Attention, Memory and Aging Lab

Hello everyone! We wanted to inform you that the Center for Healthy Living and Longevity (CHLL) at the University of Texas at Arlington is currently enrolling participants in the Arlington Study of Healthy Aging (ASHA). Attached is a flyer with information about the study. If you are interested in being a paid participant, visit https://asha-study.uta.edu/become-a-study-volunteer/ to enroll. Note that this study is not conducted directly through our lab, so if you have any questions, you can email [email protected] or call 682-238-4768.

CHLL is also hosting a monthly talk series from experts from UTA and the surrounding area. There are exciting talks coming up on fall risk and prevention and sleep to wrap up the series. Please see the attached flyer or click here https://chll.uta.edu/community-engagement/ to find out more about how you can attend. With your involvement, we are able to learn more about how to promote healthy living across the lifespan!

Article out in the Washington Post on improving everyday memory by setting reminders, featuring work from our lab and others in the field:

Trouble achieving goals? Why your brain needs reminders. A psychological strategy called cognitive offloading has benefits – and potential pitfalls – for achieving our goals.

Congrats to all the AMA lab research assistant graduates this year. Additional congratulations to Dr. Peper, who recently successfully defended his dissertation on prospective memory reminders!

https://twitter.com/UTAScience/status/1658177932605415432

Dr. Ball recently won the College of Science "Excellence in Teaching" award!

UTA Science on Twitter “Congratulations to all our College of Science faculty and staff who received 2022-23 awards for excellence in teaching, research, advising and service! See a full list of award recipients, video and photos at https://t.co/WUo6p5C2lg ”

Three groups of AMA Lab research assistants presented at UTA's Discover - Student Research Symposium, with 2 being selected as poster finalists! Anisha placed 3rd & Alaa /Rebecca /Fariha placed 4th presenting their work on prospective memory and aging.

https://www.uta.edu/academics/schools-colleges/science/news/2022/04/28/students-showcase-research-excellence-in-colleges-discover-2022-symposium

UTA's Shorthorn newspaper published an article on memory. In the piece, Dr. Hunter Ball and his graduate students Durna Alakbarova and Philip Peper explain how human memory works and what strategies help us retain information better.

https://www.theshorthorn.com/life_and_entertainment/how-to-tackle-studying-by-utilizing-memory-efficiently/article_a412d324-aec3-11ec-beab-6f4c0d767830.html?fbclid=IwAR3x0H0H54JVoVDjLbsoX4VkGI1FLaSagJWP8QjjlKOCKehWHjOwc7R4rDY

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The AMA Lab website is live! Come check it out!

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Are you an older adult that would like to help develop cutting-edge research? Complete the following survey and see if you qualify to participate in the ongoing studies in the Memory, Attention, and Aging Lab!

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How do older adults attend to the environment, or create, maintain, and retrieve memories?

We are recruiting older adults (ages 60 and above) to participate in various research studies that are being conducted in the Department of Psychology at the University of Texas at Arlington. These studies examine different aspects of memory and attention. For each study, you are compensated at $10/hour, although the exact duration of the experiment differs for each study. If you are interested in being on the contact list for these studies, or if you would like to find out more information, please let us know!!!

Please message, email, and/or call the Attention, Memory, & Aging Laboratory at:

817-272-9427
[email protected]

OR

Complete the form through this link:

https://uta.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6ycTN8XbEmrYzEp