COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE OF LEARNING AND LANGUAGE LAB
Improving Sleep in Older Adults with and without aMCI with Gentle Sleep Sounds
Many older adults start to experience poorer sleep quality as they age, which can be associated with worse memory and cognition. Previous studies have shown that sleep can be improved when quiet sounds are presented at the right times during slow-wave sleep. We are interested in whether we can improve sleep and associated memory and cognitive function using these sounds in both healthy older adults and those who are experiencing mild cognitive impairment (aMCI).
Who Can Participate?
Participants over 60 years old with and without amnestic mild cognitive impairment, willing to follow the study protocol.
Additional inclusion criteria will be assessed during initial study screening.
What is Involved?
Our study involves a screening procedure where you will fill out an online questionnaire and tasks that will take approximately 1.5 hours to complete. If found eligible, we will call you to complete screening over the phone which may take an additional 15 minutes to complete. If found eligible, you will then be contacted for the in-person portion of this study.
There will be a total of 13 overnight sessions that will take place at your home. During each session, you will complete a cerebral blood flow measure and a memory task in the morning and evening. While you sleep, we will record your brainwaves using electroencephalography (EEG), a non-invasive neuroimaging technique. In the morning, you will also complete a variety of short computerized cognitive tasks.
How Do I Learn More?
To learn more about the study, please email Christine Moreau at sleeplab@uwo.ca or fill out the form below, and we will be in touch shortly!