BDA Conversations partner webinar
With the ever-increasing interest and growing scientific evidence surrounding the intrinsic link between the gut and other organs of the body, it's becoming more important than ever to understand and appreciate the therapeutic potential of targeting the gut microbiome to improve clinical outcomes in different patient groups.
Our guest speaker for a BDA Conversations partner webinar, Dr Lynne Barker, will provide an overview of the current research on the gut-brain axis with focus on neurological conditions, including exploration of gut-brain interactions and communication pathways, how alterations in the gut microbiome may drive disease, as well as emerging evidence-based interventions for the management of Parkinson’s disease.
The webinar will be hosted on zoom.
Endorsed by the BDA for CPD
Associate Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience , Sheffield Hallam University
Associate Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience , Sheffield Hallam University
Dr Lynne Barker, BSc (Hons), PhD, GCert, Associate Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience, Postgraduate Research Tutor, Neurocognitive Testing Theme Lead: Centre for Behavioural Science and Applied Psychology, Department of Psychology Sociology & Politics, College of Social Sciences and Arts, Sheffield Hallam University
Dr Barker began working at Sheffield Hallam University in 2006 and created the Brain, Behaviour and Cognition Research group that has since expanded into the Cognition and Neuroscience Research Interest Group. Dr Barker is pioneering new approaches investigating the gut microbiome in neuropathology and health, including leading a randomised control feasibility study to show the effects of a probiotic in Parkinson’s disease.