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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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Self-reported initiation apathy is related to worse quality of life in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Radakovic, R., Gray, D., Trucco, A. P., Mioshi, E., Copsey, H., Dick, D., Newton, J., Pal, S., Simmons, Z. & Abrahams, S., 23 Oct 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impact of apathy over the course of disease in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Radakovic, R., Gray, D., Trucco, A. P., Bregola, A., Mioshi, E., Copsey, H., Dick, D., Newton, J., Colville, S., Pal, S., Chandran, S., Simmons, Z. & Abrahams, S., 2025, In: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. 26, 5-6, p. 516-525 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Neuropsychological assessment practices in PRECISION-ALS: Challenges and opportunities for harmonization
Costello, E., De Vocht, J., Beswick, E., Mac Domhnaill, É., Peelo, C., Foucher, J., Mayberry, E. J., Chiwera, T., Hiemstra, F., Caravaca Puchades, A., Iazzolino, B., Palumbo, F., Alves, I., Kasper, E., Galvin, M., Heverin, M., Ingre, C., Mcdermott, C. J., Shaw, P. & Al-Chalabi, A. & 12 others, , 2025, In: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. 26, 7-8, p. 748-757 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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., Jun 2024, In: Quality of Life Research. 33, 6, p. 1469-1480Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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The Miami Framework for ALS and related neurodegenerative disorders: An integrated view of phenotype and biology
Benatar, M., Wuu, J., Huey, E. D., McMillan, C. T., Petersen, R. C., Postuma, R., McHutchison, C., Dratch, L., Arias, J. J., Crawley, A., Houlden, H., McDermott, M. P., Cai, X., Thakur, N., Boxer, A., Rosen, H., Boeve, B. F., Dacks, P., Cosentino, S. & Abrahams, S. & 7 others, , Jun 2024, In: Nature Reviews Neurology. 20, 6, p. 364-376 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Activities
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2021 Virtual World Congress on Brain Injury
Poveda, B. (Presenter), Abrahams, S. (Contributor), Baksh, A. (Contributor), MacPherson, S. E. (Contributor) & Evans, J. (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)
Abrahams, S. (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
Abrahams, S. (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
Abrahams, S. (Invited speaker)
31 Jan 2018Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Inaugural Lecture: Sharon Abrahams
Abrahams, S. (Speaker)
Oct 2015Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Assisted dying in MND: Implications of neuropsychological changes on decision making
Abrahams, S. (Principal Investigator) & Cholbi, M. (Co-investigator)
Motor Neurone Disease Association
1/10/25 → 30/09/28
Project: Research
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Design and Development of CognoMND
Abrahams, S. (Principal Investigator)
1/07/24 → 30/06/27
Project: Research
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Mental Capacity to Make Treatment Decisions in People with MND
Abrahams, S. (Principal Investigator)
Motor Neurone Disease Scotland
1/09/21 → 31/08/24
Project: Research
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Mental Capacity to Make Treatment Decisions in People with MND
Abrahams, S. (Principal Investigator)
1/09/21 → 29/02/24
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.
Abrahams, S. (Principal Investigator)
1/01/20 → 31/07/20
Project: University Awarded Project Funding
Datasets
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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
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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. C. (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 and one more link, https://zenodo.org/records/4987512 (show fewer)
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