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Asked by stephmcilroy to William, Fiona, Jane, Joanna, Michelle on 16 Jun 2010 in Categories: About. This question was also asked by siol, charlotte25.
Question: what made you decide to work out this particular subject? Why do you want to know about what you research?
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Michelle Murphy answered on 15 Jun 2010:
I think it could one day really help peolple and make a difference to peoples lives. I like the fact that food, weight, body fat and the brain are all connected and I find it really interesting.
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Fiona Randall answered on 16 Jun 2010:
Hi Steph, the brain is the most complex part of our bodies. There is so much we still do not know about how the brain works normally, and that is before we try to understand why people get brain diseases like Parkinson’s. I like to be working on a project that is going to help contribute to understanding of the brain and potentially lead to new medications that can help people affected by brain diseases.
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Joanna Brooks answered on 16 Jun 2010:
Hello! Imagine the human brain as one big puzzle with each neuroscientist / psychologist working on just one piece of the puzzle. If we put all those pieces together we can understand a lot about the human brain. My piece of the puzzle is spatial awareness. If we can understand why the right side of the brain seems to prefer the left side of space, for example, this is another small piece of the jigsaw puzzle fitting into place.
Also, when the right side of the brain is damaged (like when a person has a stroke) this can affect their spatial awareness on the left-hand side. If we know more about this we can help people recover from this damage.
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