The Van der Veer bequest allows patients the benefit of seeing the only neurologist in the country able to specialise entirely in
Parkinson's and movement disorders. As well as treating the disease, Tim leads the local original research into Parkinson's
in addition to conducting international commercial pharmaceutical trials.
John has long-standing expertise in memory and learning, amnesia and dementia.
Using techniques which range from pencil-and-paper tests to sophisticated brain imaging, he is seeking
to understand the progression from mild memory loss to disabling dementia in Parkinson's and Alzheimer's
disease. John's expertise in neuropsychology also makes a substantial collaborative contribution to others' projects in the Institute.
Students from around the world flock to Maggie-Lee's leading research programme into disorders and rehabilitation of swallowing ('dysphagia'). The key focus of this research group is how behavioural rehabilitative techniques alter swallowing behaviour. With a well equipped state of the art laboratory, they are able to answer key questions: When we rehabilitate swallowing, what are we changing: Brain, Nerve or Muscle?
Richard brings the tools of biomedical engineering to the study of the brain.
What makes us lose attention and even fall into 'micro sleeps' in tasks such as driving, exactly when it is
crucial that we stay alert?
Michael's interests lie in impact of neurological disorders on our control of movement. He focusses on studying the movements of the eyes and the way in which virtual environments can be used to improve
motor control. He is also the Research Director at the Institute, managing its research activities.
Tracy is the MRI Research Manager. As a physicist, he has a specialist understanding in the principles of magnetic resonance imaging.
With access to a powerful 3 Tesla MRI scanner, his particular interests in measuring the movement of blood and water in the brain allows the finest details of brain
structures to be seen.
