Deep Brain Stimulation For Treatment Resistant Major Depression: Neural Correlates And Neuropsychological Outcomes
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$257,561.00
Summary
Major depression is a prevalent and devastating mental illness. While there are numerous pharmacological and psychological antidepressant therapies available, many patients do not respond to these treatments. Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is emerging as a potential treatment option for individuals with chronic severe treatment resistant major depression. The current project will investigate the cognitive and neurobiological outcomes associated with the use of DBS to treat depression.
Opening Windows To The Listening Brain: Developing Objective Measures Of Hearing Acuity In The Human Brain.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$319,329.00
Summary
Up to 160,000 Australians are un-employed due to hearing impairment, costing an estimated $12 billion per year. I will undertake systematic research which will result in EEG-based clinical tools designed to measure the reliability and acuity with which brainstem and brain structures are able to encode fine details in sounds. These tools will improve diagnostic and prognostic tests, especially for clinicians and parents of infants diagnosed with auditory neuropathies.