BIO

Maddie Traylor is a second-year Florida State student pursuing dual degrees in Sociology and Psychology. As a UROP student, she has assisted in a research project titled "Neural Risk Markers of Alzheimer’s Disease and Their Modulation Through Exercise". Maddie will be continuing her research venture this summer as a research intern for Children and Screens: Insitute of Digital Media and Child Development.

Neural Risk Markers of Alzheimer’s Disease and Their Modulation Through Exercise

Abstract

The greatest potential for prevention of Alzheimer's Disease is through early detection1. Individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) are at high risk of developing AD (1). MCI is characterized by the deterioration of both cognitive and functional abilities whilst maintaining the functionality of activities of daily living (2). Currently, little research has been done to investigate the relationship between exercise and P300 responses in older adults with MCI or AD. This study will combine the use of cognitive assessments, a Go/No Go Task, and electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings to determine if there is a relationship between exercise and P300 amplitude and latency. Preliminary ERP waveforms are presented in the current poster.

Keywords: cognitive decline, nueroscience, psychology