Areas of research

Frontotemporal Dementia: A Multidisciplinary Research

Our frontotemporal dementia research group (FRONTIER) is currently investigating several aspects of frontotemporal dementia and related diseases.

Patient centered investigations

Emotion Processing and Autobiographical Memory
Investigations into emotion and memory processes in FTD
Brain Imaging
Investigations of structural brain changes in FTD
Severity Rating Scales
Investigations into how FTD symptoms change over time
Neuropathology
Investigations into the cellular changed of FTD
Biomarker Identification
Identification of early FTD symptoms
Genetics
Investigations into the genetic hereditary of FTD
Cognition in Motor Neurone Disease (MND)
Investigations into a disease closely related to FTD

Caregiver centered investigations

Caregiver Burden
Investigations into how the burden on caregivers can be reduced
Coping with everyday life disabilities
Development of strategies to cope better with everyday life disabilities

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