Cognitive, Clinical and Neural Markers of Late Life Depression

The goal of this research is to identify easy-to-administer cognitive and behavioral measures that are related to brain functioning and that can predict the course of cognition and function of mood changes during late life.

This project aims to lead to more accurate assessments, the specification of subtypes in this complex illness, and a better targeting of preventative and treatment strategies. This study will relate the mechanisms of cognitive and behavioral impairment among older adults with depression to non-imaging measures that can predict the course of cognitive and functional impairment in individuals with late life depression.