Genomics of Cognitive Ageing

There are large differences between people in how they age. Some people have no apparent physical or mental decline when they get older, some develop mild forms of cognitive impairment and yet others develop dementia. CNSG is involved in a number of research projects to study cognitive ageing, from genetic studies on cognitive differences, cognitive decline and dementia to systems genomics approaches to discover biomarkers for ageing. We are a member of the Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology at the University of Edinburgh. This Centre is directed by Professor Ian Deary with whom we have had a long-standing and productive research collaboration, centred around the Lothian Birth Cohorts.