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Research InterestsDr Melissa Slavin | | (Position Details) | | Phone 02 9385 0417 | | Email | | Qualifications MClinNeuropsych, PhD |
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| School of Psychiatry | | http://psych.med.unsw.edu.au/psychweb.nsf/page/home
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| | Broad Research Areas | |
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Neuroscience
Neuropsychology
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Ageing
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| | | | Specific Research Keywords | |
| Alzheimer's Disease
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Brain function
Dementia
fMRI
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| | | | Research Interests | |
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I am a Research Fellow within the School of Psychiatry, working on a number of projects, including the Memory and Ageing Study, the Sydney Centenarian Study, and several neuroimaging projects. I am particularly interested in cerebrovascular damage and the impact of this on cognition.
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| | | | ILP Research Interests (Will supervise ILP students) |
| Alzheimer's Disease
Cognition
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Neurodegenerative Diseases
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| | | | Key works/Publications | |
| Chua, T.C., Wen, W., Chen, X., Slavin, M.J., Kochan, N.A., Trollor, J.N., Brodaty, H., & Sachdev, P.S. (2009). Diffusion tensor imaging of the posterior cingulate is a useful biomarker of mild cognitive impairment. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 17(7): 602-613.
Chua, T., Wen, W., Slavin, M.J., & Sachdev, P.S. (2008). Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease: A Review. Current Opinion in Neurology, 21(1): 83-92.
Slavin, M.J., Sandstrom, C., Tran, T.T., Doraiswamy, P.M., & Petrella, J.R. (2007). Diagnostic Utility of Hippocampal Volume and the MMSE in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment. American Journal of Roentgenology, 188(5), 1404-1410.
Petrella J.R., Wang L., Krishnan S., Slavin M.J., Prince S.E., Tran T.T., Doraiswamy P.M. (2007). Cortical Deactivation in Mild Cognitive Impairment: A High-Field fMRI Study. Radiology, 245: 224-235.
Sandstrom, C., Krishnan, S., Slavin, M.J., Tran, T.T., Doraiswamy, P.M., Petrella, J.R. (2006). Hippocampal atrophy confounds template-based fMRI measures of hippocampal activation in patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment. American Journal of Neuroradiology, 27, 1622-1627.
Krishnan, S., Slavin, M.J., Tran, T.T., Doraiswamy, P.M., Petrella, J.R. (2006). Accuracy of Spatial Normalization of the Hippocampus: Implications for fMRI Research in Memory Disorders. NeuroImage, 31, 560-571.
Petrella, J.R., Krishnan, S., Slavin, M.J., Tran, T.T., Murty, L., & Doraiswamy, P.M. (2006). 4T whole brain fMRI in Mild Cognitive Impairment. Radiology, 240, 177-186.
Krishnan, S., Talley, B.D., Slavin, M.J., Petrella, J.R. (2005). Current status of fMRI, perfusion, and diffusion tensor imaging in Alzheimer's disease diagnosis and research. Neuroimaging Clinics of North America, 15(4):853-68, xi, Philadelphia: Elsevier.
Benson, A.D., Slavin, M.J., Tran, T.T., Petrella, J.R., Doraiswamy, P.M. (2005). Screening for Early Alzheimer's disease: Is there still a role for the MMSE? Primary Care Companion to the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 7, 62-67.
Petrella, J.R., Townsend, B.A., Jha, A.P., Ziajko, L.A., Slavin, M.J., Lustig, C., Hart, S.J., & Doraiswamy, P.M. (2005). Increasing memory load modulates regional brain activity in older adults as measured by fMRI. Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 17, 75-83.
Mattingley, J.B., Berberovic, N., Corben, L., Slavin, M.J., Nicholls, M.E.R., & Bradshaw, J.L. (2004). The greyscales task: a perceptual measure of attentional bias following unilateral hemispheric damage. Neuropsychologia, 42(3), 387-394.
Slavin, M.J., Mattingley, J.B., Bradshaw, J.L. & Storey, E (2002). Local-Global processing in Alzheimer’s disease: An examination of interference, inhibition, and priming. Neuropsychologia, 40(8), 1173-1186.
Storey, E., Slavin, M.J., & Kinsella, G.J. (2002). Patterns of cognitive impairment in Alzheimer’s disease: assessment and differential diagnosis. Frontiers in Bioscience, 7, e155-184.
Storey, E., Kinsella, G.J., & Slavin, M.J. (2001). The neuropsychological diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 3, 261-285.
Slavin, M.J., Phillips, J.G., Bradshaw, J.L., Hall, K.A., & Presnell, I. (1999). Consistency of handwriting movements in dementia of the Alzheimer’s type: a comparison with Huntington’s and Parkinson’s diseases. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 5, 20-25.
Slavin, M.J., Phillips, J.G., & Bradshaw, J.L. (1996). Visual cues and the handwriting of older adults: a kinematic analysis. Psychology and Aging, 11(3), 521-526.
Slavin, M.J., Phillips, J.G., Bradshaw, J.L., Hall, K.A., Presnell, I., & Bradshaw, J.A. (1995). Kinematics of handwriting movements in dementia of the Alzheimer's type. Alzheimer's Research, 1, 123-132. | |
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| http://psych.med.unsw.edu.au/psychweb.nsf/page/brainage | |
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