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Biomedical engineering professor awarded NSF grant to study Parkinson’s using virtual reality

KINGSTON, R.I. – Oct. 30, 2024 – University of Rhode Island biomedical engineering associate professor Yalda Shahriari has been awarded a three-year, $463,693 grant from the National Science Foundation for the proposal “Integrated framework for recording and decoding multimodal neural associations of visual hallucinations and motor functions in Parkinson’s disease,” research that will study hallucinations […]
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ADHD and Parkinson’s disease linked to gene-driven brain volume

Spanning nearly 100 laboratories in 45 countries, landmark research has, for the first time, shown an association between genetic brain size and neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s disease and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). And while it doesn’t prove causation, it’s a big step forward in being able to assess risk factors and provide early intervention.