📢NEW PAPER ALERT "Testing times for dementia: a community survey identifying contemporary barriers to risk reduction and screening" Key findings from this @DementiaCRC funded study below 👇alzres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… Australians want to know & reduce their dementia risk BUT awareness is lacking. Only 31% felt adequately informed about dementia risk-reduction➡️65% for non-dementia health conditions (CVD; cancer; mental illness).

🧠New Paper in Brain Sciences🧠Pleased to have the third study from my PhD published examining semantically congruent and incongruent mental scenes in dementia. 1/9 mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/1… Scene construction refers to the process by which humans generate richly detailed, spatially cohesive scenes in the mind’s eye. Many cognitive processes have previously been associated with scene construction including episodic memory, future thinking & navigation. 2/9

Hey Twitter! Excited about getting out of lockdown? Ready to download your COVID digital passport? It’s super simple - just go to the Medicare app. But while you’re there, let’s talk about something else you could do which could save lives and takes only a couple of minutes 1/7 REGISTER AS AN ORGAN DONOR There are around 1,800 Australians currently waitlisted for a transplant and more than 12,000 additional people on dialysis — many who may need a kidney transplant. 2/7

As I slowly progress through my research career, I have often been told that the next degree/career stage/job is so much harder than the last. The constant implication is that we don’t know *real* work until we reach the level of x. Can we stop this please? Dismissing the challenges faced by those earlier in their career merely undermines and dissuades the next generation. I have as much admiration and respect for an eager undergrad as I do for the most senior academic. Respect is free. Share it widely.

A reminder that all shops in NSW are currently required by law to have an alternative digital sign in sheet for those unable to use the QR code. Many people may have cognitive (or physical) limitations which prevent them from using QR codes. Or they may lack the financial resources to own a smartphone.