Name of Fellow

    Dr Trevor Chong

    Institution

    Funder

    NHMRC

    Contact information of fellow

    Country

    Australia

    Title of project/programme

    Impaired Decision-Making and the Role of Dopamine in Modulating Executive Function in Parkinson’s Disease

    Source of funding information

    NHMRC

    Total sum awarded (Euro)

    € 261,614

    Start date of award

    01/01/13

    Total duration of award in years

    4.0

    The project/programme is most relevant to:

    Parkinson's disease & PD-related disorders

    Keywords

    parkinson disease | decision making | attention | working memory | gaucher disease

    Research Abstract

    Patients with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) often experience significant impairments in their ability to make decisions, even in the earliest stages of the disease. This project will use a combination of psychophysics, pharmacotherapy and functional neuroimaging to examine the decision-making impairments that occur in PD, and how they are modulated by dopamine. We anticipate our findings will lead to improvements in the diagnosis and management of the syndromes of executive dysfunction seen in PD.

Types: Fellowships
Member States: Australia
Diseases: Parkinson's disease & PD-related disorders
Years: 2016
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