Kevin M. Trewartha
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Kevin M. Trewartha investigates the intersection of cognitive science and motor control, focusing on how action shapes memory and how executive functions decline with age. His work demonstrates that active, goal-directed movements enhance memory for object locations—a finding from his highly cited 2014 study showing that reaching for objects improves spatial memory compared to passive observation (26 citations). This research bridges embodied cognition and memory, revealing that our interactions with the environment are integral to how we encode and retrieve information. More recently, Trewartha has developed innovative methods to disentangle cognitive and sensorimotor contributions to age-related executive control decline. In his 2021 study, he used a robotic object hit-and-avoid task to measure rapid motor decisions, isolating executive processes from sensory and motor confounds that plague traditional neuropsychological tests. This work has implications for designing more precise assessments of cognitive aging and rehabilitation strategies. By combining robotics, behavioral experiments, and cognitive theory, Trewartha advances our understanding of how mind and body work together across the lifespan.
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