Project Code MRCNMH24Ca Escott-Price Research Theme Neuroscience and Mental Health Full Project Description Please download the below document for a full project description and to see the full supervisory team. Summary Numerous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) show a strong, but…
Physical fatigue and the neural control of muscle activity in health and disease: Unravelling mechanisms and implications
Project Code MRCNMH24Ca DaviesJ Research Theme Neuroscience and Mental Health Full Project Description Please download the below document for a full project description and to see the full supervisory team. Summary Fatigue can be explained as the feeling that we…
Using a new translational in vivo model to understand the neurobiology underlying ADHD subtypes
Project Code MRCNMH24Ca Davies Research Theme Neuroscience and Mental Health Full Project Description Please download the below document for a full project description and to see the full supervisory team. Summary In mice and humans loss-of-function of the steroid sulfatase…
Understanding neuronal dysfunction in Tuberous Sclerosis
Project Code MRCNMH24Br Wilkinson Research Theme Neuroscience and Mental Health Full Project Description Please download the below document for a full project description and to see the full supervisory team. Summary Mutations in the TSC1 gene lead to Tuberous Sclerosis…
Investigating the neurobiological mechanisms underlying apathy in Parkinson’s disease
Project Code MRCNMH24Br Robinson Research Theme Neuroscience and Mental Health Full Project Description Please download the below document for a full project description and to see the full supervisory team. Summary Apathy is a debilitating and highly prevalent symptom in…
Maturation of expanded learning and memory circuits
Project Code MRCNMH24Br Montgomery Research Theme Neuroscience and Mental Health Full Project Description Please download the below document for a full project description and to see the full supervisory team. Summary How do the billions of neurons in your brain…
Linking neuronal function to mental health: How genetic risk factors impair cognitive flexibility and neural plasticity in psychiatric disorders
Project Code MRCNMH24Br Mellor Research Theme Neuroscience and Mental Health Full Project Description Please download the below document for a full project description and to see the full supervisory team. Summary Genetic risk factors for psychiatric disorders are clustered around…
Intergenerational transmission of self-harm thoughts and behaviors
Project Code MRCNMH24Br Mars Research Theme Neuroscience and Mental Health Full Project Description Please download the below document for a full project description and to see the full supervisory team. Summary This interdisciplinary PhD project will provide training in epidemiology,…
Early executive function development in moderate-to-late preterm infants
Project Code MRCNMH24Br Holmboe Research Theme Neuroscience and Mental Health Full Project Description Please download the below document for a full project description and to see the full supervisory team. Summary We will investigate how moderate-to-late preterm (MLP) infants (32-37…
Modelling the role of L-type voltage-gated calcium channels (CACNA1C) signalling in epilepsy and mental health
Project Code MRCNMH24Br Hodge Research Theme Neuroscience and Mental Health Full Project Description Please download the below document for a full project description and to see the full supervisory team. Summary Variations in the CACNA1C gene are strongly associated with…