Embodied cognitive reserve in the cortico-subcortical premotor network (C01)

• Subject Area: Human Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience ; Cognitive, Systems and Behavioural Neurobiology
• Term: since 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 425899996

The project examines how motor and cognitive performance is maintained in ageing through embodied cognitive reserve in the cortico-subcortical premotor network. We focus on the role of sensorimotor signals in spatial orientation and cognitive performance, enhanced by balance training in elderly. The research extends the supply-demand mismatch theory by integrating neurobiological capital, analyzing the influence of brain reserve and plasticity on the effects of ageing. We use advanced MRI and multivariate analysis in a controlled trial to assess the impact of training on motor and cognitive functions.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1436: Neural resources of cognition
• Applicant Institution: Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg
• Project Heads: Dr. Nico Lehmann; Professor Marco Taubert, Ph.D.; Gabriel Ziegler, Ph.D.