UNCG Physical Activity and Cognition Lab
Community Services Non Profits
Why pick this one
UNCG Physical Activity and Cognition Lab studies how exercise affects cognition and currently enrolls eligible older adults in a no-cost six-month program.
Best for
- Adults aged 65 and older exercising less than 60 minutes per week seeking participation in the iSTEP study
- People interested in research on physical activity, memory, and cognitive performance
- Interdisciplinary academic research collaborations involving exercise, cognition, aging, nutrition, or psychology
Specialties
- physical activity and cognitive performance research
- older-adult exercise promotion studies
- exercise and memory studies
What makes them different
- Led by Dr. Jennifer Etnier in the UNCG Department of Kinesiology
- Conducts interdisciplinary research with faculty in applied neuromechanics, exercise physiology, gerontology, human development and family studies, nutrition, and psychology
- iSTEP is a federally funded, no-cost six-month exercise program for adults aged 65 and older who exercise less than 60 minutes per week
- Research projects are sponsored by the National Institutes of Health
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Contact & Location
- Address
- 1408 Walker Ave, Greensboro, NC 27412-5020
- Website
- http://paclab.uncg.edu/
Services
- research participant enrollment
- cognitive performance research
- physical activity research