At the New Zealand Brain Research Institute we improve brain-health through research, education and clinical practice. Throughout the year we give various community talks, educating the wider community about brain-health and research outcomes. If you would like one of our researchers to give a talk to your community or school group, please contact toni.pitcher@nzbri.org
Brain Health Matters - 13 July 2022
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Evolving concepts in young onset dementia Dr Campbell Le Heron
Brain Health Matters - 13 July 2022 Dr Campbell Le Heron will discuss dementia, focusing on challenges associated with Young Onset Dementia and our evolving understanding of what causes these brain disorders. 11min
Assessing Parkinson's through an artificial lens Ethan Marshall
Brain Health Matters - 13 July 2022 PhD Candidate Ethan Marshall will discuss the current gold standard for Parkinson's assessment, and how we can build upon it using new artificial intelligence motion capture techniques. 11min
Parkinson's by numbers Dr Toni Pitcher
Brain Health Matters - 13 July 2022 Dr Toni Pitcher will discuss what we know about Parkinson's epidemiology in New Zealand and introduce our project aimed at establishing the causes of Parkinson's in New Zealand. 10min
Swallowing - something to chew on Dr Sarah Perry
Brain Health Matters - 13 July 2022 Dr Sarah Perry will talk about how swallowing changes with ageing as well as following brain disease, and why coughing is not always a bad thing. 9min
Functional Brain Imaging Dr Reza Shoorangiz
Brain Health Matters - 13 July 2022 Dr Reza Shoorangiz will discuss what we can obtain from functional brain imaging and how this is used at the New Zealand Brain Research Institute to investigate Parkinson’s disease. 10min
Multiple sclerosis – How do we measure success Dr Deborah Mason
Brain Health Matters - 13 July 2022 Dr Deborah Mason will speak about epidemiological studies done recently in NZ and how they allow us to measure health outcomes for people with MS. 10min
Can we prevent Alzheimer's dementia? Professor Tim Anderson
Brain Health Matters - 13 July 2022 Professor Tim Anderson will outline a new world-wide drug trial available to people in Canterbury aged 60 to 80 years of age with normal memory and thinking but at risk of future Alzheimer's dementia. 15min
2021 Research talks
Parkinson’s – more than just tremors Professor Tim Anderson
Brain Awareness Month - 29 March 2021 What is Parkinson’s disease? How do I know I have Parkinson’s? What else could it be? How is it diagnosed and are there any treatments? What research is being done? These questions will be addressed in the talk. 50min
Dementia: risks and prevention Professor John Dalrymple-Alford
Brain Awareness Month - 26 March 2021 Want to know about your risk of getting Dementia? What about some of the protective factors? Find out this and more in this Dementia talk for Brain Month Awareness. 48min
Brain imaging research at the New Zealand Brain Research Institute Dr Tracy Melzer
Brain Health Matters - 24 March 2021 Advanced imaging techniques provide unprecedented information about the state of the brain. In this talk, Dr Melzer will discuss what brain imaging can tell us about the brain and how research at the NZBRI is using this powerful technique to investigate Parkinson’s disease and other disorders. 10min
Advances in Clot Retrieval Treatment for Ischaemic Stroke Dr Teddy Wu
Brain Health Matters - 24 March 2021 Dr Wu will summarise recent advances in clot retrieval therapy and the ongoing research involving Canterbury patients that will enable more patients to benefit from this treatment. 10min
Trauma and the Earthquake Brain Dr Nadia Borlase
Brain Health Matters - 24 March 2021 Dr Borlase will discuss findings from a group of resilient Canterbury residents who experienced the Christchurch earthquakes and the long term brain adaptation that may have occurred as a response to these events. 9min
Dementia: risks and prevention Professor John Dalrymple-AlfordBrain
Health Matters - 24 March 2021 Professor Dalrymple-Alford will describe some of the various reasons why people suffer from dementia and will talk about risk and protective factors. 21min
Huntington’s disease – new hope on the horizon Professor Tim Anderson
Brain Health Matters - 24 March 2021 Why is Huntington’s disease increasing in prevalence in our community and what new treatments look to be on the horizon. 12min
Improving identification and treatment of communication difficulties Dr Catherine Theys
Brain Health Matters - 24 March 2021 Catherine will share insights from her studies focusing on improving the identification and treatment of the different types of stuttering. 11min
Brain Health Matters - 24 March 2021
Brain Health Matters is a showcase of seven brain research projects based in Christchurch, ranging from brain imaging, stroke treatment, and earthquake brain to communication disorders, Huntington’s, Parkinson’s and dementia. These talks are also listed separately on this page. 1.5hr
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