Longitudinal Studies at Centre for Brain Research (CBR) for Study of the Aging Brain

Speaker: Thomas Gregor Issac

Abstract

This talk attempts to address the need for such studies, the short- and long-term impact of these studies on the elderly health and how these studies fill up the lacunae of mitigating an unavoidable dementia pandemic in another 2 decades and impresses upon the importance of such studies in bridging the Science-society gap. This could pave the way for improving public awareness and research acumen along with developing translatable, culturally adaptable interventions, socially inclusive policies and ‘add life’ to the years by improving the quality of life of the Indian elderly population.

Bio

Prof. Thomas Gregor Issac is an Associate Professor at Centre for Brain Research (CBR), IISc. Dr. Issac’s expertise is in Neurocognitive disorders, Vascular Cognitive impairment, clinical phenomenology in dementia, neurointerventions, and social policy aspects. He has completed his Ph.D in clinical Neurosciences, MD and Diplomate of National Board in Psychiatry and his DM degree in Geriatric Psychiatry from the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS). He is the PI and co-PI of TLSA and SANSCOG studies respectively.