Dr Olivia Hamilton
Olivia gained her PhD on the Wellcome Trust 4-year PhD programme in Translational Neuroscience, based at the University of Edinburgh's Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (CCBS). Her thesis aimed to advance current understanding of the cognitive changes associated with sporadic cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) across a range of clinical manifestations (including stroke, vascular cognitive impairment and dementia). Previously, Olivia gained a BA in English Language at Cardiff University before undertaking an MSc in Language Sciences with Specialisation in Linguistics with Neuroscience at University College London. Upon completion of her PhD, Olivia has now moved onto a new role as a Research Associate at the MRC/CSO Social & Public Health Sciences Unit, contributing to their research on health inequalities & the social determinants of health.
Key publications
Hamilton et al (2021). Associations between total MRI-visible small vessel disease burden and domain-specific cognitive abilities in a community-dwelling older-age cohort.
Publication link: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34022536/
Hamilton et al (2021). Cerebral small vessel disease burden and longitudinal cognitive decline from age 73 to 82: the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936
Publication link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34226517/
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