by Samuel White | 11th September 2023
Background Functional neurological disorder (FND) is a common cause of significant disabling symptoms such as seizures, limb weakness or shaking that is poorly understood as it falls in the gaps between physical and mental health. There is no identifiable damage to...
by Samuel White | 11th September 2023
Overview: Cognitive impairment in people with bipolar disorders (BD) impacts on daily functioning and is associated with poor illness prognosis and poor quality of life. Sleep disturbance is another core symptom of BD. Sleep disturbance experienced by people with BD...
by Samuel White | 11th September 2023
Accumulating evidence suggests that psychedelic drugs show therapeutic promise for a range of mental health conditions and have the potential to inform our understanding of the neural bases of psychopathology and perception. Despite recent progress, multiple lines of...
by Samuel White | 11th September 2023
Background: The hippocampus is a specialized brain region that governs learning, memory and mood. During ageing, the hippocampus shrinks and this is hypothesized to contribute to age-related cognitive decline. Within this PhD project, the student will use a...
by Samuel White | 11th September 2023
Overview/Mission Statement: This project aims to investigate the underlying mechanisms of neurodegeneration caused by the accumulation of alpha-synuclein (aSyn) in Parkinson’s disease (PD), Parkinson’s disease with dementia (PDD), and dementia with Lewy...
by Samuel White | 11th September 2023
Scientific Basis: The WHO considers autism as a priority due to its high-frequency, early onset, and life-long impact on quality of life. Discovering mechanisms that predict which autistic person develops mental health problems (prognostic biomarker), and which...
by Samuel White | 11th September 2023
Eating disorders (ED) affect ~8% of the global population and they are often chronic and cause substantial costs. ED are complex with both genetic and environmental causes. Epigenetics, biological mechanisms that underlie the interaction between genes and the...
by Samuel White | 11th September 2023
Many people with major depressive disorder (MDD) are ambivalent about medication or therapeutic relationships. Using simple self-guided psychological strategies is a promising approach to meet their needs. In this project, based on our previous pilot clinical trials,...
by Samuel White | 11th September 2023
The formation of synaptic connections in the central nervous system relies on particular subsets of proteins that are also implicated in cognitive disorders such as Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). While the formation of wiring is hence a key suspect in ASD, we...
by Samuel White | 11th September 2023
The way in which we process and interpret incoming aversive stimuli (such as pain) from the environment plays a fundamental role in many physical and mental health problems. Many conditions intuitively linked to aversive processing often occur together, for example,...
by Samuel White | 11th September 2023
Activity recognition plays a crucial role in wearable robotics for clinical rehabilitation. Recent technological advancements have enabled the use of soft textile sensors for activity recognition in high-level controllers. These sensors offer several advantages,...
by Samuel White | 11th September 2023
Ovarian ageing is a naturally occurring physiological process resulting in declining fertility and cessation of ovarian function midlife at menopause. The ovary ages chronologically faster than other organs, however the mechanisms governing the processes of ovarian...