Public Health and Health Professions
Marsiske Lab
Led by Michael Marsiske · Clinical and Health Psychology
What we study
The lab studies how older adults can improve their cognitive skills through training and technology like video games and brain stimulation. They also research exercise and collaboration to boost brain health.
What working here is like
- Clinical
- Computational
- Human participants
- Coding helps
- Projects
- 2
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
National Institute on Aging ACTIVE trial
Part of the long-running ACTIVE trial funded by the National Institute on Aging, which follows older adults over many years to see how cognitive training affects thinking skills and daily life.
Augmenting Cognitive Training trial
Researching if brain stimulation can enhance cognitive training benefits.
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Recent papers, explained
- Impact of cognitive training on claims‐based diagnosed dementia over 20 years: evidence from the ACTIVE study
2026 · Alzheimer s & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical Interventions
Looks at how cognitive training affects dementia risk over 20 years in Medicare data.
- Factors associated with discordant visual and quantitative amyloid PET results
2026 · Alzheimer s & Dementia Diagnosis Assessment & Disease Monitoring
Investigates why amyloid PET scans show different results visually and numerically.
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- Locus of control moderates the effects of residential segregation on everyday functioning in Black older adults from the Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly study.
2026 · Neuropsychology
Checks if locus of control affects how residential segregation impacts Black older adults' functioning.
- Inflammation, Limbic White Matter Microstructure, and Clinical Symptoms in Retired American Football Players With Repetitive Head Impacts
2026 · Neurology
Examines inflammation, brain imaging, and symptoms in former football players with head impacts.
- Combining plasma biomarkers and cognitive challenge tests enhances prediction of functional trajectories of decline among older adults with cognitive impairment
2026 · Journal of Alzheimer s Disease
Tests whether plasma biomarkers and cognitive tests predict decline in older adults with cognitive impairment.
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How to reach out
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