Copenhagen Summit on Cognitive Reserve
Some 46.8 million people report that they are living with severe cognitive impairment impacting their ability to function independently in society. While global population ageing is attracting the attention of government, industry, academia and individuals around the world, enabling the functional ability of every person, specifically brain health and cognitive function, is of critical importance.
In partnership with DaneAge the IFA Copenhagen Summit on Cognitive Reserve (24-25 October 2019) aims to translating global knowledge on cognitive reserve towards policy development and implementation. The Summit program was informed by synthesized outputs of the IFA Copenhagen Think Tank and will be critical in ensuring cognitive reserve evidence is shared with policy makers to influence both policy and practice.
The timing and topic of this Summit is of utmost importance as policy-related dialogue on the impact of cognitive reserve across the life course is relatively new and there are real opportunities for inclusion in current public health and age-related policies and strategies under development. To ensure that policies and initiatives impacting cognitive reserve are both comprehensive and coordinated, collaboration between stakeholders involved in cognitive reserve research and public health policy is critical to make on impact on the prevention and risk reduction of cognitive impairment.
RELEVANT REPORTS:
Experts:

Prof. Kaarin Anstey
Professor, School of Psychology
Psychology and neuroscience expert exploring the epidemiology of cognition and dementia
Fostering Healthy Ageing
Older Drivers
Public Health and Health Services
Neurosciences
Psychology
Cognitive Sciences
Aged Health Care
Geriatrics and Gerontology
Developmental Psychology and Ageing
Mental Health
Health Promotion
Epidemiology
Cognitive Reserve
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Prof. Nicola Lautenschlager
Academic, Psychiatry
Expert on old age, conducting preventative clinical research on cognitive decline
Cognitive Reserve
Alzheimer's Disease
Dementia
Mental Health in Older Adults
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Prevention of Cognitive Decline
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Prof. Ian Robertson
Professor
Psychology and neuroscience expert theorizing the future of cognitive rehabilitation
Cognitive Reserve
Neuropsychology of Attention of Awareness
Cognitive Genomics of Attention
Neurorehabilitation
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Prof. Perminder Sachdev
Co-Director of the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA)
Neuropsychiatry expert revolutionizing our understanding of the ageing brain, apropos of lifestyle choices
Cognitive Reserve
Psychiatry (incl. Psychotherapy)
Geriatrics and Gerontology
Neurosciences
Neurogenetics
Health Related to Ageing
Neurodegenerative Disorders Related to Ageing
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Dr. Nikolaos Scarmeas
Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology
Neurology expert theorizing the ageing brain and the variability of clinical response to AD pathology
Cognitive Reserve
Nutrition
Diet and Cognition
Lifestyle Social Intellectual Activities and Cognition - Dementia
Diet and Cognition - Dementia
Physical Activities Exercise and Cognition - Dementia
Mechanims Relating to Nutrition
Cognitive Reserve Factors with Cognition - Dementia
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Prof. Yaakov Stern
Professor of Neuropsychology
Neurology and psychology expert exploring the neural basis for cognitive aging and cognitive reserve
Alzheimer's Disease
Cognitive Reserve
Psychology
Neurology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Cognitive Ageing
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Prof. Michael Valenzuela
Associate Professor
Psychology, clinical medicine, and neuroscience expert, exploring how complex mental activity impacts dementia