Some research studies into dementia are starting to use Magnetoencephalography scans (also known as MEG scans) but what is MEG? What does it measure? And what can it tell us about neurodegeneration?
Blog post by Andrew Quinn, Jemma Pitt, Méadhbh Brosnan, Sarah Clayton, & Kia Nobre from the Brain & Cognition lab & OxDARE team for Dementia Action Week 2021.
This blog was written by Julia Hamer-Hunt, patient co-chair of the Oxford Health BRC’s strategic patient and public involvement (PPI) group and Claire Murray, PPI Manager. It was originally published in the Patient Experience Magazine, Spring 2021 edition. Evaluating the impact of patient and public involvement (PPI) is a contentious issue. There are no nationally…
This blog has been written by Sophie Giles, research assistant at the University of Oxford. Sophie currently works as a research assistant on the Co-CAT Trial within the Department of Psychiatry and the Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford and is part of the TOPIC research group. Sophie has a strong interest…
By Vanessa Bennett, with the work experience team: Jess, Liana, Niamh and Saskia At the end of the summer we welcomed four enthusiastic young people from Year 12 and 13 to participate in a packed week of ‘virtual’ research work experience (and some on-line socialising) at the end of their long, ‘unusual’ summer. The focus…
By Dr Julia Badger Researchers usually focus on supporting young people via biological, cognitive, social or emotional investigation and often by designing, developing and implementing interventions or useful tools. But can we do this accurately for young people without young people’s input? I’m applying for a grant to develop an immersive workshop for adolescents around…
