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Neuroimaging Computing for Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease

The objective of this program is to investigate multi-modal neuroimaging data, especially the functional neuroimaging, to establish standardized computational methods for image-base more...

Supervisor(s): Cai, Tom Weidong (Associate Professor)

Understanding the neural mechanisms of Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate (LDX) pharmacotherapy in Binge-Eating Disorder

While Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate (LDX) is indicated for moderate to severe binge-eating disorder (BED), the exact mode of its therapeutic action in BED remains unknown. This projec more...

Supervisor(s): Griffiths, Kristi (Dr), Kohn, Michael (Associate Professor)

Memories of the future

Human memory is incredibly complex, allowing us to mentally travel back in subjective time to revisit the past. Mounting evidence points to the importance of memory in enabling us t more...

Supervisor(s): Irish, Muireann (Associate Professor)

PET imaging of glioma in a TSPO knockout model

Glioblastoma is the most frequent primary brain tumour and the most malignant glial neoplasm (glioma) with predominantly astrocytic differentiation. Due to their invasive nature, gl more...

Supervisor(s): Graeber, Manuel (Professor), Banati, Richard (Professor)

Examining social cognition in dementia syndromes and with healthy ageing

This project examines how abilities which we usually take for granted, such as recognizing how someone else is feeling, and being able to empathise with them, can be affected in peo more...

Supervisor(s): Kumfor, Fiona (Dr)

What drives motivation?

This project aims to investigate the neural and behavioural mechanisms underpinning apathy in healthy adults and people with dementia. Loss of motivation and reduction in goal-direc more...

Supervisor(s): Kumfor, Fiona (Dr)

Brain Structural Connectomics and Tractographic Performance in Ultra-High Resolution Diffusion Imaging

Sydney Translational Imaging Laboratory (STIL) have an opportunity for a PhD student to investigate the structure of the brain's white matter fibres at a previously unseen level of more...

Supervisor(s): Grieve, Stuart (Professor)

Neural Correlates of Chronic Cardiovascular Disease

Chronic cardiovascular disease (diabetes, obesity, heart disease) has a wide systemic physiological impact, including microstructural damage to the brain. Our group has an opportuni more...

Supervisor(s): Grieve, Stuart (Professor)

Advanced brain imaging of mild traumatic brain imaging: mTBI passport

Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI; also known as concussion) occurs frequently in contact sports due to direct hits or rotational acceleration of the head. There is currently no rel more...

Supervisor(s): Grieve, Stuart (Professor)

Targeting abnormal immune function in the central nervous system to treat cognitive disorders.

There is a growing body of evidence that most neurocognitive disorders, neurodegenerative diseases, and neuropathic pain states involve abnormal immune activity within the central n more...

Supervisor(s): Johnston, Ian (Dr)