Hélène Amieva

Hélène Amieva is currently a Professor of psychogerontology with the University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France. She is the head of the INSERM research group called “Aging, Chronic diseases, Technology, Disability and Environment.” Her expertise is in the field of epidemiology of cognitive aging, dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease, in particular psychosocial factors modulating clinical trajectories and cognitive decline in aging. She is currently investigating the impact of the Alzheimer Village in South-Western France, an innovative experiment for people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. She is author or co-author of about 180 articles published in international medical journals. She is the general secretary of the French speaking Society of Neuropsychology since 2011. She is also a co-director of the Master “Psychogerontology and Public Health” with the University of Bordeaux. Contact her at helene.amieva@u-bordeaux.fr.