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John Anderson holds a position as an Assistant Professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, and he is also a Canada Research Chair in Cognition and Wellness. His research focuses on the intersection of long-term lifestyle factors and short-term contextual factors related to aging, attention, memory, and environmental influences. His lab employs behavioral and neuroimaging techniques to explore how these themes impact the microstructural organization of grey and white matter and their connection to depression and dementia. With a particular interest in the effects of circadian rhythms on behavior, Anderson's work highlights how biological systems affect cognitive functions and may disadvantage older adults in cognitive testing. He also investigates bilingualism's cognitive reserve, showing that managing multiple languages can confer domain-general cognitive benefits and delay the onset of dementia. Through advanced imaging and behavioral techniques, Anderson’s current work aligns with recent findings that bilingualism can positively influence aging-related cognitive decline.
Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto • Toronto, ON, CA
Conducts research on cognition and wellness, focusing on aging and its cognitive implications.
Department of Sociology