The CAL team is proudly led by Dr. Lixia Yang.
11/07/2024
We are recruiting older adults for research at the CAL! Please see our poster for a list of studies that are currently recruiting participants. For any questions, please reach out to us through email at [email protected].
06/29/2024
The Cognitive Aging Lab is currently recruiting older adults to participate in a study investigating the benefits of an audio program on mental health. Interested participants may email us ([email protected]) with “Adaptive Audio Program” in the subject line, or access our online informed consent (https://forms.gle/842yEMtzC3GhrzT26) to learn more and sign up. This study has been approved by the Toronto Metropolitan University Research Ethics Board (REB 2022-291).
06/03/2024
Check out our Summer 2024 newsletter to learn more about our lab's research and accomplishments!
03/19/2024
We are recruiting young and older adults for a study assessing the learning of face-occupation pairs. This study consists of questionnaires to assess attention, vocabulary, and some demographic information (e.g., age, gender, education, and health). This study takes approximately 1 to 1.5 hours to complete, and it will be conducted at the TMU campus. Interested participants can contact us at [email protected] with the subject line "Item pre-learning in memory."
04/20/2023
The Cognitive Aging Lab is currently recruiting young and older adults to participate in a study investigating memory for faces and names. Please see the attached poster to determine if you are eligible to participate. Interested participants may email us ([email protected]) with “Face-Name Memory” in the subject line to learn more and sign up. This study has been approved by the Toronto Metropolitan University Research Ethics Board (2022-359).
07/21/2022
The Cognitive Aging Lab is currently recruiting young and older adults to participate in a study investigating interactive presentation and associative memory. Please see the attached poster to determine if you are eligible to participate. Interested participants may email us ([email protected]) with “IPAM” in the subject line to learn more and sign up. This study has been approved by the Toronto Metropolitan University Research Ethics Board (2021-320).
Check out our lab's publications!
Click the link below to access a study on the feasibility and efficacy of online executive function training and low-intensity aerobic exercise for improving cognitive and psychosocial functioning in healthy older adults!
03/30/2021
Kathryn Bolton, a Master's student in Clinical Psychology at Ryerson University is recruiting older adult research participants for an online study to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting mental health and cognitive functioning!
See the poster below for more information, and please email or send us a message to join!
This study is being performed as part of Kathryn's Master's for the partial completion of her graduate degree. It will be done under the supervision of Dr. Lixia Yang, who will also act as a co-investigator in this study. The research has been approved by the Ryerson University Research Ethics Board [REB 2020-207].
03/18/2021
Welcome to Ryerson University's Cognitive Aging Lab's page!!
Our page is dedicated to showcasing our lab's many research projects and highlighting our team member's accomplishments.
Be sure to keep an eye out for posts on how you can get involved with our team's work!
