Kathryn A Ellis

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Affiliation: University of Melbourne
Country: Australia

Publications

  1. ncbi A web-based normative data tool for assessing cognitive performance in healthy older Australians
    Simon J McBride
    Australian E Health Research Centre, CSIRO ICT Centre, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
    Med J Aust 194:S12-4. 2011
  2. ncbi Exploring the temporal dynamics of the spatial working memory n-back task using steady state visual evoked potentials (SSVEP)
    Kathryn A Ellis
    Brain Sciences Institute, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
    Neuroimage 31:1741-51. 2006
  3. ncbi Tyrosine depletion alters cortical and limbic blood flow but does not modulate spatial working memory performance or task-related blood flow in humans
    Kathryn A Ellis
    Brain Sciences Institute, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
    Hum Brain Mapp 28:1136-49. 2007
  4. ncbi The Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle (AIBL) study of aging: methodology and baseline characteristics of 1112 individuals recruited for a longitudinal study of Alzheimer's disease
    Kathryn A Ellis
    Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, St Vincent s Aged Psychiatry Service, St George s Hospital, Victoria, Australia
    Int Psychogeriatr 21:672-87. 2009
  5. ncbi Addressing population aging and Alzheimer's disease through the Australian imaging biomarkers and lifestyle study: collaboration with the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative
    Kathryn A Ellis
    Department of Psychiatry, Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age, University of Melbourne, Kew, Victoria, Australia
    Alzheimers Dement 6:291-6. 2010
  6. ncbi Use of the CogState Brief Battery in the assessment of Alzheimer's disease related cognitive impairment in the Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle (AIBL) study
    Yen Ying Lim
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic, Australia
    J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 34:345-58. 2012
  7. ncbi Amyloid imaging results from the Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle (AIBL) study of aging
    Christopher C Rowe
    Austin Health, Department of Nuclear Medicine and Centre for PET, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
    Neurobiol Aging 31:1275-83. 2010
  8. ncbi Stronger effect of amyloid load than APOE genotype on cognitive decline in healthy older adults
    Yen Ying Lim
    Mental Health Research Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    Neurology 79:1645-52. 2012
  9. ncbi Advances in structural and molecular neuroimaging in Alzheimer's disease
    Kathryn A Ellis
    Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
    Med J Aust 194:S20-3. 2011
  10. ncbi Decline in cognitive function over 18 months in healthy older adults with high amyloid-β
    Kathryn A Ellis
    Mental Health Research Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic, Australia
    J Alzheimers Dis 34:861-71. 2013

Detail Information

Publications25

  1. ncbi A web-based normative data tool for assessing cognitive performance in healthy older Australians
    Simon J McBride
    Australian E Health Research Centre, CSIRO ICT Centre, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
    Med J Aust 194:S12-4. 2011
    ..A web-based calculator was developed to simplify the time-consuming process of comparing cognitive performance scores with these representative data...
  2. ncbi Exploring the temporal dynamics of the spatial working memory n-back task using steady state visual evoked potentials (SSVEP)
    Kathryn A Ellis
    Brain Sciences Institute, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
    Neuroimage 31:1741-51. 2006
    ..The current findings may offer a framework in which to further investigate the temporal aspects of SWM...
  3. ncbi Tyrosine depletion alters cortical and limbic blood flow but does not modulate spatial working memory performance or task-related blood flow in humans
    Kathryn A Ellis
    Brain Sciences Institute, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
    Hum Brain Mapp 28:1136-49. 2007
    ..These findings question the capacity of TPD to consistently modulate dopamine function and SWM neural networks in humans...
  4. ncbi The Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle (AIBL) study of aging: methodology and baseline characteristics of 1112 individuals recruited for a longitudinal study of Alzheimer's disease
    Kathryn A Ellis
    Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, St Vincent s Aged Psychiatry Service, St George s Hospital, Victoria, Australia
    Int Psychogeriatr 21:672-87. 2009
    ..This paper describes the recruitment of the cohort and gives information about the study methodology, baseline demography, diagnoses, medical comorbidities, medication use, and cognitive function of the participants...
  5. ncbi Addressing population aging and Alzheimer's disease through the Australian imaging biomarkers and lifestyle study: collaboration with the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative
    Kathryn A Ellis
    Department of Psychiatry, Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age, University of Melbourne, Kew, Victoria, Australia
    Alzheimers Dement 6:291-6. 2010
    ..Cross-sectional analysis of baseline data is revealing links between cognition, brain amyloid burden, structural brain changes, biomarkers, and lifestyle...
  6. ncbi Use of the CogState Brief Battery in the assessment of Alzheimer's disease related cognitive impairment in the Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle (AIBL) study
    Yen Ying Lim
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic, Australia
    J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 34:345-58. 2012
    ..These results suggest that the CogState Brief Battery can be used to screen for AD-related cognitive changes...
  7. ncbi Amyloid imaging results from the Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle (AIBL) study of aging
    Christopher C Rowe
    Austin Health, Department of Nuclear Medicine and Centre for PET, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
    Neurobiol Aging 31:1275-83. 2010
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  8. ncbi Stronger effect of amyloid load than APOE genotype on cognitive decline in healthy older adults
    Yen Ying Lim
    Mental Health Research Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    Neurology 79:1645-52. 2012
    ..Although the APOE ε4 allele is associated with more rapid decline in memory in healthy older adults, the significance of elevated cerebral β-amyloid (Aβ) load for longitudinal changes in cognition is unclear...
  9. ncbi Advances in structural and molecular neuroimaging in Alzheimer's disease
    Kathryn A Ellis
    Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
    Med J Aust 194:S20-3. 2011
    ....
  10. ncbi Decline in cognitive function over 18 months in healthy older adults with high amyloid-β
    Kathryn A Ellis
    Mental Health Research Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic, Australia
    J Alzheimers Dis 34:861-71. 2013
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  11. ncbi Short term stability of verbal memory impairment in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease measured using the International Shopping List Test
    Yen Ying Lim
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 34:853-63. 2012
    ..There was no difference between groups on within-subject variability. These data suggest that in English-speaking samples, the ISLT is sensitive to MCI and can be given repeatedly in order to assess change in memory...
  12. ncbi Combined D1/D2 receptor stimulation under conditions of dopamine depletion impairs spatial working memory performance in humans
    Kathryn A Ellis
    Brain Sciences Institute, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
    Psychopharmacology (Berl) 181:771-80. 2005
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  13. ncbi Cognitive decline in adults with amnestic mild cognitive impairment and high amyloid-β: prodromal Alzheimer's disease?
    Yen Ying Lim
    Mental Health Research Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic, Australia
    J Alzheimers Dis 33:1167-76. 2013
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  14. ncbi Rapid decline in episodic memory in healthy older adults with high amyloid-β
    Yen Ying Lim
    Mental Health Research Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic, Australia
    J Alzheimers Dis 33:675-9. 2013
    ..High Aβ was associated with greater decline in episodic memory measures over 6 months in healthy older adults...
  15. ncbi The cognitive effects of modulating the glycine site of the NMDA receptor with high-dose glycine in healthy controls
    Colin Palmer
    Behavioural Neuroscience Laboratory, School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
    Hum Psychopharmacol 23:151-9. 2008
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  16. ncbi Appearance modeling of 11C PiB PET images: characterizing amyloid deposition in Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment and healthy aging
    Jurgen Fripp
    Australian e Health Research Center, CSIRO ICT Centre, Brisbane, Australia
    Neuroimage 43:430-9. 2008
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  17. ncbi Homocysteine, vitamin B12, and folic acid levels in Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment, and healthy elderly: baseline characteristics in subjects of the Australian Imaging Biomarker Lifestyle study
    Noel G Faux
    The Mental Health Research Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic, Australia
    J Alzheimers Dis 27:909-22. 2011
    ..These findings underscore the association of plasma homocysteine with cognitive deterioration, although not unique to AD, and identified an unexpected abnormality of red cell folate...
  18. ncbi Protocol for a randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of physical activity on delaying the progression of white matter changes on MRI in older adults with memory complaints and mild cognitive impairment: the AIBL Active trial
    Elizabeth V Cyarto
    National Ageing Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
    BMC Psychiatry 12:167. 2012
    ..The aim of AIBL Active is to determine whether a 24-month physical activity program can delay the progression of white matter changes on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)...
  19. ncbi Amyloid β deposition, neurodegeneration, and cognitive decline in sporadic Alzheimer's disease: a prospective cohort study
    Victor L Villemagne
    Department of Nuclear Medicine and Centre for PET, Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC 3084, Australia
    Lancet Neurol 12:357-67. 2013
    ..We aimed to use longitudinal data to calculate the rates of amyloid β (Aβ) deposition, cerebral atrophy, and cognitive decline...
  20. ncbi Memory improvements in elderly women following 16 weeks treatment with a combined multivitamin, mineral and herbal supplement: A randomized controlled trial
    Helen Macpherson
    Centre for Human Psychopharmacology, NICM Collaborative Centre for Neurocognition, Swinburne University of Technology, 427 451 Burwood Road, Hawthorn, Melbourne, Vic, 3122, Australia
    Psychopharmacology (Berl) 220:351-65. 2012
    ..This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was conducted to investigate the effects of 16 weeks multivitamin supplementation (Swisse Women's 50+ Ultivite ®) on cognition in elderly women...
  21. ncbi Longitudinal assessment of Aβ and cognition in aging and Alzheimer disease
    Victor L Villemagne
    Department of Nuclear Medicine and Centre for PET, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Australia
    Ann Neurol 69:181-92. 2011
    ..Assess Aβ deposition longitudinally and explore its relationship with cognition and disease progression...
  22. ncbi Longitudinal analysis of serum copper and ceruloplasmin in Alzheimer's disease
    Alan Rembach
    The Mental Health Research Institute, The University of Melbourne, Vic, Australia CSIRO Preventative Health Flagship, Molecular Science and Engineering, Parkville, Vic, Australia
    J Alzheimers Dis 34:171-82. 2013
    ..003). Conclusion: Our results suggest that there may be decreased non-CP copper levels in mild cognitive impairment and AD, which is consistent with diminished copper-dependent biochemical activities described in AD...
  23. ncbi Muscarinic and nicotinic receptor modulation of object and spatial n-back working memory in humans
    Amity Green
    Behavioural Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Physiology, Monash Centre for Brain and Behaviour, PO Box 13F, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia
    Pharmacol Biochem Behav 81:575-84. 2005
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  24. ncbi Health professionals' and students' perceptions of elder abuse
    Briony Dow
    National Ageing Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Australas J Ageing 32:48-51. 2013
    ..This study aimed to compare perceptions about elder abuse among health professionals and students in the same health disciplines...
  25. ncbi Muscarinic and nicotinic receptors synergistically modulate working memory and attention in humans
    Julia R Ellis
    Behavioural Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Physiology, Monash Centre for Brain and Behaviour, Monash University, Melbourne Australia
    Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 9:175-89. 2006
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