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31.07.2025 22:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

🎉 Congrats to Anthony Moncada on receiving the Governor General's Academic Medal, awarded to the top undergrad in each class! He graduated with a 98% in Kinesiology and leads impactful MIVE Lab research on audiovisual illusions & cognitive decline. Way to go, Anthony! 👏

31.07.2025 22:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

🎉 Congratulations to Lauryn Gittens for all the outstanding work she does at the MIVE Lab, including her outreach work to raise awareness about #STEM, #MultisensoryResearch, and @kiteuhn.bsky.social!

uhnstempathways.ca/volunteer-sp...

31.07.2025 22:50 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Navigating Cognitive Screening and Service Delivery for Sensory Impairment in Occupational Therapy - Shirley Dumassais, Jennifer Campos, Margaret Kathleen Pichora-Fuller, Joseph B. Orange, Marie Savun... Background. Cognitive screening tools rely on vision and hearing. However, sensory impairments, alone or in combination, can hinder the accurate identification ...

🧠 New study highlights the need for better cognitive screening for people with sensory impairments—plus more training & education for OTs. A key step toward more inclusive care! 👁️👂🧑‍⚕️

#Cognition #SensoryHealth #OccupationalTherapy

31.07.2025 22:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

More MIVE highlights from #AAIC25!
🎮 Dr. Raheleh Saryazdi: at-home VR boosts communication for people with dementia & caregivers
🚘 Dr. Gelareh Hajian: driving behavior as a marker of cognitive status
🚗 Also on automated vehicles & safe driving in cognitive impairment
#Dementia #VR #Aging #Driving

31.07.2025 14:21 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

MIVE Lab at #AAIC25!
👂👁️👃 The Sensory Health and Cognition ISTAART PIA hosted a workshop on hearing, vision & smell in cognitive impairment with Natalie Phillips, @walterwittich.bsky.social, Carrie Nieman, Marilyn Reed & more.
🕶️ @jennycampos.bsky.social also spoke on VR/AR & aging w/ Dr. Lillian Hung

31.07.2025 01:39 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

📍MIVE Lab at @durham-university.bsky.social for #IMRF2025!
1️⃣ @jennycampos.bsky.social shared Anthony Moncada’s work on multisensory illusions & cognitive performance
2️⃣ Dr. Saryazdi on scent & memory
3️⃣ @jslbutler.bsky.social on modelling visual-vestibular self-motion
[Repost w/ correct posters]

26.07.2025 02:24 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

With age, multitasking while driving becomes increasingly challenging.

New @kiteuhn.bsky.social research shows how older adults have more difficulty driving while listening to speech—highlighting the need for better strategies to support driving safety.

🔗: www.uhnresearch.ca/news/driving...

23.07.2025 17:10 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

Shoutout to Lianna Montanari for a fantastic talk at the Southern Ontario Motor Behaviour Symposium hosted by @utoronto.ca! Her VR study on spatial navigation in aging and hearing loss offers powerful insights into early detection of cognitive decline. #CognitiveHealth #VRResearch #AgingResearch

21.07.2025 16:43 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Dual-task costs of listening while driving in older and younger adults Age-related changes in hearing and cognition result in increased listening difficulties, which could affect the ability to perform common, complex, multitasking behaviours, such as listening while dri...

New paper in PlosOne! Led by Katherine Bak, with @jennycampos.bsky.social, @thinkauditory.bsky.social, Lena Darakjian, Kristen Arnold, & Kathy Pichora-Fuller, this @kiteuhn.bsky.social study finds older adults struggle more with speech while driving—especially in noise. Quieter cars may help!

21.07.2025 16:35 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

We've arrived!! MIVE Lab is officially on Blue Sky. We look forward to sharing our team's research advancements, collaborative opportunities, and celebrated accomplishments. Let's connect!

21.07.2025 16:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0