RT @h_shawberry
Excited to be teaching a workshop this Thursday on accelerometers using the BBC Micro:bit @microbit_edu

RT @DrTheoBampouras
Great start to the week (& month!) with this collaborative work published. 🎉

Always a pleasure to work with @surgicalbridges @cgaffneyphd @hel_nuttall @kateslade94 👌🏻

@ELHT_NHS @NoSA_lab @LU_SportsExSci @LJMUSportSci

👉🏻 tinyurl.com/23sypuyd

RT @lancspsychres
: Getting the brain into gear: An online study investigating cognitive reserve and word-finding abilities in healthy ageing: dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.po
New Publication by @EliseJisca, @kateslade94 , El Smith, Patrick May & @hel_nuttall @lancspsychres

Getting the brain into gear: An online study investigating cognitive reserve and word-finding abilities in healthy ageing

Lifetime experiences and lifestyle, such as education and engaging in leisure activities, contribute to cognitive reserve (CR), which delays the onset of age-related cognitive decline. Word-finding difficulties have been identified as the most prominent cognitive problem in older age. Whether CR mitigates age-related word-finding difficulties is currently unknown. Using picture-naming and verbal fluency tasks, this online study aimed to investigate the effect of CR on word-finding ability in younger, middle-aged, and older adults. All participants were right-handed, monolingual speakers of British English. CR for both the period preceding and coinciding with the COVID-19 pandemic was measured through years of education and questionnaires concerning the frequency of engagement in cognitive, leisure, and physical activities. Linear mixed-effect models demonstrated that older adults were less accurate at action and object naming than middle-aged and younger adults. Higher CR in middle age predicted higher accuracies for action and object naming. Hence, high CR might not only be beneficial in older age, but also in middle age. This benefit will depend on multiple factors: the underlying cognitive processes, individual general cognitive processing abilities, and whether task demands are high. Moreover, younger and middle-aged adults displayed faster object naming compared to older adults. There were no differences between CR scores for the period preceding and coinciding with the pandemic. However, the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on CR and, subsequently, on word-finding ability might only become apparent in the long term. This article discusses the implications of CR in healthy ageing as well as suggestions for conducting language production studies online.

dx.plos.org

RT @mgswainson
📢 CAN YOU HELP?
I run weekly patient/public engagement focus groups where students ask "real people" about the use of activity/exercise for condition/disease mgt. I need more people! If you're interested pls email me m.swainson1@lancaster.ac.uk
Topics & dates (2-3 or 3-4pm) ⬇️

Looking forward to attending with @nezsharpy! 👂🦻
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RT @DrDaliaTsimpida
Exciting news! Our event is starting in just 3 hours! Join us in making a world where everyone can hear and be heard! @LivUni @LivUniPHPS @livuninews @livuniHLS @LivUniAcademy @livuniresthemes @LivUniMedicine

free tickets + 🍰☕🤗
eventbrite.co.uk/e/listen-up-j
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RT @LU_SportsExSci
We’ve been absolutely loving every second of today! in @HICLancaster talking everything sports science - exciting stalls from our 3rd years, talks from staff, and help from lots of brilliant students!!

Excited for this! An event run by the wonderful @DrDaliaTsimpida about hearing health awareness. Link to register below if you’re interested 👂🦻🤩
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RT @DrDaliaTsimpida
Join us in making a world where everyone can hear and be heard!

See info below & please share with people who may be interested in coming to our event on 22 March in Liverpool 🤩

Please register here - limited places!
lnkd.in/eARt7ZbQ

Lunch, coffee/tea & …
twitter.com/DrDaliaTsimpida/st

Continuing our mental health sessions in our 2nd year sports psych module this week after yesterday 🧠Brilliant to see students working together to create a mental health literacy podcast miniseries! Watch this space! 🎙 instagram.com/stories/lancaste

It’s a snow day so @HICLancaster is looking particularly snazzy! ❄️☃️🌨

RT @StudentMindsOrg
@kateslade94 This sounds like a really important workshop! ⚽️ Thank you for supporting 🧡

Very on theme workshop this morning for on importance of stigma around mental health.
Fab insights from students as always 👏👏👏

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RT @LU_SportsExSci
On our 2nd year sports and exercise science students are talking about mental health stigma in sport and evaluating mental health literacy interventions! 🧠
twitter.com/LU_SportsExSci/sta

RT @LU_SportsExSci
Todays events were brilliant! Well done to panel members and our students who were amazing in sharing stories and insights into equity in sport and science for women! 🏋️‍♀️👩‍🔬

RT @LU_SportsExSci
Join us today from 11am at @HICLancaster for a film created by our final year students ‘mind the gap’ and a panel featuring our team members discussing ‘how level is the paying field?’ for ! 🏋️‍♀️👩‍🔬

RT @ruthogden_tp
Getting to talk to @time Magazine about time perception is about as exciting as it gets!

Check out this piece by @lilyrothman about how our relationship with time might be changing. @LJMU_IHR @LJMU

time.com/6260618/pandemic-rela

RT @LU_SportsExSci
Ready for the panel event tomorrow @HICLancaster, which is looking lovely! Can’t wait to see our team members in action @DrSarahPowell1, @TimothyBarry2, Dr Hannah Jarvis, & our 2nd year and PhD students discussing ‘how level is the playing field’ ⚽🏋️‍♀️

RT @LU_SportsExSci
On Wednesday 8th March members of our team are forming part of a panel to discuss ‘how level is the playing field?’ for and ! And our fabulous 3rd year students are showing a short film ‘mind the gap’ for 🎉 Come along!

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