Eva Periche Tomas
Myfyriwr ymchwil, Ysgol Seicoleg
- perichetomase@cardiff.ac.uk
- Canolfan Ymchwil Delweddu'r Ymennydd Prifysgol Caerdydd, Heol Maendy, Caerdydd, CF24 4HQ
Mae'r cynnwys hwn ar gael yn Saesneg yn unig.
Why older individuals seem to be more susceptible to the cognitive and motivationally impairing effects of inflammation?
We know that in older adults, infection can lead to coginitive disturbance and when severe or chronic it can cause irreversible cognitive impairment and accelerate the progression of neurodegenerative diseases such Alzheimer's. However, little is understood about the mechanisms driving this susceptibility.
I aim to identify these mechanisms by using a combination of an experimental model of inflammation (Interferon-alfa) with a range of neuroimaging techniques (DCE, MR spectroscopy, rsfMRI and PET) to quantify how inflammation affects human brain function at the level of: BBB function, microglia morphometry, neuronal function (dopamine turnover) and functional connectivity.
Traethawd ymchwil
Towards a mechanistic understanding of how age increases susceptibility to inflammation-induced cognitive disturbance
Ffynhonnell ariannu
School of Psychology and Hodge Centre for Neuropsychiatric Immunology (School of Medicine)
Yr Athro Christopher Marshall
Cyfarwyddwr Canolfan Delweddu Tomograffeg Gollwng Positronau (PET) at ddibenion Ymchwil a Diagnostig
