Critical Evaluation Study Committee

As part of the Cognitive and Emotional Health Project: The Healthy Brain, a Critical Evaluation Study Committee was formed to conduct a critical analysis of the extant scientific literature pertaining to factors involved in the maintenance of cognitive and emotional health in the adult. A summary of the evaluation entitled, "The NIH Cognitive and Emotional Health Project: Report of the Critical Evaluation Study Committee" has been published in Alzheimer's & Dementia 2006; 2:12 - 32. To view the full report, see the Report of the Critical Evaluation Committee.

Critical Evaluation Study Committee

Hugh Hendrie, M.B., Ch.B., D.Sc., Indiana University ( Chair )
Marilyn Albert, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
Meryl Butters, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Sujuan Gao, Ph.D., Indiana University
David Knopman, M.D., Mayo Clinic
Lenore Launer, Ph.D., National Institute on Aging
Kristine Yaffe, M.D., University of California-San Francisco

Ex-Officio Members

Bruce Cuthbert, Ph.D., National Institute of Mental Health
Emmeline Edwards, Ph.D., National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Molly Wagster, Ph.D., National Institute on Aging