Professor
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Full Member
Mary Tierney
Location
Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Research Interests
Neurodegenerative Disorders, Geriatric Health, Endocrine System
Research Themes
Neuroscience, Brain Health
Accepting
Not currently accepting students
Research Synopsis
My research focuses on cognitive impairment in aging, with a particular emphasis on sex differences in neurodegeneration, early identification and differential diagnosis, all with the goal to improve care and treatment of patients with dementia. I am interested in the role of estrogen in cognition and factors that influence it, including exercise and breast cancer treatments. I have also examined the utility of computerized cognitive assessment tools to detect early cognitive loss in primary care.