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  • Optical Imaging
  • Functional Connectivity
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  • Lewy body dementia
  • Alzheimer's disease
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  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
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    Emilia Butters

    University Position
    Research Associate

    Interests

    My work focuses on the application of optical neuroimaging (near-infrared spectroscopy and high-density diffuse optical tomography) in dementia to develop biomarkers for early detection and monitoring. As optical neuroimaging has several practical advantages over better-known techniques like Magnetic Resonance Imaging, I am particularly interested in the application of optical neuroimaging outside of traditional clinical settings for widespread diagnostic and research use. I am also interested in the development of new computaional methods to modify optical neuroimaging specifically for use in clinical populations. Outside of my research, I am keen on public enagement and have helped organise two outreach projects at Green Man Festival.

    Key Publications

    Illuminating neurodegeneration: a future perspective on near-infrared spectroscopy in dementia research.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1117/1.NPh.10.2.023514
    Journal: Neurophotonics
    E-pub date: 1 Apr 2023
    Authors: S Srinivasan, E Butters, L Collins-Jones, L Su, J O'Brien, G Bale

    Publications

    Audiotactile stimulation can improve syllable discrimination through multisensory integration in the theta frequency band

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1162/jocn_a_02045
    Journal: Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
    Year: 2023
    Authors: Pierre Guilleminot, Cosima Graef, Emilia Butters, Tobias Reichenbach

    Illuminating neurodegeneration: a future perspective on near-infrared spectroscopy in dementia research

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1117/1.NPh.10.2.023514
    Journal: Neurophotonics
    Year: 2023
    Authors: Sruthi Srinivasan*, Emilia Butters*, Liam Collins-Jones, Li Su, John O’Brien, Gemma Bale (* joint first authors)

    Subject-specific information enhances spatial accuracy of high-density diffuse optical tomography

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fnrgo.2024.1283290
    Journal: Frontiers in Neuroergonomics
    Year: 2024
    Authors: Sruthi Srinivasan, Deepshikha Acharya, Emilia Butters, Liam Collins-Jones, Flavia Mancini, Gemma Bale