The first week of July 2026, Dr. Trewartha attended the IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics in Amsterdam, NL.
Dr. Trewartha participated in a symposium titled: “Harnessing Neuroimaging Tools to Understand Age-Related Changes and Maximize Brain Health.” The symposium was focused on cutting edge research on how changes in brain activity in older adults are associated with motor behavior including motor learning, gait characteristics, dual-task walking, and physical activity. Brain imaging methods from electroencephalography (EEG), event-related potentials (ERP), functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), and functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS).
Dr. Trewartha’s presentation was titled: “Age-related changes in electrophysiological correlates of visuomotor adaptation.” This project was conducted by Dr. Trewartha and two former PhD students in the Applied Cognitive Science and Human Factors program: Dr. Lavanya Rajeshkumar (currently a Clinical Researcher at Houston Methodist Research Institute) and Dr. Alexandra Watral (currently an Assistant Professor in Health Care Systems Engineering at Mayo Clinic). Support for this work came from the Health Research Institute and the Institute of Computing and Cybersystems at Michigan Tech.
The IAGG World Congress is held every four years and brings together researchers, clinicians, and policy makers focused broadly on the health and wellbeing of older adults. The theme of this year’s congress was “Ageing well in a Globalized World.”
