Professor Kaarin Anstey
Senior Principal Research Scientist
Our research into dementia and healthy cognitive ageing, led by Professor Kaarin Anstey, is focused on optimising the cognitive and mental health and mobility of ageing adults.
Cognitive ageing and cognitive resilience over the life course
Dementia prevention and dementia epidemiology
Ageism and stigma reduction
Older driver safety
Late-life mental wellbeing
Our research will evaluate scalable interventions, inform government policies, and improve quality of life in older adults.
Australia, along with the rest of the world, has a rapidly ageing population. By 2060, around one-fifth of Australia’s population will be 65 or over.
Currently, there’s an estimated 487,000 Australians living with dementia. Without a major medical breakthrough this is tipped to reach over 1 million people by 2058. What our research is focused on is prevention - how do we stop people from getting dementia in the first place?
And we’re focused on care. For individuals and families dealing with dementia, we are focused on finding ways to improve health services and outcomes.
Every dollar of community support enables our scientists to continue making life-changing discoveries that contribute to a brighter and healthier future.
Run, swim or bake your way to making a positive difference in the lives of people touched by brain and nervous system disorders.
Neuroscience Research Australia respectfully acknowledges the Bidjigal and Gadigal peoples of the Eora Nation as the Traditional Owners of the Land on which we stand and pay our respects to Elders past, present and future.