Mapping brain changes responsible for cognitive and emotional disturbance following traumatic brain injury

Traumatic brain injury is an altered brain function caused by an external force, such as car accidents and falls. Traumatic brain injury is a major global health challenge due to the relatively young age at the time of injury, compounded with emotional and cognitive impairments that persist for many years. During the accident, blunt physical impact and high-velocity forces alter brain structure and function. These brain changes are likely to underly cognitive and emotional disturbance following the injury. Students may choose to focus on: 1) the association between structural and functional brain changes with emotional changes following the injury. 2) the association between structural and functional brain changes with cognitive changes following the injury. Students will develop skills in: a) programming for data analysis and visualisation using R b) processing structural and functional magnetic resonance images c) potential application of novel machine learning approaches