Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
Cognitive, behavioural and cerebral changes in neurodegenerative disease. Research focus on investigating memory and executive dysfunction in patients with Motor Neurone Disease and Frontotemporal Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease and Multiple Sclerosis. Research uses experimental and clinical neuropsychological techniques and brain imaging to explore cerebral correlates of cognitive dysfunction.
Research Groups
Qualifications
June 1988: University of Reading, First Class B.Sc. Honours Degree Psychology,
Dec 1993: Institute of Psychiatry, London Ph.D.
June 1998: Institute of Psychiatry, London D Clin Psy.
Administrative Roles
Programme Director of theMSc Human Cognitive Neuropsychology [2006 - 2014]
Psychology Deaprtment Ethics Committee [2008 - 2011] [2015 - ]
Euan MacDonald MND Research Centre (Founding Member) [2008 - ]
Euan MacDonald MND Research Centre Management Committee [2008 - ]
PPLS Postgraduate Committee [2006 -]
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine Research Committee [2014- ]
Interdisciplinary Research Group Neurodegeneration [2014 -]
Clinical Research Coordinator Psychology [2015 - ]
Websites
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Quality of life, cognitive and behavioural impairment in people with motor neuron disease: A systematic review
Radakovic, R., Radakovic, C., Abrahams, S., Simmons, Z. & Carroll, A., 12 Feb 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Quality of Life Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Non-motor symptoms in motor neuron disease: Prevalence, assessment and impact
Beswick, E., Forbes, D., Johnson, M., Newton, J., Dakin, R., Glasmacher, S., Abrahams, S., Carson, A., Chandran, S. & Pal, S., Jan 2024, In: Brain Communications. 6, 1, 17 p., fcad336.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The relationship between social cognitive processes and behavior changes in people with amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment or dementia using the Edinburgh Social Cognition Test (ESCoT)
Baksh, R. A., MacPherson, S. E., Auyeung, B., Pal, S. & Abrahams, S., 14 Dec 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Neuropsychology. 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development, reliability, validity, and acceptability of the remote administration of the Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioural ALS Screen (ECAS)
Gray, D., Lesley, R., Mayberry, E. J., Williams, L., McHutchison, C., Newton, J., Pal, S., Chandran, S., MacPherson, S. E. & Abrahams, S., 11 Nov 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Neuropsychological impairment in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis–frontotemporal spectrum disorder
Abrahams, S., Nov 2023, In: Nature Reviews Neurology. 19, 11, p. 655-667Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Activities
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2021 Virtual World Congress on Brain Injury
Blanca Poveda (Presenter), Sharon Abrahams (Contributor), Asaad Baksh (Contributor), Sarah E MacPherson (Contributor) & Jonathan Evans (Contributor)
28 Jul 2021 → 30 Jul 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration (Journal)
Sharon Abrahams (Associate editor)
Aug 2019 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
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Cognition and Behaviour in ALS: A corticoefferent syndrome
Sharon Abrahams (Invited speaker)
6 Jun 2018Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Cognitive and Behavioural Symptoms in ALS: The use of the ECAS in ALS clinics
Sharon Abrahams (Invited speaker)
31 Jan 2018Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Inaugural Lecture: Sharon Abrahams
Sharon Abrahams (Speaker)
Oct 2015Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Public lecture/debate/seminar
Projects
- 16 Finished
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Mental Capacity to Make Treatment Decisions in People with MND
Motor Neurone Disease Scotland
1/09/21 → 31/08/24
Project: Research
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PPLS Small Project Grant: Pre-symptomatic neuropsychological changes in people at risk of developing motor neurone disease (MND): A collaborative study.
1/01/20 → 31/07/20
Project: University Awarded Project Funding
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CReATe Clinical Research Scholarship
McHutchison, C. & Abrahams, S.
1/07/19 → 31/01/21
Project: Research
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Datasets
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Data from: The effect of funding sources on donepezil randomised controlled trial outcome: a meta-analysis
Killin, L. O. J. (Creator), Russ, T. (Creator), Starr, J. (Creator), Abrahams, S. (Creator) & Della Sala, S. (Creator), Dryad, 6 May 2014
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.1h18h, http://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.1h18h
Dataset
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Supplemental materials: ALS-specific cognitive and behavior changes associated with advancing disease stage in ALS
Crockford, C. (Creator) & Abrahams, S. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 18 Sept 2018
DOI: 10.7488/ds/2422
Dataset