Miss Laura Westacott
Research Associate, Neuroscience and Mental Health Innovation Institute
- WestacottLJ@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 29206 88188
- Hadyn Ellis Building, Room 3.28 - Desk 33, Maindy Road, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ
Publication
2022
- Westacott, L. and Wilkinson, L. 2022. Complement dependent synaptic reorganisation during critical periods of brain development and risk for psychiatric disorder. Frontiers in Neuroscience 16, article number: 840266. (10.3389/fnins.2022.840266)
- Westacott, L. J. et al. 2022. Complement C3 and C3aR mediate different aspects of emotional behaviours; relevance to risk for psychiatric disorder. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity 99, pp. 70-82. (10.1016/j.bbi.2021.09.005)
2021
- Westacott, L. J. et al. 2021. Dissociable effects of complement C3 and C3aR on survival and morphology of adult born hippocampal neurons, pattern separation, and cognitive flexibility in male mice. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity 98, pp. 136-150. (10.1016/j.bbi.2021.08.215)
- Haan, N., Westacott, L. J., Carter, J., Owen, M. J., Gray, W. P., Hall, J. and Wilkinson, L. S. 2021. Haploinsufficiency of the schizophrenia and autism risk gene Cyfip1 causes abnormal postnatal hippocampal neurogenesis through microglial and Arp2/3 mediated actin dependent mechanisms. Translational Psychiatry 11(1), article number: 313. (10.1038/s41398-021-01415-6)
2019
- Manivannan, S., Al-Amri, M., Postans, M., Westacott, L., Gray, W. and Zaben, M. 2019. The effectiveness of virtual reality interventions for improvement of neurocognitive performance post-traumatic brain injury: a systematic review. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 34(2), pp. E52-E65. (10.1097/HTR.0000000000000412)
2018
- Hammad, A., Westacott, L. and Zaben, M. 2018. The role of the complement system in traumatic brain injury: a review. Journal of Neuroinflammation 15(1), article number: 24. (10.1186/s12974-018-1066-z)
2016
- Westacott, L. 2016. Neuroimmune regulation of adult hippocampal neurogenesis by Complement Component 3 and Complement C3a Receptor. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
2012
- Metzler-Baddeley, C., Jones, D. K., Steventon, J., Westacott, L., Aggleton, J. P. and O'Sullivan, M. 2012. Cingulum microstructure predicts cognitive control in older age and mild cognitive impairment. Journal of Neuroscience 32(49), pp. 17612-17619. (10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3299-12.2012)
Articles
- Westacott, L. and Wilkinson, L. 2022. Complement dependent synaptic reorganisation during critical periods of brain development and risk for psychiatric disorder. Frontiers in Neuroscience 16, article number: 840266. (10.3389/fnins.2022.840266)
- Westacott, L. J. et al. 2022. Complement C3 and C3aR mediate different aspects of emotional behaviours; relevance to risk for psychiatric disorder. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity 99, pp. 70-82. (10.1016/j.bbi.2021.09.005)
- Westacott, L. J. et al. 2021. Dissociable effects of complement C3 and C3aR on survival and morphology of adult born hippocampal neurons, pattern separation, and cognitive flexibility in male mice. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity 98, pp. 136-150. (10.1016/j.bbi.2021.08.215)
- Haan, N., Westacott, L. J., Carter, J., Owen, M. J., Gray, W. P., Hall, J. and Wilkinson, L. S. 2021. Haploinsufficiency of the schizophrenia and autism risk gene Cyfip1 causes abnormal postnatal hippocampal neurogenesis through microglial and Arp2/3 mediated actin dependent mechanisms. Translational Psychiatry 11(1), article number: 313. (10.1038/s41398-021-01415-6)
- Manivannan, S., Al-Amri, M., Postans, M., Westacott, L., Gray, W. and Zaben, M. 2019. The effectiveness of virtual reality interventions for improvement of neurocognitive performance post-traumatic brain injury: a systematic review. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 34(2), pp. E52-E65. (10.1097/HTR.0000000000000412)
- Hammad, A., Westacott, L. and Zaben, M. 2018. The role of the complement system in traumatic brain injury: a review. Journal of Neuroinflammation 15(1), article number: 24. (10.1186/s12974-018-1066-z)
- Metzler-Baddeley, C., Jones, D. K., Steventon, J., Westacott, L., Aggleton, J. P. and O'Sullivan, M. 2012. Cingulum microstructure predicts cognitive control in older age and mild cognitive impairment. Journal of Neuroscience 32(49), pp. 17612-17619. (10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3299-12.2012)
Thesis
- Westacott, L. 2016. Neuroimmune regulation of adult hippocampal neurogenesis by Complement Component 3 and Complement C3a Receptor. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.