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Species | Kathryn A EllisSummaryAffiliation: University of Melbourne Country: Australia Publications
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A web-based normative data tool for assessing cognitive performance in healthy older AustraliansSimon 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...
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...
Tyrosine depletion alters cortical and limbic blood flow but does not modulate spatial working memory performance or task-related blood flow in humansKathryn 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...
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 diseaseKathryn 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...
Addressing population aging and Alzheimer's disease through the Australian imaging biomarkers and lifestyle study: collaboration with the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging InitiativeKathryn 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...
Use of the CogState Brief Battery in the assessment of Alzheimer's disease related cognitive impairment in the Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle (AIBL) studyYen 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...
Amyloid imaging results from the Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle (AIBL) study of agingChristopher C Rowe
Austin Health, Department of Nuclear Medicine and Centre for PET, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Neurobiol Aging 31:1275-83. 2010....
Stronger effect of amyloid load than APOE genotype on cognitive decline in healthy older adultsYen 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...
Advances in structural and molecular neuroimaging in Alzheimer's diseaseKathryn 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....
Decline in cognitive function over 18 months in healthy older adults with high amyloid-βKathryn A Ellis
Mental Health Research Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic, Australia
J Alzheimers Dis 34:861-71. 2013....
Short term stability of verbal memory impairment in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease measured using the International Shopping List TestYen 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...
Combined D1/D2 receptor stimulation under conditions of dopamine depletion impairs spatial working memory performance in humansKathryn A Ellis
Brain Sciences Institute, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
Psychopharmacology (Berl) 181:771-80. 2005....
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....
Rapid decline in episodic memory in healthy older adults with high amyloid-βYen 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...
The cognitive effects of modulating the glycine site of the NMDA receptor with high-dose glycine in healthy controlsColin Palmer
Behavioural Neuroscience Laboratory, School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
Hum Psychopharmacol 23:151-9. 2008....
Appearance modeling of 11C PiB PET images: characterizing amyloid deposition in Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment and healthy agingJurgen Fripp
Australian e Health Research Center, CSIRO ICT Centre, Brisbane, Australia
Neuroimage 43:430-9. 2008....
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 studyNoel 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...
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 trialElizabeth 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)...
Amyloid β deposition, neurodegeneration, and cognitive decline in sporadic Alzheimer's disease: a prospective cohort studyVictor 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...
Memory improvements in elderly women following 16 weeks treatment with a combined multivitamin, mineral and herbal supplement: A randomized controlled trialHelen 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...
Longitudinal assessment of Aβ and cognition in aging and Alzheimer diseaseVictor 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...
Longitudinal analysis of serum copper and ceruloplasmin in Alzheimer's diseaseAlan 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...
Muscarinic and nicotinic receptor modulation of object and spatial n-back working memory in humansAmity 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....
Health professionals' and students' perceptions of elder abuseBriony 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...
Muscarinic and nicotinic receptors synergistically modulate working memory and attention in humansJulia 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....
