The Keck Lab works at the intersection of neuroscience and public health, using a combination of laboratory-based experiments and population health measurements and analyses to understand the complex mechanistic and societal factors that facilitate neuroplasticity and brain health throughout the lifespan and during ageing. This cross-disciplinary approach allows us to identify potential mechanistic targets in animal models, as well as examine the role of societal factors that can only be studied in humans (e.g. social engagement, loneliness, purposeful work, mental health). We aim to use these results to inform effective brain health interventions developed in partnership with local communities and stakeholders to maximize the impact of our research.
Check out highlights of our recent work and engagement:
UN Panel for the State of the World Report on population development and ageing
Key risk factors for loneliness in older people in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
UN Panel on loneliness and social isolation
International Federation on Ageing: Discussion on supporting older people during COVID-19
Impacts of healthy ageing activities in Bosnia and Herzegovina
A preview about our paper on synaptic homeostatic plasticity
A preview about our paper on sub-network cortical plasticity