| Professor Andrew Scholey Director, Centre for Human Psychopharmacology Swinburne University, Melbourne, VIC 3122 Australia Email: andrew@scholeylab.com (or click icon top right) |
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Professor Andrew Scholey PhD, CPsychol AFBPsS
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am director of the Centre for Human Psychopharmacology at
Swinburne University, Melbourne Australia. My research is aimed at
understanding the brain and behavioural processes underlying human mood
and cognitive effects of nutritional and nutraceutical interventions,
drugs and alcohol. I am particularly interested in acute cognitive
enhancement and offsetting age-related neurocognitive decline. Click on
the links above or download my CV here to find out more....
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My research... |
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Nutritional interventions for brain health |
Alcohol and drugs |
Alcohol Hangover |
Physiological response to mental effort |
Glucose and oxygen effects on cognitive performance |
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research examines the potential for nutritional interventions,
including diet, isolated nutrients and botanical extracts to
improve mood and cognitive function. Certain
classes of bioactive nutrients appear to improve mood and
cognition acutely. Others may protect against age-associated cognitive
decline. |
This stream of research examines the acute and chronic effects of recreatrional drugs (including MDMA/Ecstasy and alcohol). Alcohol intoxication "uncalibrates" people so error monitoring and feedback is impaired. Other recreational drugs have long-term negative behavioural effects. | This research examines the cognitive, mood and physiological effects of alcohol hangover - an area which is surprisingly under-researched. Hangover is associated with negative mood and cognitive deficits whoich suggest reduced cognitive resources. These have profound effects for day-to-day performance. | There
is a correspondence between the subjective experience of
cognitive strain and the utilisation of central resources. At
the same time, during mental effort a number of physiological responses
serve to facilitate provision of energetic respources. Some cognition
enhancing interventions have similar effects. |
The brain is highly metabolically active, utilising a large percentage of the body's glucose and oxygen. This research examined the effects of administration of glucose and oxygen on cognitive function. These effects seem to be most evident under conditions of high mental effort. |
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