Cerebro Vivo is a bilingual community cognitive health training program for Spanish-speaking Latino adults 55+ in Florida. This page documents our research methodology, validated instruments, academic partnerships, and opportunities for institutional collaboration.
Cerebro Vivo is a 4-session, Spanish-language cognitive health training program for Latino adults 55+ in Florida. It delivers culturally adapted education on memory, neuroplasticity, and dementia prevention alongside validated cognitive screening. The program is structured as a peer-reviewed research study — with a pre-registered protocol, IRB oversight, and 11 demographic variables designed to produce publishable community health data on an underrepresented population.
We use a hybrid administration model combining two validated instruments. The AD8 is administered online as a self-report questionnaire before sessions. The SBT is administered in-person by the trained facilitator at Session 4, following Washington University guidelines.
| AD8 Score | SBT Score | Classification | Recommended Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–2 | 0–4 | Normal range | Reassurance + healthy habits reinforcement |
| 0–2 | 5–9 | Monitoring | Consider education/language confounders. Re-evaluate in 6 months. |
| ≥3 | 0–4 | Subjective concern | Possible anxiety/depression. Monitor. Consider psychological evaluation. |
| ≥3 | ≥5 | Dual-positive | Refer to physician. Alzheimer's Association: 1-800-272-3900. |
AD8 cutoff ≥3 per Perales-Puchalt et al. (2025) — first US Latino validation. Note: community screening tool, not a clinical diagnosis.
A pre-post observational community study with a single-arm sample. Primary outcome is change in cognitive health knowledge. Secondary outcome is prevalence of AD8/SBT results in a Florida Latino community sample.
All instruments and epidemiological claims are grounded in peer-reviewed literature.
We are actively building academic and community partnerships across Florida to provide IRB oversight, co-investigation, and institutional support for Cerebro Vivo. If your institution works in geriatric health, Latino aging, community health education, or dementia prevention — we'd like to hear from you.
¿Es usted un investigador, institución académica u organización comunitaria interesada en asociarse con Cerebro Vivo? Respondemos en 5 días hábiles.Are you a researcher, academic institution, or community organization interested in partnering with Cerebro Vivo? We welcome collaborations around IRB oversight, co-investigation, data sharing, replication in other communities, or facilitator training. We respond within 5 business days.
What we bring: Direct access to Spanish-speaking Latino adults 55+ in Broward County — a population systematically underrepresented in cognitive aging research. Bilingual curriculum, validated instrument pipeline (Google Forms → Sheets), HIPAA-informed consent framework, 12-variable demographic dataset, and community trust via WhatsApp-based recruitment.
What we seek: IRB oversight (exempt-level), co-authorship for publication, statistical analysis support, and institutional affiliation for grant applications.