Project Summary: The focus of this project is to study the use of pulsed laser light to stimulate the central auditory system. This novel approach may be a means to improve the efficacy of the current generation of electrically based Auditory Brainstem...
Project Summary: Alzheimer’s Disease is the most common cause of dementia, with global cases projected to increase from 50 million in 2010 to 113 million by 2050. It is caused by the accumulation of β-amyloid plaques and tau protein neurofibrillary...
Project Summary:
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is prevalent and complex neurological disorder, characterised by a spectrum of cognitive, social, and communicative challenges first manifested in early childhood. Unique to every patient, ASD has a strong...
Project Summary: X-linked dystonia–parkinsonism (XDP) is a rare neurodegenerative disorder found almost exclusively in the Philippines, caused by a mutation in the TAF1 gene. The disease devastates the striatum (particularly medium spiny neurons) leading...
Project Summary: To successfully guide behaviour, individual neurons have to integrate multiple sources of information across different modalities. For example, previous studies in perceptual decision making have implicated the integration of multiple...
