Theme: Cognitive Health

Personalized Brain Health Promotion — Personalized Brain Health Promotion
The goal of the project is to reduce the likelihood of developing brain disorders such as cognitive impairment, […]

20 May, 2020 tagged SOF v1 / Cognitive Health / brain disorders / cognitive impairment / late-life depression / Strategic Opportunity Fund (SOF)

Communications Neuroscience — Communications Neuroscience
This project focuses on increasing our understanding of hearing, speech perception, and speech production, so this knowledge can […]

20 May, 2020 tagged SOF v1 / Cognitive Health / hearing / seniors / speech perception / speech production / Strategic Opportunity Fund (SOF)

Trigger — Trigger
Trigger is a prosthetic memory application that enables individuals with memory impairment to re-live the past in context, […]

20 May, 2020 tagged SOF v1 / Cognitive Health / Cognitive health / memory impairment / Strategic Opportunity Fund (SOF)

Eye Tracker — Eye Tracker
This project focuses on the development of an eye-tracking assessment tool for early detection of cognitive decline. It […]

20 May, 2020 tagged SOF v1 / Cognitive Health / Cognitive decline / eye-tracking / mobile platform / Strategic Opportunity Fund (SOF)

PLEASE – Program for Leisure Engagement for Active and Spontaneous Experiences — PLEASE – Program for Leisure Engagement for Active and Spontaneous Experiences
This mixed-methods observational project aims to evaluate the impact of the PLEASE program on the activity engagement and […]

20 May, 2020 tagged SOF v1 / Cognitive Health / cognitive impairment / long-term care / storytelling / volunteers / Strategic Opportunity Fund (SOF)

Online Goal Management Training — Online Goal Management Training
Goal management training (GMT) is an effective intervention for executive functioning deficits due to a variety of clinical […]

20 May, 2020 tagged SOF v1 / Cognitive Health / cognitive deficits / Goal management training / older adults / Strategic Opportunity Fund (SOF)

e-Learning Repository — e-Learning Repository
The purpose of this project is to develop, implement, sustain the systems and HR supports necessary to enable […]

20 May, 2020 tagged SOF v1 / Cognitive Health / e-learning

Cogniciti (II) Accelerated Research/Academic Recruitment Trial — Cogniciti (II) Accelerated Research/Academic Recruitment Trial
The overall purpose of the project is to conduct a pilot test of accelerated participant recruitment for pharmaceutical […]

20 May, 2020 tagged SOF v1 / Cognitive Health / Cognitive health / dementia research / pharmaceutical clinical trials / Strategic Opportunity Fund (SOF)

Cogniciti (I) Online Brain Health Assessment — Cogniciti (I) Online Brain Health Assessment
This project encompasses three streams of activity aimed at enhancing the Cogniciti Cognitive Assessment platform: Stream 1 – […]

20 May, 2020 tagged SOF v1 / Cognitive Health / assessment platform / Cogniciti / Cognitive health / Strategic Opportunity Fund (SOF)

An e-Suite for the Promotion of Healthy Aging in the Community (e.SPACE) — An e-Suite for the Promotion of Healthy Aging in the ...
e.SPACE is a new multimodal online solution that aims to promote brain health in older individuals through five […]

20 May, 2020 tagged QRCP2 v1 / Cognitive Health / brain health / memory / mental health / sleep / Quebec Researcher Clinician Partnership Program (QRCP2)

Virtual Reality to Improve Cognitive Health and Quality of Life — Virtual Reality to Improve Cognitive Health and Quality of Life
What is the issue? The population of older adults with dementia is growing, placing increasing demands on family […]

20 May, 2020 tagged SCSIF v2 / Cognitive Health / long-term care / virtual reality / VR / Seniors' Care Strategic Innovation Fund (SCSIF)

ABBY Screens Display Personalized Media for Residents with Dementia — ABBY Screens Display Personalized Media for Residents with Dementia
Screens displaying personalized photos, favourite music, and videos may reduce responsive behaviours in residents living with dementia in long-term care homes.

20 May, 2020 tagged SCSIF v2 / Cognitive Health / ambient technology / person-centered care / responsive behaviours / Seniors' Care Strategic Innovation Fund (SCSIF)