientists Interacting - Big Questions in the Field, the Green Room

    13:15

    Canada/Eastern

    13:15 - 14:35 EDT

    Poster Session in Gather.Town

    1:15 - 1:35 Spotlight poster presentations in the Blue Room1:35 - 2:35 Interactive poster presentations in the Blue Room

    14:45

    Canada/Eastern

    14:45 - 16:50 EDT

    Innovations to enhance sensory function for improved quality of life

    Session Chair: Björn Herrmann Keynote AddressSensory capacity and functioning in integrated care for older people Kathleen Pichora-Fuller University of Toronto, Simon Fraser University Hearing loss and dementia - from epidemiological insights to the ACHIEVE trial Frank Lin Johns Hopkins University Implementing hearing screening in memory care Marilyn Reed Baycrest Strategies and Technologies: Supporting functioning for older adults with combined vision, hearing and cognitive difficulties Walter Wittich Université de Montréal Panel discussion with Morris Freedman

    16:50

    Canada/Eastern

    16:50 - 17:05 EDT

    Poster Awards and Closing Remarks

    17:05

    Canada/Eastern

    17:05 - 17:45 EDT

    Closing Reception in RRI Gather.Town

    5:10 - 5:25 Meet the plenary speakers in the Speakers’ Square in the main lobby

    18:00

    Canada/Eastern

    18:00 - 19:15 EDT

    Public Panel Discussion

    Seeing Through the Noise: Taking Control of our Aging by Taking Care of our Senses Following this year’s Rotman Research Institute (RRI) Conference, the RRI and the Baycrest-led Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation (CABHI) will host a public panel focusing on the importance of sensory and cognitive health. For further details about this event, please click here.

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