Applied Neuroscience
Neuroscience is the study of the nervous system, including the brain and spinal cord. Understanding how the brain and nervous system work before and after a stroke may help in the development of diagnostic and preventative techniques and may improve our understanding of brain recovery following stroke. The Stroke Association therefore funds Applied Neuroscience research in the following areas:
Imaging
Improving our understanding of the cause and effect of stroke by using imaging techniques that produce pictures of the inside of the brain.
Visual deficits following stroke and their recovery
Brian and Body Temperature in Acute Ischaemic Stroke
Neuropathology
Identifying changes in the brain and nervous system that may be the cause or effect of stroke.
Finding new genes for stroke
Genetics and Ethnic Factors
Identifying how genetics (heredity factors), and ethnic factors (factors that are particular to a group of people sharing a common origin, culture or language), might act as risk factors for stroke.
The Identification and Effects of Genetic Factors Associated with Brain Arteriovenous Malformations
Vascular Pathology
Furthering our understanding of how structural and functional changes in blood vessels may be the cause or effect of stroke.
Investigation into the breakdown of the blood-brain barrier during ischaemic stroke
