Verified by Psychology Today

Nicole D. Anderson Ph.D., C.Psych.

About

Nicole D. Anderson, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at the University of Toronto, and a Senior Scientist at the Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest. Her research focuses on healthy older adults, older adults with mild cognitive impairment, and older adults with age-related disorders such as Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, stroke, and traumatic brain injury. The goal of this research is to understand how cognitive processes are affected in these groups, and to then use that information to help develop effective cognitive interventions. She is interested in whether the interventions improve the targeted function, whether they generalize to other cognitive tasks and to everyday functioning, and whether they change brain activity so that networks implicated in healthy (or younger) adults are recruited after treatment.

Books by Nicole D. Anderson Ph.D., C.Psych.
Recent Posts
18 Ways to Add Oomph to Your Everyday Activities
Physical exercise has many brain health benefits, and reduces the risk of mild cognitive impairment and dementia. But you don’t have to hit the gym to get your heart pumping! Here are 18 ways to add umph to your everyday activities.
Five Risk Factors for MCI
If your mother had dementia, you didn’t finish high school, and you have metabolic risk factors and battle with depression, does that mean you are certain to develop MCI?
Dementia In Your Blood?

If there was a blood test for MCI or dementia, would you get it? Scientists are getting closer to being able to predict who is likely to develop MCI or dementia from a simple blood test, but given that we are still waiting for a cure, what would you do with that information? Here we discuss the pros and cons of predictive tests of MCI and dementia.

If there was a blood test for MCI or dementia, would you get it? Scientists are getting closer to being able to predict who is likely to develop MCI or dementia from a simple blood test, but given that we are still waiting for a cure, what would you do with that information? Here we discuss the pros and cons of predictive tests of MCI and dementia.

Walking Away From Dementia

Want to improve your memory? How about your ability to stay focused and avoid distraction? Then get moving!

Want to improve your memory? How about your ability to stay focused and avoid distraction? Then get moving!

Living With Mild Cognitive Impairment

Do you worry whether your memory is okay? Do you have a parent with dementia and worry if you are headed down the same road?

Do you worry whether your memory is okay? Do you have a parent with dementia and worry if you are headed down the same road?