Towards a patient-specific examination of epileptogenesis
- Research Opportunity
- PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
- Number of Honour Places Available
- 1
- Number of Master Places Available
- 1
- Department / Centre
- Medicine and Radiology
- Location
- St Vincent's Hospital
| Primary Supervisor | Number | Webpage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prof Mark Cook | markcook@unimelb.edu.au | Personal web page |
| Co-supervisor | Number | Webpage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Andre Peterson | peterson@unimelb.edu.au | Personal web page |
Summary How can we quantify and model these differences in brain network structures in order to personalise diagnosis and treatment in complex patient-specific diseases such as epilepsy? One direction towards this ultimate goal is to use graph theory and dynamical systems in combination with connectome data to convert brain network structures into matrices.
Project Details
Brain diseases in particular are highly patient specific, as we are all wired differently. How can we quantify and model these differences in brain network structures in order to personalise diagnosis and treatment in complex patient-specific diseases such as epilepsy? One direction towards this ultimate goal is to use graph theory and dynamical systems in combination with connectome data to convert brain network structures into matrices. We can then analyse the mathematical structure of these matrices using techniques from random matrix theory, pseudo-spectra and May-Wigner stability to understand why some networks are more pathological (unstable) than others.
This project is quite multi-disciplinary and is suitable for students from maths/physics/engineering interested in neuroscience and neurology.
Faculty Research Themes
School Research Themes
Research Opportunities
PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science
Students who are interested in joining this project will need to consider their elegibility as well as other requirements before contacting the supervisor of this research
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Department / Centre
Research Node
St Vincent's HospitalMDHS Research library
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