Job title
PhD Researcher
Organisation
Trinity College Dublin
Broad research area
Basic Science Research
Research interests
One aim of my PhD research is to establish a robust and reliable measure of an individual’s overall brain health. To do this, I am applying machine learning models to MRI data in order to generate predictions of an individual’s brain age, which could be used as a simple biomarker of an individual's brain health.
Another aim of my PhD research is to develop an objective measure of cognitive reserve. Cognitive reserve is a mechanism for actively coping with brain damage or degeneration. Cognitive reserve allows an individual to maintain cognitive functioning in the presence of neuropathology through flexible and efficient use of their cognitive processes. Cognitive reserve is typically measured using a set of proxy measures including such factors as educational attainment and occupational history. However, these measures can often be biased and inaccurate. By applying machine learning models to MRI and EEG data, and looking at the relationship between these data and cognitive reserve, I hope to identify the neural networks and activity patterns that might underlie cognitive reserve with the aim of creating an objective measure of cognitive reserve.
Another aim of my PhD research is to develop an objective measure of cognitive reserve. Cognitive reserve is a mechanism for actively coping with brain damage or degeneration. Cognitive reserve allows an individual to maintain cognitive functioning in the presence of neuropathology through flexible and efficient use of their cognitive processes. Cognitive reserve is typically measured using a set of proxy measures including such factors as educational attainment and occupational history. However, these measures can often be biased and inaccurate. By applying machine learning models to MRI and EEG data, and looking at the relationship between these data and cognitive reserve, I hope to identify the neural networks and activity patterns that might underlie cognitive reserve with the aim of creating an objective measure of cognitive reserve.