Irene Heger (I.S.)

I obtained my doctoral degree in march 2022 and now work at the department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology of Maastricht University (Alzheimer Center Limburg) as a postdoctoral researcher. I focus on the LIfestyle for BRAin health (LIBRA) index, a risk index consisting of 12 modifiable risk and protective factors for dementia. Next, my work also focusses on raising awareness of dementia risk reduction, for example by an awareness campaign and the MijnBreincoach (MyBraincoach) app. I am also involved in the national ABOARD project, in which we study modifiable risk and protective factors for dementia in persons with cognitive complaints. Based on these results, we will develop an (online) tool on lifestyle and dementia risk that can be used in the Dutch memory clinics.