Events

We’re thrilled to share that Dr. Denise C. Park, our incredible PI and mentor, has been named Woman of the Month by the Center for Vital Longevity (CVL) in celebration of Women’s History Month! Dr. Park’s visionary research has shaped the field of cognitive neuroscience and transformed how we understand the aging brain. As founder … Read more

Our lab is excited to be participating in the upcoming event, Declining Financial Capacity in Cognitive Aging and Dementia. We’ll be presenting a poster highlighting several recent developments from our team. First, the Dallas Lifespan Brain Study (DLBS) dataset is now publicly available on OpenNeuro, providing researchers around the world with access to this valuable … Read more

We’re thrilled to share that Dr. Smith will be joining the Psychology Department at Bradley University as an Assistant Professor starting in Fall 2025. This exciting next step marks a new chapter in Dr. Smith’s academic journey, and we can’t wait to see the impact of their teaching and research in this new role. Congratulations … Read more

Following her PhD graduation in December 2024, Dr. Zhang is currently preparing a manuscript based on her dissertation research. The study provides new insight into the neural mechanisms underlying cognitive reserve in Alzheimer’s disease. Her work demonstrates that resting-state system segregation helps explain the discrepancies often observed between Alzheimer’s pathology, structural brain changes, and cognitive … Read more

The Alzheimer’s Association International Conference will be held in Amsterdam from July 16-20th. Park lab members Dr. Joseph Hennessee, Dr. Evan Smith, Sarah Monier, and Julia Bacci will present posters on their research at this renowned event. AAIC is where the world’s leading basic scientists, clinical researchers, early career investigators, clinicians, and the care research … Read more

Dr. Denise C. Park & Dr. Evan T. Smith’s article, “Longitudinal changes in gray matter correspond to changes in cognition across the lifespan: implications for theories of cognition,” will appear in Volume 129 September 2023 edition of the Neurobiology of Aging. Congratulations!

Congratulations to Lab Director, Dr. Denise Park for ranking in the top 1000 female scientists around the world of 2022! This is the first edition of Research.com’s ranking of top female scientists worldwide. It is based on data collected from Google Scholar and Microsoft Academic Graph, with their position based on their general H-index. This … Read more

We are excited to announce that Dr. Denise Park and Dr. Evan Smith have been invited to publish their recent work titled “The Aging Mind: Cognitive Training and Neuroplasticity” at the Medical Research Archives of the European Society of Medicine. Congratulations!

Congratulations to Dr. Joseph Hennessee on having his publication accepted in NeuroImage for the December Issue! The article published is titled “Relationship of Prefrontal Brain Lateralization to Optimal Cognitive Function Differs with Age.

Park Lab alumni Dr. Xi Chen recently published her dissertation titled “Functional Activation Features of Memory in Successful Agers Across the Adult Lifespan” for the August 2022 NeuroImage journal issue. Her paper figure is presented on the cover of the August issue!