About the lecture

In this lecture, we think about dementias, focusing in particular on: (i) understanding dementia as an umbrella category for degenerative brain disorders, including Alzheimer’s, frontotemporal dementia, semantic dementia, Lewy body dementia and Parkinson’s; (ii) the prevalence of dementias in an ever increasingly older population; (iii) the importance of diagnosing dementias as early as possible, as well as the tools available to detect the associated deteriorations with the greatest possible sensitivity.

About the lecturer

Dr Ashok Jansari is a senior lecturer in the Department of Psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London. Dr Jansari’s research interests include memory disorders, prosopagnosia, executive functions, and synaesthesia. Dr Jansari is most famous for his research into prosopagnosia, having made numerous TV appearances, including on BBC1’s The One Show, as well as hosting his own ‘Neuro Talk’ YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/c/DrAshokJansariNeuroTalk/featured

Some of Dr Jansari's recent publications include 'Acquired synaesthesia following 2C-B use' (2019), 'Using virtual reality to investigate multitasking ability in individuals with frontal lobe lesions' (2019), and 'Identification from CCTV: Assessing police super-recogniser ability to spot faces in a crown and susceptibility to change blindness' (2018).