Laura Wright

Background

About Laura Wright

I currently work as a lecturer at Newcastle University. My research interests centre on the identification and characterisation of the earliest manifestations of neurodegenerative dementias. My earlier work focussed on the investigation of novel cognitive and neuroimaging markers for the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s disease while my current research focusses on the neuropsychiatric profile of prodromal Lewy body disease, investigating cognitive and neuroimaging correlates of neuropsychiatric symptoms in individuals with mild cognitive impairment relating to dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson’s disease. It is my hope that a better understanding of prodromal disease manifestations and the interaction between cognitive, neuropsychiatric, and neurodegenerative factors will aid in the development of informed early diagnostic protocols and individualised treatment plans to improve quality of life for patients and carers.