Professor
Ph.D., State University of
New York at Albany
Cognitive Neuroscience of Aging

Email: denise@utdallas.edu

Productive Aging Laboratory

Research Interests

My research is focused on understanding age-related changes in cognitive function at the basic level (through neuroimaging and behavioral studies) as well as the implications of these changes for society (in cross-cultural studies and work in medical information processing). My lab uses functional and structural MRI and eye-tracking in addition to traditional cognitive behavioral techniques.

Recent Publications

Goh, J.O., Chee, M.W., Tan, J.C., Venkatraman, V., Hebrank, A., Leshikar, E., Jenkins, L., Sutton, B.P., Gutchess, A.H., & Park, D.C. (2007). Age and culture modulate object processing and object-scene binding in the ventral visual area. Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience, 7, 44-52.

Park, D.C., Gutchess, A.H., Meade, M.L., & Stine-Morrow, E. (2007). Improving cognitive function in older adults: Nontraditional approaches. Journals of Gerontology, 62B, 45-52.

Park, D. C., Polk, T. A., Park, R., Minear, M., Savage, A., & Smith, M. R. (2004). Aging reduces neural specialization in ventral visual cortex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, 101, 13091-13095.