{"id":31,"date":"2020-10-23T12:53:43","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T12:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/nosalab\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2024-08-31T16:57:09","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T16:57:09","slug":"research-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/nosalab\/research-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/nosalab\/files\/2024\/08\/cognition-icon-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-647 alignleft\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Explore the current studies our amazing lab team are researching, click on the <strong>study titles<\/strong> down below to find out about the methodology, motivations\u00a0and\u00a0experimental procedures they use in order to complete their research projects!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/nosalab\/research-projects\/investigating-the-effect-of-contact-sports-on-the-brains-responses-to-sound\/\"><span style=\"color: #800080;font-size: 14pt\"><strong><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\" class=\"TextRun SCXP94575559 BCX8\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP94575559 BCX8\">Investigating the Effect of Contact Sports on the Brain\u2019s <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\" class=\"TextRun SCXP94575559 BCX8\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP94575559 BCX8\"><span style=\"color: #800080;font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Responses to Sound<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span class=\"EOP SCXP94575559 BCX8\" style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">NoSA Researchers and Collaborators:\u200b <\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Jessica Andrew and Dr Helen Nuttall.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">This PhD project aims to explore how <span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW86985376 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86985376 BCX8\">participation in <strong>contact sports<\/strong> influences both <strong>subcortical and cortical auditory processing<\/strong>, by focusing on key auditory markers. <span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW12455257 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW12455257 BCX8\"> Unlike concussions, which are more readily diagnosed and treated, sub-concussions often go unnoticed and unreported, therefore this <span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW101458422 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW101458422 BCX8\">PhD research is dedicated to bridging this gap in the literature in order to <span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW145119155 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW145119155 BCX8\">pave the way for the development of targeted assessments, rehabilitation programs, and preventative strategies to protect athletes from <strong>potential long-term auditory and cognitive consequences.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800080\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/nosalab\/research-projects\/sight-sound-and-stumbles\/\" style=\"color: #800080\">Sight, Sound and Stumbles \u2013 Investigating Multisensory Integration and Balance<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">NoSA Researchers and Collaborators:<strong> Jess Pepper and Dr Nelen Nuttall.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;color: #000000\">This PhD project will examine how <strong>multisensory integration<\/strong> is affected by <strong>age-related declines in hearing and vision<\/strong> and the subsequent effect this has on <strong>balancing abilities<\/strong>. Research funded by North West Social Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership at the Economic and Social Research Council.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/nosalab\/investigating-the-neurocognitive-basis-of-aberrant-multisensory-experiences\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165102728 BCX8\">Investigating the Neurocognitive Basis of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165102728 BCX8\">Aberrant Multisensory<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165102728 BCX8\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080\"> Experiences<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">NoSA Researchers and Collaborators: <strong>Haydn Farrelly, Dr Helen Nuttall and Dr Jason Braithwaite.<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">This PhD project explores the concept of <span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW26930736 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26930736 BCX8\"><strong>cortical hyperexcitability<\/strong>, which can be thought of as the level of \u2018background chatter\u2019 going on within neurons which, when in excess, can be<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW26930736 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW240670701 BCX8\">\u00a0attributed to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW240670701 BCX8\">the occurrence of <\/span><strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW240670701 BCX8\">aberrant<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW240670701 BCX8\"><strong> sensory experiences<\/strong> such as hallucinations that can be debilitating. Therefore this study <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">aims to <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW54940740 BCX8\">advance our understanding of how hallucinations occur in the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW54940740 BCX8\">brain, using <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188046033 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188046033 BCX8\">n adaptation <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188046033 BCX8\">of the<strong> Pattern Glare t<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188046033 BCX8\"><strong>est,<\/strong> and <\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW54940740 BCX8\">inform future studies on the<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW54940740 BCX8\"> underlying <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW54940740 BCX8\">pathology of conditions where these hallucinations can be debilitating.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/nosalab\/does-the-severity-of-cardiovascular-disease-in-older-adults-with-presbycusis-predict-neuroplasticity-in-the-auditory-cortex-when-adapting-to-hearing-aids\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW17695984 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17695984 BCX8\">Does the severity of cardiovascular disease in older adults with presbycusis predict neuroplasticity in the auditory cortex when adapting to hearing<br \/>\naids?<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW17695984 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17695984 BCX8\">\u202f<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><span class=\"EOP SCXW17695984 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">NoSA Researchers and Collaborators: <strong>Nez Sharp, Dr Helen Nuttall and Dr Kate Slade.<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">This PhD research investigates the possible effects of <strong>cardiovascular disease<\/strong>, which damages brain tissue, in those over 65 and whether or not it reduces neuroplastic response to <strong>hearing aids<\/strong>. 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