WELCOME TO THE LABORATORY FOR NEUROANALYTICS 

Projects/Collaborations:

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Sensory stimulation for the treatment and management of Alzheimer’s disease.  Collaboration with Prof Mario Parra and Prof Shuzo Sakata (University of Strathclyde), Dr James Dowsett (University of Stirling), Dr Ronan Breslin (Glasgow School of Art) and Prof Simon Hanslmayr (University of Glasgow).  PhD student – Hasan (Sina) Saghari – funded by the Scottish Graduate School of Social Science (SGSSS) using ESRC funds).

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Developing neuroanalytic preprocessing pipelines and network analysis methods.  Collaboration with Dr Keith Smith (Computer and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde) and Dr Ruaridh Clark (Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Strathclyde).

 

Investigating the neurobiological basis of suggestibility (hypnotic and waking).  This project running at the University of Strathclyde is funded by The Leverhulme Trust and the BIAL Foundation. It involves behavioural assessment, structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging, electroencephalography and genetic assessment.  Collaborators on the project include Prof Irving Kirsch (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, USA), Prof Giuliana Mazzoni (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy), Prof Annalena Venneri (University of Sheffield Medical School), Dr Niia Nikolova (The Embodied Computation Group, Aarhus University, Denmark), Iris Ionita and Dr Rothwelle Tate (University of Strathclyde [UoS]).

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Information retrieval, relevance processing, dementia and generative AI.  a) This project involves understanding and realising the potential for generative AI in the management and care of dementia. Dr Clare Rogers - PhD student - collaboration with Dr Yashar Moshfeghi (1st supervisor and Director of the Neurasearch lab).  b) Investigating cortical activity relating to judgements about relevance (information retrieval) - PhD student: Zuzana Pinkosova - funded by the EPSRC - collaboration with Dr Yashar Moshfeghi (1st supervisor and Director of the Neurasearch lab).

 

EEG and MRI biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease. Collaborative partners include Cognision (USA-based industry partner), the Multimedia/Multimodal Signal Enhancement and Analysis Lab (MUSAE) lab (based within the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, University of Quebec, Canada).

 

Cognitive and electrophysiological biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease.  Collaboration with Dr Mario Parra of the Applied Cognition Lab (UoS) and Kerry Kilborn (University of Glasgow).

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Investigating the relationship between neurobiology, and cognitive and neuropsychiatric symptoms in neurodegenerative disease. Collaboration with Prof Annalena Venneri and Dr Matteo De Marco (Brunel University of London).

 

Investigating decision making (and its neural basis) in entrepreneurs with ADHD traits.  Collaboration with Dr Lucrezia Cassuli (1st supervisor) - Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, Strategy and Innovation, University of Strathclyde.  PhD student: Fakiha Tariq - funded through the Global Research Scholarship (University of Strathclyde).

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Developing blood-based biomarkers for dementia.  Doctoral student: Zanib Panni.  Collaborators include Dr Matthew Baker (ClinSpec Dx), Dr Terry Quinn (University of Glasgow), Dr Fabricio Oliveira, Eduardo Ferreira Castro-Neto, Sandro Luiz de Andrade Matas, Paulo Henrique Ferreira Bertolucci, Maria da Graça Naffah-Mazzacoratti (Universidade Federal de São Paulo [UNIFESP], Brazil).

 

Investigating the rehabilitative potential of mirror therapy and transcranial direct current stimulation. PhD student: Lesley-Anne Rollins - funded by the ESRC interdisciplinary studentship).  Collaborators include Prof Madeleine Grealy (1st supervisor), Prof Bernard Conway (University of Strathclyde), Dr Terry Quinn (University of Glasgow).

 

Investigation of treatment potential of an intense physiotherapy based intervention with motivational optimization (PhD student: Luke Meneilly - internal University PhD studentship). Collaborators include Prof Madeleine Grealy (1st supervisor)(UoS) and Dr Terry Quinn (University of Glasgow).

 

Investigating the effects of intergenerational engagement.  PhD student: Anna Krzeczkowska (internal University PhD studentship). Collaboration with Louise Brown Nicholls (1st supervisor)(UoS) and Prof Alan Gow (Heriot-Watt University).

 

Cognitive training in older adults.  Collaboration with Dr Kristin Flegal (Scientific Lead for the Scottish Imaging Network: A Platform for Scientific Excellence [SINAPSE]).  Funded by the Neurosciences Foundation.  Additional collaborator: Dr Louise Brown Nicholls (UoS).