JOINT BRITISH ACADEMY/BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL LECTURE The Resilient Brain: Cognition and Ageing Professor Lorraine K Tyler FBA University of Cambridge Thursday, 22 September 2011 6.00pm - 7.15pm, followed by a drinks reception British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1 Normal healthy ageing involves widespread changes in the brain, which are thought to lead to problems with a variety of everyday cognitive functions, such as memory, attention and problem solving. However, this view is starting to change and a more positive view is emerging in which ageing is no longer seen as an inexorable progressive decline in neural and cognitive fitness. This research focuses on what is preserved as we age, trying to understand the brain mechanisms by which cognitive functions can be preserved in spite of extensive changes in brain tissue. In this talk Professor Tyler will discuss some of the research that takes a positive view of changes across the lifespan, and in doing so is starting to over-turn existing stereotypes of ageing. About the Speaker: Lorraine K Tyler is Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge. She heads a University-wide consortium, funded by the BBSRC, to study the relationship between brain function and cognition across the adult lifespan. She was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1995. Her most recent articles include ‘Conceptual structure: Towards an integrated neurocognitive account’, Cognitive Neuroscience of Language (co-author) and ‘Fronto-temporal brain systems supporting spoken language comprehension’ Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences, Theme Issue ‘The perception of speech: from sound to meaning’ with WD Marslen-Wilson. Attendance is free, but registration is required for this event. To register please click here: A poster for your notice board can be downloaded here. Joint British Academy / British Psychological Society Lecture This lecture series began in 2001 when the Academy held a lecture to mark the centenary of the British Psychological Society. The British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AH Tel: 020 7969 5200, Fax: 020 7969 5300, Web: www.britac.ac.uk -- Click this link to unsubscribe. {~A8529410676909225416866342721~}