Study Purpose/Description
It is poorly understood how brain energy changes across the adult lifespan. Important questions remain, including: How does a person’s life experiences change the way their brain uses energy? How do subtle variations in brain energy influence mental abilities? How do variations in brain energy relate to risk for dementia? In this study we will explore the answers to these questions and we hope to gain a better understanding of how to keep the brain healthy and active for longer, by looking at patterns of brain activity in different groups of people.
What’s involved?
Participation involves two sessions held at Monash Biomedical Imaging in Clayton, Victoria. If you agree to participate, before coming in, we will send some questionnaires for you to fill out at home. These should take about an hour.
After completing these, we will invite you in for the first session. In the first session, we will do a few cognitive tests. This will take approximately 2 hours.
In the second session, you will undergo an MRI-PET scan, where you will be asked to lie quietly and relax. During this scan, we will slowly infuse a glucose tracer that will allow us to test how your brain is using energy while you rest. We will also take blood samples at each 10-min interval to measure the amount of glucose tracer present in your blood across the scan. The second session will take approximately 2.5-hrs of your time.
Participants will receive $100 Coles-Myers gift card upon completion of study.
Want to learn more?
If you are interested and think you might be eligible, you can:
- Learn more about the study at study page
- Complete a screening survey
- Email the researchers at cogneurolab@monash.edu
- Call the researchers on 0435953443
