Overview
Background
Ji Hyun (Julia) completed her PhD in 2020 at the Dementia & Neuro Mental Health Research Unit at the University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research and currently working as a postdoctoral research officer. Key areas of her current research focus are developing state-of-the-art neuroimaging analysis techniques related to emotional and cognitive dysfunctions in older persons and those with progressive neurodegenerative disease including Parkinson’s disease and dementia.
Her primary research themes include:
1. Identification of markers and mechanisms of mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease
2. Neuroimaging biomarker and repurposed therapeutic discovery to reduce risk of dementia in Parkinson’s disease
3. Understand the neurobiology of anxiety in ageing and its role in cognition.
Availability
- Dr Ji Hyun Julia Yang is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Qualifications
- Bachelor, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Understanding cognitive impairment in neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s disease
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Neuroimaging biomarker to identify anxiety in dementia and Parkinson’s disease
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Use of neuroimaging (fMRI)for drug repurposing clinical trials
Works
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2018
Conference Publication
Altered network connectivity during resting state in Parkinson's disease patients with mild cognitive impairment as a marker for dementia
Yang, J. H., McMahon, K. L., Copland, D. A., Byrne, G. J., Mitchell, L. K., O'Sullivan, J. D. and Dissanayaka, N. N. W. (2018). Altered network connectivity during resting state in Parkinson's disease patients with mild cognitive impairment as a marker for dementia. 8th Australasian Cognitive Neuroscience Society Conference, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 22-25 November 2018.
2018
Conference Publication
Altered network connectivity during resting state in Parkinson's disease patients with mild cognitive impairment as a marker for dementia
Yang, J. H., McMahon, K. L., Copland, D. A., Byrne, G. J., Mitchell, L. K., O'Sullivan, J. D. and Dissanayaka, N. N. W. (2018). Altered network connectivity during resting state in Parkinson's disease patients with mild cognitive impairment as a marker for dementia. NNIDR Australian Dementia Forum, Sydney, NSW Australia, 4-5 June 2018.
2017
Conference Publication
Attention network in Parkinson’s disease with mild cognitive impairment: an event-related fMRI study
Yang, J. H., McMahon, K. L., Copland, D. A., Byrne, G. J., Toft, A. J. H., Mitchell, L. K. and Dissanayaka, N. N. W. (2017). Attention network in Parkinson’s disease with mild cognitive impairment: an event-related fMRI study. 23rd Annual Meeting of the Organisation for Human Brain Mapping, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 25-29 June 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Impairments in functional networks linked to attentional deficits in mild cognitive impairment MCI in patients with Parkinson’s disease
Yang, J. H., McMahon, K. L., Copland, D. A., Byrne, G. J., Toft, A. J. H., Rheinberger, T. J., Mitchell, L. K., O'Sullivan, J. D. and Dissanayaka, N. N. W. (2017). Impairments in functional networks linked to attentional deficits in mild cognitive impairment MCI in patients with Parkinson’s disease. 7th Australasian Cognitive Neuroscience Society Conference, Adelaide, SA Australia, 23-26 November 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Investigating the Association between Anxiety and Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s Disease: A Descriptive Study
Toft, A., Yang, J., Byrne, G., O’Sullivan, J., Mitchell, L., Copland, D. and Dissanayaka, N. (2017). Investigating the Association between Anxiety and Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s Disease: A Descriptive Study. International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, Vancouver, BC Canada, 4-8 June 2017. Hoboken, NJ United States: Wiley-Blackwell.
2017
Conference Publication
Understanding neural activation in semantic fluency in Parkinson’s disease with mild cognitive impairment
Yang, J. H., McMahon, K. L., Copland, D. A., Byrne, G. J., Toft, A. J. H., Mitchell, L. K., O'Sullivan, J. D. and Dissanayaka, N. N. W. (2017). Understanding neural activation in semantic fluency in Parkinson’s disease with mild cognitive impairment. The Movement Disorder Society of Australia and New Zealand Scientific Conference, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 22 September 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Understanding neural activation in semantic fluency in Parkinson’s disease with mild cognitive impairment
Yang, J. H., McMahon, K. L., Copland, D. A., Byrne, G. J., Toft, A. J. H., Mitchell, L. K., O'Sullivan, J. D. and Dissanayaka, N. N. W. (2017). Understanding neural activation in semantic fluency in Parkinson’s disease with mild cognitive impairment. International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, Vancouver, BC Canada, 4-8 June 2017. Hoboken, NJ United States: Wiley-Blackwell.
2017
Conference Publication
Altered attention brain network in Parkinson’s disease with mild cognitive impairment
Yang, J. H., McMahon, K. L., Copland, D. A., Byrne, G. J., Toft, A. J. H., Mitchell, L. K., O'Sullivan, J. D. and Dissanayaka, N. N. W. (2017). Altered attention brain network in Parkinson’s disease with mild cognitive impairment. The Movement Disorder Society of Australia and New Zealand Scientific Conference, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 22 September 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
EEG Markers for Emotional Inhibition in Parkinson’s Disease
Dissanayaka, N., Hennessy, D., Au, T., Angwin, A., Yang, J., O’Sullivan, J. and Copland, D. (2017). EEG Markers for Emotional Inhibition in Parkinson’s Disease. International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 4-8 June 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Impaired semantic fluency in Parkinson’s disease with mild cognitive impairment: a fMRI study
Yang, J. H., McMahon, K. L., Copland, D. A., Byrne, G. J., Toft, A. J. H., Mitchell, L. K. and Dissanayaka, N. N. W. (2017). Impaired semantic fluency in Parkinson’s disease with mild cognitive impairment: a fMRI study. 23rd Annual Meeting of the Organisation for Human Brain Mapping, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 25-29 June 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Altered attention brain network in Parkinson’s disease with mild cognitive impairment
Yang, J.H., McMahon, K.L., Copland, D.A., Byrne, G.J., Toft, A.J.H., Mitchell, L.K., O'Sullivan, J.D. and Dissanayaka, N.N.W. (2017). Altered attention brain network in Parkinson’s disease with mild cognitive impairment. Centre for Advanced Imaging 4th Annual Symposium, Brisbane, Australia, 29 September 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Improving Diagnosis and Treatment of Anxiety in Older Adults with Parkinson’s Disease (IDATA-PD STUDY)
Dissanayaka, N. N. W., Pachana, N. A., O'Sullivan, J. D., Marsh, R., Silburn, P. A., White, E. X., Torbey, E., Pye, D., Mitchell, L. K., Yang, J. H., Toft, A. J., Au, T. R., Mellick, G. D., Copland, D. A. and Byrne, G. J. (2017). Improving Diagnosis and Treatment of Anxiety in Older Adults with Parkinson’s Disease (IDATA-PD STUDY). Psychology & Ageing Interest Group National Conference - Empowering older adults through psychology, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 6-7 October 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Altered attention brain network in Parkinson’s disease with mild cognitive impairment
Yang, J. H., McMahon, K . L., Copland, D. A., Byrne, G. J., Toft, A. J. H., Mitchell, L. K., O'Sullivan, J. D. and Dissanayaka, N. N. W. (2017). Altered attention brain network in Parkinson’s disease with mild cognitive impairment. International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, Vancouver, BC Canada, 4-8 June 2017. Hoboken, NJ United States: Wiley-Blackwell.
2017
Conference Publication
Anxiety in patients with cognitive impairment and Parkinson’s disease
Dissanayaka, N. N. W., Toft, A., Yang, J. H., Pachana, N., O'Sullivan, J., Mitchell, L., Copland, D. and Byrne, G. (2017). Anxiety in patients with cognitive impairment and Parkinson’s disease. NNIDR Australian Dementia Forum, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 15-17 October, 2017.
2016
Conference Publication
Emotional Inhibition In Parkinson’s Disease: An EEG Study
Hennessy, D., Au, T. R., Angwin, A. J., Yang, J. H., Copland, D. A., O'Sullivan, J. D. and Dissanayaka, N. N. W. (2016). Emotional Inhibition In Parkinson’s Disease: An EEG Study. 25th Annual RBWH Healthcare Symposium, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 12-16 September 2016.
2016
Conference Publication
Systematic Review of Structural and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) on Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s disease
Yang, J. H., Byrne, G. J., Copland, D. A., McMahon, K. L. and Dissanayaka, N. N. W. (2016). Systematic Review of Structural and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) on Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s disease. 7th International Postgraduate Symposium in Biomedical Science, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 31 October - 1 November 2016.
2016
Conference Publication
Systemic Review of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) on Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s Disease
Yang, J. H., Byrne, G. J., Copland, D. A., McMahon, K. L. and Dissanayaka, N. N. W. (2016). Systemic Review of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) on Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s Disease. 25th Annual RBWH Healthcare Symposium, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 12-16 September 2016.
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
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Available projects
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The neurobiology of anxiety in ageing and its role in cognition
Anxiety is a common problem that can be experienced by people of all ages and it can negatively influence an individual’s overall well-being and quality of life. With a growing trend towards increased healthy life expectancy in an ageing population, there is the need to address anxiety disorders in older people. We aim to identify neuroimaging (brain scan) markers associated with anxiety in older people. In addition, we will examine the role of anxiety in cognitive functioning in older people. In your thesis project, you will learn a range of methods including conducting neuropsychological assessment, neurocognitive assessment and neuroimaging methods including functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data collection and data analysis.
Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Cognitive subtypes in Parkinson's disease: exploring phenotypes, neuroimaging targets, and therapeutics
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Gerard Byrne, Associate Professor John O'Sullivan, Associate Professor Nadeeka Dissanayaka
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