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International Centre for Health & Society, UCL 2004 Seminar Series You are invited to attend Monday 09 February 5.00pm (followed by drinks at 6pm) Dr Marcus Richards MRC National Survey of Health & Development, UCL. 'Cognition, health and survival' Abstract The positive association between educational attainment and health is well known. The most frequently discussed causal pathways are those linking education to better material circumstances, healthier behaviours, higher social capital, and greater mental well-being. Less well understood, however, is the extent to which education is a proxy for cognitive ability. Evidence is gradually accumulating from cohort studies that lower cognitive ability in childhood is associated with earlier mortality, and it is also increasingly clear that cognitive ability is associated with physical function in the general population. This talk will examine, in a broad context, links between cognition, health and survival, and how these links may be interpreted. Dr Richards is an MRC staff scientist and a psychologist by background, although he has been working in epidemiology for many years, mainly focusing on cognitive ageing. Don't forget : RSVP seminar attendance by 06/02/04 (indicating any special needs and for directions to the seminar room). E-mail: [log in to unmask] ICHS 2004 seminar dates: 9 February, 15 March (12 - 21 March National Science Wk), 10 May, 7 June, 5 July, 4 October, 1 November & 6 December. Ms Patricia Crowley Dept of Epidemiology & Public Health, UCL 1 - 19 Torrington Place, London WC1E 6BT T: (International code +44 20) or (Domestic code 020) 76791708 F: (International code +44 20) or (Domestic code 020) 7813 0280 New Masters course offered see: www.ucl.ac.uk/healthandsociety