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Associate Professor Michael Valenzuela

Associate Professor
Brain & Mind Research Institute, Sydney Medical School

M02 - Mallett St Campus
The University of Sydney
NSW 2006 Australia

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Grants | Publications

 

Current national competitive grants*

2012

Which Mental Activities and When for Dementia Prevention? The
Valenzuela M
NHMRC Project Grant ($16,937 over 2 years)

Neurogenesis in Depression using Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Valenzuela M, Yucel M
NHMRC Project Grant ($297,674 over 3 years)

Regenerative Neuroscience Strategies for Brain Ageing and Dementia
Valenzuela M
NHMRC Career Development Fellowship ($248,575 over 3 years)

* Grants administered through the University of Sydney

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Publications

2013 | 2012

2013

  
  • Siette, J., Westbrook, R., Cotman, C., Sidhu, K., Zhu, W., Sachdev, P., Valenzuela, M. (2013), Age-Specific Effects of Voluntary Exercise on Memory and the Older Brain. Biological Psychiatry. 73(5), 435¿442. [Abstract]

2012

  
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  • Suo, C., Leon, I., Brodaty, H., Trollor, J., Wen, W., Sachdev, P., Valenzuela, M. (2012), Supervisory experience at work is linked to low rate of hippocampal atrophy in late life. NeuroImage. 63(3), 1542-1551. [Abstract]
  • Valenzuela, M., Matthews, F., Brayne, C., Ince, P., Halliday, G., Kril, J., Dalton, M., Richardson, K., Forster, G., Sachdev, P. (2012), Multiple Biological Pathways Link Cognitive Lifestyle to Protection from Dementia. Biological Psychiatry. 71(9), 783-791. [Abstract]
  • Valenzuela, M., Esler, M., Ritchie, K., Brodaty, H. (2012), Antihypertensives for combating dementia? A perspective on candidate molecular mechanisms and population-based prevention. Translational Psychiatry. 2, e107. [Abstract]
  • Marioni, R., Valenzuela, M., van den Hout, A., Brayne, C., Matthews, F. (2012), Active cognitive lifestyle is associated with positive cognitive health transitions and compression of morbidity from age sixty-five. PLoS One. 7(12), e50940. [Abstract]
  • Marioni, R., van den Hout, A., Valenzuela, M., Brayne, C., Matthews, F. (2012), Active cognitive lifestyle associates with cognitive recovery and a reduced risk of cognitive decline. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 28(1), 223-230. [Abstract]
  • Borness, C., Proudfoot, J., Valenzuela, M. (2012), Methodological Challenges and Solutions When Conducting A Multicenter, Online, Randomized Controlled Trial of Brain Training Within a Public Service Organization. Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health. 27, 272-288.
  • Salvin, H., McGrath, C., McGreevy, P., Valenzuela, M. (2012), Development of a novel paradigm for the measurement of olfactory discrimination in dogs (Canis familiaris): A pilot study. Journal of Veterinary Behavior. 7, 3-10.
  • Salvin, H., McGreevy, P., Sachdev, P., Valenzuela, M. (2012), The effect of breed on age-related changes in behavior and disease prevalence in cognitively normal older community dogs, Canis lupus familiaris. Journal of Veterinary Behavior. 7, 61-69.