Primary Supervisor: Dr Shaoyu (Shaun) Wang
Location: Orange/Flexible
Keywords: neuroscience, neurodegenerative disorders, early detection, intervention
Research Group: Ageing Well Research Group
Synopsis:
A major interest of my research group is to detect the earliest possible changes from normal ageing processes towards the neurodegenerative diseases. My group developed a precursor hypothesis: In the progression of the (brain) ageing to neurodegenerative disorders, there exists a precursor state/window. The pathological changes occurring in this window is reversible, thus providing an opportunity to intervene or stop this pathological progression. The diminishing cognitive reserve is seen as a basic property of the precursor state.
Aims: to assess the cognitive reserves of rural populations residing in regional and rural NSW. We hypothesise that there is a wide range of cognitive reserves across different age groups and between individuals of the same age group. We will use tools/instruments to measure cognitive reserves in a cross-sectional design. We anticipate that the findings of the project will shed light on how the modifiable factors and demographic characteristics of the population are associated with cognitive reserves.
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