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Merike Ìý Ìý Lang is a PhD candidate at ÌÇÐÄVlog working in the Neuropsychology Lab of Dr. Mónica Rosselli. Her research interests include cultural differences within the influence of depression and brain biomarkers on cognitive function during normal and abnormal aging and the effects of musical training and bilingualism on executive function using electrophysiological (EEG) measures. Her dissertation project aims to analyze electrophysiological differences due to musical training and bilingualism during tasks of executive function. She is also an evaluator for a 5-year longitudinal study at Mount Sinai collecting neuropsychological data for patients suspected to be diagnosed with Mild Cognitive Impairment or Alzheimer's Disease and administers neuropsychological testing to individuals in English and Spanish to aid in diagnosing these memory disorders at Mt. Sinai Medical center in Miami Beach. She has recently published research about the impact of neuropsychiatric symptoms such as depression on cognitive decline for a cross-cultural sample, as well as a chapter relating to executive dysfunction in depressive disorders. ÌýÌý She has worked in two labs and at several hospitals such as University of Miami Hospital, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Jackson Memorial Hospital, and Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach. In addition to neuropsychology, she is a bilingual researcher and she is also a musician, who has been playing piano and singing for over 20 years.