Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR)
Interagency Subcommittee on Technology (IST)

Technology for Improving Cognitive Function

June 29-30, 2006

Conference Participants and Presentations

Final Agenda (Word)
Final Participant List (Word)
Final Presenter List (Word)

Keynote Address

Gerhard Fischer (pdf)

Panel I: Technology Needs

Part 1 – Consumer Issues
David Braddock (PowerPoint)
Maria Carrillo (PowerPoint)
Janna Starr (PowerPoint)

Part 2 – Service Provider Concerns
Marcia Scherer (PowerPoint)
Tamar Heller (PowerPoint)
Micaela Cornis-Pop (PowerPoint)

Luncheon Address

Issues from the Technical and Clinical Perspective
Stephen Fickas (PowerPoint)
McKay Sohlberg (PowerPoint)

Panel II: Environmental Scan

State of the TICF Research
Theodore Berger (PowerPoint)

State of the TICF Product Development
James Cavuoto (PowerPoint)

Neuroscience of Learning
David Rose

An International Scan
Andrew Sixsmith (PowerPoint)

Panel III: Research Gaps

University viewpoint on collaborative activities to identify research needs and product development opportunities
Cathy Bodine (PowerPoint)

Identification of research gaps and the steps taken by NIA to bridge those gaps
Jeff Elias/ Daofen Chen (PowerPoint)

A Spectrum of Technology
Daniel Bogen (PowerPoint)

Brain Computer Interface
Current and Potential Applications
Eric Sellers (PowerPoint)

Panel IV: Industry Response

Development of a Social-Emotional Prosthetic for Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Matthew Goodwin (PowerPoint)

Understanding the Market for TICF
Industry Research and Technology Transfer Needs
Daniel Davies (PowerPoint)
Vicki Hanson (PowerPoint)
Margaret Morris

Other Conference Materials

Enabling America: Assessing the Role of Rehabilitation Science and Engineering Institute of Medicine (1997). Chapter 5: Functional Limitations Research in Rehabilitation Science and Engineering Cognitive Function

An Exploratory Social-Emotional Prosthetic for Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Rana el Kaliouby, Alea Teeters, and Rosalind W. Picard, MIT Media Lab

Technology and Innovation in an Emerging Senior/Boomer Marketplace.
Prepared for discussion at the 2005 White House Conference on Aging by the Office of Technology Policy of the Commerce Department’s Technology Administration.

Figure 12: Cognitive Disability in the United States

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