Areas of research
Frontotemporal Dementia: A Multidisciplinary Research
Our frontotemporal dementia research group (FRONTIER) is currently investigating several aspects of frontotemporal dementia and related diseases.
Patient centered investigations
- Emotion Processing and Autobiographical Memory
Investigations into emotion and memory processes in FTD - Brain Imaging
Investigations of structural brain changes in FTD - Severity Rating Scales
Investigations into how FTD symptoms change over time - Neuropathology
- Investigations into the cellular changed of FTD
- Biomarker Identification
Identification of early FTD symptoms - Genetics
Investigations into the genetic hereditary of FTD - Cognition in Motor Neurone Disease (MND)
Investigations into a disease closely related to FTD
Caregiver centered investigations
- Caregiver Burden
Investigations into how the burden on caregivers can be reduced - Coping with everyday life disabilities
Development of strategies to cope better with everyday life disabilities





