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Peering into the aging brain Ferris, Jennifer

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Jennifer Ferris, UBC 3MT Runner Up, presents their research on the use of a specialized MRI process, diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), to monitor a form of brain damage called white matter hypersensitivities. With the use of DTI, changes in brain health and cognition could be detected earlier so that lifestyle modifications could utilized to help people live active and healthy lives in to their senior years. Jennifer Ferris is completing their PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences under the supervision of Dr. Lara Boyd.

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Peering into the aging brain
Creator
Ferris, Jennifer
Date Issued
2021-03-31
Description
Jennifer Ferris, UBC 3MT Runner Up, presents their research on the use of a specialized MRI process, diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), to monitor a form of brain damage called white matter hypersensitivities. With the use of DTI, changes in brain health and cognition could be detected earlier so that lifestyle modifications could utilized to help people live active and healthy lives in to their senior years. Jennifer Ferris is completing their PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences under the supervision of Dr. Lara Boyd.
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Other
Type
Text; Moving Image
Language
eng
Series
Three Minute Thesis (3MT)
Date Available
2022-03-31
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0398286
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/78577
Affiliation
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of
Campus
UBCV
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Graduate
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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