GIUV2016-320
Improvements in health care during the 20th century, as well as in living conditions and quality of life, have led to a dramatic increase in life expectancy, among other things. This, together with the drastic drop in the birth rate, is leading to an ageing population. As a result, the elderly population segments are the fastest growing, and something that is becoming an indisputable reality is that we are heading towards an ageing population. This is why it seems necessary to discuss what kind of problems and challenges are faced by the elderly and what are their solutions. In this way, we present a research group, focused on the analysis of cognitive and emotional aspects as well as on the intervention and development of the elderly, being able to distinguish two main lines of work, one focused on the aspects of so-called normal ageing and another line oriented towards aspects related to the cognitive pathologies associated with ageing, mainly mild cognitive impairment, dementia of the Alzheimer's type and other dementias and Parkinson's disease. The first of the lines aims to analyse the basic processes of psychological ageing by studying aspects related to cognitive...Improvements in health care during the 20th century, as well as in living conditions and quality of life, have led to a dramatic increase in life expectancy, among other things. This, together with the drastic drop in the birth rate, is leading to an ageing population. As a result, the elderly population segments are the fastest growing, and something that is becoming an indisputable reality is that we are heading towards an ageing population. This is why it seems necessary to discuss what kind of problems and challenges are faced by the elderly and what are their solutions. In this way, we present a research group, focused on the analysis of cognitive and emotional aspects as well as on the intervention and development of the elderly, being able to distinguish two main lines of work, one focused on the aspects of so-called normal ageing and another line oriented towards aspects related to the cognitive pathologies associated with ageing, mainly mild cognitive impairment, dementia of the Alzheimer's type and other dementias and Parkinson's disease. The first of the lines aims to analyse the basic processes of psychological ageing by studying aspects related to cognitive development such as cognitive reserve and brain plasticity, and in the social area, the type of relationships established in ageing and the changes and evolution of these relationships. Finally, in relation to emotions, the aim is to analyse the importance of emotion regulation as a basis for behavioural development and correct adaptation. The second line, under an experimental methodology, is applying assessment systems for the detection of possible cognitive changes, as well as possible deterioration, by means of cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses. In addition, this line offers novel cognitive interventions based on cognitive stimulation, reminiscence therapy and the application of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). As a result of the verification of the efficacy of these interventions, various contracts have been signed with companies for the application of the same in patients with varying degrees of deterioration. The research group participates in various master's degrees in the Faculty of Psychology and in the area of Health Sciences. The team's greatest participation is in the master's degree in Psychogerontology, where subjects related to cognitive ageing are taught, both in the normal population and in the elderly with dementia, as well as subjects related to social intervention. In addition, there is an important participation in the direction of Master's final projects. It also participates in the University Masters in General Health Psychology and in Psychological Intervention in Social Areas. In relation to doctoral studies, the research team is fully integrated in the PhD in Psychogerontology: Life Cycle Perspective, where the line of Development and Optimal Ageing and Cognition is directed, from which there is an important production of doctoral theses.
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- Aportar conocimiento cientifico sobre los principales cambios cognitivos y emocionales que se producen con el envejecimiento.
- Estudiar las patologias cognitivas relacionadas con el envejecimiento asi como la progresion de las mismas a lo largo del tiempo.
- Comparar mayores sanos con sujetos con demencia, deterioro cognitivo o enfermedad de Parkinson para analizar las diferencias existen entre grupos.
- Desarrollar tareas experimentales sensibles al cambio y con capacidad predictora de la patologia.
- Desarrollar intervenciones cognitivas que mejoren el rendimiento de los pacientes.
- Optimal ageing.Cognitive and emotional processes study in healthy elderly people by means of psychological techniques and psychological intervention for the optimisation of basic processes such as memory, coping and emotions.
- Pathological ageing.Intervention and study of cognitive processes (memory, executive function, learning) with patients with Alzheimer's type dementia and others, mild cognitive impairment and Parkinson's disease.
| Name | Nature of participation | Entity | Description |
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| JUAN CARLOS MELENDEZ MORAL | Director | Universitat de València | |
| Research team | |||
| LUIS ALFONSO PITARQUE GRACIA | Member | Universitat de València | |
| ENCARNACION SATORRES PONS | Member | Universitat de València | |
| JOAQUIN VICENTE ESCUDERO TORRELLA | Member | Universitat de València | |
| IRAIDA DELHOM PERIS | Member | Universitat de València | |
| IRAIDA DELHOM PERIS | Member | Fundación de la Comunidad Valenciana Universidad Internacional de Valencia | professor |
| MARIA PAZ VIGUER SEGUI | Collaborator | Universitat de València | |
| JESUS GONZALEZ MORENO | Collaborator | Universitat de València | |
| JESUS GONZALEZ MORENO | Collaborator | Fundación de la Comunidad Valenciana Universidad Internacional de Valencia | professor |
| MARIA DEL CARMEN BUENO LOPEZ | Collaborator | Universitat de València | |
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- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Ageing, memory, emotions
- Alzheimer's type dementia, mild cognitive impairment, Parkinson's disease
