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Prof Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis - Researcher Profile

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Email: Nellie.Georgiou-Karistianis@monash.edu

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World leading cognitive neuroscientist and Head of the Experimental Neuropsychology Research Unit, Professor Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis’ research focuses on exploring linkages between brain mechanisms and the cognitive and motor signatures in neurodegenerative diseases (e.g. Huntington’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Friedreich ataxia). Via the use of state-of-the-art motor, cognitive and brain imaging technologies her research has significantly enhanced the understanding of behavioural consequences of disease, enabled novel strategies for management of symptoms, and provided ground-breaking new insights on functional operations of the human brain.

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In her keynote address to 500 international researchers, patients and community members at the World Congress on Huntington’s disease held in Melbourne in late 2011, Professor Georgiou-Karistianis spoke about the latest advances in neuroimaging techniques currently being used to study cognitive decline in sufferers of the genetic condition.

The leading research uses cutting-edge technologies to study the structure and function of the brain in individuals diagnosed with the genetic disorder but before the onset of symptoms. It aims to identify early measures or biomarkers which can be used to identify and track the disease’s progression.
“Once these sensitive biomarkers are identified they could then be promoted to pharmaceutical companies to help propel the development of clinical drug trials in the bid to find an effective early intervention for the disease.”
Monash is the only university in the world to study some of these biomarkers tracking the changes occurring in the brains of patients.
“We are using state-of-the-art imaging technology to understand how the brain tissue changes over time, especially during the preclinical stages.”
The study has found significant structural and functional changes occur in the brain up to 15 years prior to the onset of symptoms.
“Many potential treatments for Huntington’s disease are in the pipeline, but it is impossible to test treatments without sensitive measures or biomarkers,”
For more information: http://www.med.monash.edu.au/psych/research/teams/enru/

Keywords

Brain activation , Brain imaging, Cerebellar dysfunction, Friedreich's ataxia, Hungtington Disease, Sensory experiences

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY: Institution: Monash University; Year awarded: 1997

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONS) - 1ST CLASS: Institution: Monash University; Year awarded: 1993

Publications

Book Chapters

Corben, L.A., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Bradshaw, J.L., Evans-Galea, M.V., Churchyard, A.J., Delatycki, M., 2012, Characterising the neuropathology and neurobehavioural phenotype in Friedreich Ataxia: A Systematic Review, in Tandem Repeat Polymorphisms: Genetic Plasticity, Neural Diversity and Disease, eds Anthony J. Hannan, Springer Science+Business Media, Netherlands, pp. 169-184.

Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Bradshaw, J.L., 2003, The case studies of Gilles de la Tourette, in Classic Cases in Neuropsychology, volume II, eds Chris Code, Claus-W Wallesch, Yves Joanette and Andre Roch Lecours, Psychology Press, East Sussex UK, pp. 301-321.

Bradshaw, J.L., Georgiou, N., Phillips, J.G., Iansek, R., Chiu, E., Cunnington, R., Sheppard, D., 1998, Motor sequencing problems in Parkinson's diease, Huntington's disease and Tourette's syndrome 1: A review of basal ganglia involvement, in Motor Behaviour and Human Skill: A multidisciplinary approach, Human Kinetics Publishers Inc, Champaign USA, pp. 305-317.

Georgiou, N., Bradshaw, J.L., Sheppard, D., Chiu, E., Iansek, R., Phillips, J.G., Cunnington, R., 1998, Motor sequencing problems in Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease and Tourette's syndrome 2: Recent findings involving the provision of advance information, in Motor Control and Human Skill: A Multidisciplinary Approach, Human Kinetics Publishers Inc, Champaign USA, pp. 319-328.

Journal Articles

Akhlaghi, H., Corben, L.A., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Bradshaw, J.L., Delatycki, M., Storey, E., Egan, G.F., 2012, A functional MRI study of motor dysfunction in Friedreich's ataxia, Brain Research [P], vol 1471, Elsevier, Netherlands, pp. 138-154.

Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Akhlaghi, H., Corben, L.A., Delatycki, M., Storey, E., Bradshaw, J.L., Egan, G.F., 2012, Decreased functional brain activation in Friedreich ataxia using the Simon effect task, Brain And Cognition [P], vol 79, issue 3, Academic Press, United States, pp. 200-208.

Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Farrow, M., Wilson-Ching, M., Churchyard, A.J., Bradshaw, J.L., Sheppard, D.M., 2012, Deficits in selective attention in symptomatic Hungtington Disease: assessment using an attentional blink paradigm, Cognitive And Behavioral Neurology [P], vol 25, issue 1, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, pp. 1-6.

Fitzgibbon, B., Enticott, P., Rich, A., Giummarra, M.J., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Bradshaw, J., 2012, Mirror-sensory synaesthesia: exploring 'shared' sensory experiences as synaesthesia, Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews [P], vol 36, issue 1, Pergamon, United Kingdom, pp. 645-657.

Fitzgibbon, B., Enticott, P.G., Bradshaw, J.L., Giummarra, M.J., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Chou, M., Fitzgerald, P.B., 2012, Motor cortical excitability and inhibition in acquired mirror pain, Neuroscience Letters [P], vol 530, issue 2, Elsevier Ireland Ltd, Ireland, pp. 161-165.

Giummarra, M., Bradshaw, J., Nicholls, M., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Gibson, S., 2011, A sleeping phantom leg awakened following hemicolectomy, thrombosis and chemotherapy: a case report, Journal of Medical Case Reports [E], vol 5, issue 203, BioMed Central Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 1-4.

Fitzgibbon, B., Enticott, P., Giummarra, M., Thomson, R., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Bradshaw, J., 2011, Atypical electrophysiological activity during pain observation in amputees who experience synaesthetic pain, Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience [E], vol E, Oxford University Press, UK, pp. 1-12.

Bohanna, I., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Egan, G., 2011, Connectivity-based segmentation of the striatum in Huntington's disease: Vulnerability of motor pathways, Neurobiology Of Disease [P], vol 42, issue 3, Academic Press, USA, pp. 475-481.

Bohanna, I., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Sritharan, A., Asadi, H., Johnston, L., Churchyard, A., Egan, G., 2011, Diffusion tensor imaging in Huntington's disease reveals distinct patterns of white matter degeneration associated with motor and cognitive deficits, Brain Imaging and Behavior [P], vol 5, Springer New York LLC, United States, pp. 171-180.

Fitzgibbon, B., Enticott, P.G., Bradshaw, J., Giummarra, M., Chou, M., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Fitzgerald, P., 2011, Enhanced corticospinal response to observed pain in pain synesthetes, Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience [P], vol E, Springer, US, pp. 1-13.

Scally, K., Charlton, J., Iansek, R., Bradshaw, J., Moss, S., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., 2011, Impact of external cue validity on driving performance in Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's Disease [E], vol E, Hindawi Publishing Corporation, United States, pp. 1-10.

Corben, L., Akhlaghi, H., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Bradshaw, J., Egan, G., Storey, E., Churchyard, A., Delatycki, M., 2011, Impaired inhibition of prepotent motor tendencies in Friedreich ataxia demonstrated by the Simon interference task, Brain And Cognition [P], vol 76, issue 1, Academic Press, United States, pp. 140-145.

Henderson, T., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., White, O., Millist, L., Williams, D., Churchyard, A., Fielding, J., 2011, Inhibitory control during smooth pursuit in Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease, Movement Disorders [P], vol 26, issue 10, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., United States, pp. 1893-1899.

Giummarra, M., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Nicholls, M., Gibson, S., Chou, M., Bradshaw, J., 2011, Maladaptive plasticity: Imprinting of past experiences onto phantom limb schemata, Clinical Journal of Pain [P], vol 27, issue 8, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 691-698.

Addamo, P., Farrow, M., Bradshaw, J., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., 2011, Relative or absolute? Implications and consequences of the measures adopted to investigate motor overflow, Journal of Motor Behavior [P], vol 43, issue 3, Routledge, USA, pp. 203-212.

Corben, L.A., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Bradshaw, J., Hocking, D., Churchyard, A., Delatycki, M., 2011, The Fitts task reveals impairments in planning and online control of movement in Friedreich Ataxia: Reduced cerebellar-cortico connectivity?, Neuroscience [P], vol 192, Pergamon, United Kingdom, pp. 382-390.

Giummarra, M., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Nicholls, M.E.R., Gibson, S., Chou, M., Bradshaw, J., 2011, The menacing phantom: What pulls the trigger?, European Journal of Pain [P], vol 15, issue 7, Elsevier Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 691-698.

Giummarra, M., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Nicholls, M., Bradshaw, J., 2011, The third hand: Ownership of a rubber hand in addition to the existing (phantom) hand, Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior [P], vol 47, issue 8, Elsevier Masson, Italy, pp. 998-1000.

Giummarra, M., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Nicholls, M., Bradshaw, J., 2011, The third hand: ownership of a rubber hand in addition to the existing (phantom) hand, Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior [P], vol 47, Elsevier Masson, Italy, pp. 998-1000.

Corben, L., Delatycki, M., Bradshaw, J., Churchyard, A., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., 2011, Utilisation of advance motor information is impaired in Friedreich ataxia, Cerebellum [P], vol 10, issue 4, Springer New York LLC, United States, pp. 793-803.

Sritharan, A., Egan, G.F., Johnston, L.A., Horne, M.K., Bradshaw, J.L., Bohanna, I.K., Asadi, H., Cunnington, R., Churchyard, A.J., Chua, P., Farrow, M.A., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., 2010, A longitudinal diffusion tensor imaging study in symptomatic Huntington's disease, Journal Of Neurology Neurosurgery And Psychiatry [P], vol 81, BMJ Group, UK, pp. 257-262.

Giummarra, M., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Nicholls, M., Gibson, S., Chou, M., Bradshaw, J., 2010, Corporeal awareness and proprioceptive sense of the phantom, British Journal of Psychology [P], vol 101, issue Pt 4, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, UK, pp. 791-808.

Nguyen, L.T.T., Bradshaw, J., Stout, J., Croft, R., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., 2010, Electrophysiological measures as potential biomarkers in Huntington's disease: Review and future directions, Brain Research Reviews [P], vol 64, issue 1, Elsevier BV, Netherlands, pp. 177-194.

Fitzgibbon, B., Enticott, P., Rich, A., Giummarra, M., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Tsao, J., Weeks, S., Bradshaw, J., 2010, High incidence of 'synaesthesia for pain' in amputees, Neuropsychologia [P], vol 48, issue 12, Pergamon, UK, pp. 3675-3678.

Corben, L.A., Delatycki, M.B., Bradshaw, J.L., Horne, M.K., Fahey, M.C., Churchyard, A.J., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., 2010, Impairment in motor reprogramming in Friedreich ataxia reflecting possible cerebellar dysfunction, Journal of Neurology [P], vol 257, Dr. Dietrich Steinkopff Verlag, Germany, pp. 782-791.

Giummarra, M., Fitzgibbon, B., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Nicholls, M., Gibson, S., Bradshaw, J., 2010, Ouch! My phantom leg jumps/hurts when you stab "my" virtual hand, Perception [P], vol 39, issue 10, Pion Ltd, UK, pp. 1396-1407.

Fitzgibbon, B., Giummarra, M.J., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Enticott, P.G., Bradshaw, J.L., 2010, Shared pain: From empathy to synaesthesia, Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews [P], vol 34, issue 4, Pergamon, UK, USA, pp. 500-512.

Akhlaghi, H., Corben, L., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Bradshaw, J., Storey, E., Delatycki, M., Egan, G., 2010, Superior cerebellar peduncle atrophy in Friedreich's ataxia correlates with disease symptoms, Cerebellum [P], vol 10, issue 1, Springer, USA, pp. 81-87.

Addamo, P., Farrow, M., Bradshaw, J., Moss, S., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., 2010, The effect of attending to motor overflow on its voluntary inhibition in young and older adults, Brain And Cognition [P], vol 74, issue 3, Academic Press, USA, pp. 358-364.

Giummarra, M.J., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Nicholls, M.E.R., Gibson, S.J., Bradshaw, J.L., 2010, The phantom in the mirror: A modified rubber-hand illusion in amputees and normals, Perception [P], vol 39, issue 1, Pion Ltd, UK, pp. 103-118.

Klopper, F., Delatycki, M., Corben, L., Bradshaw, J., Rance, G., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., 2010, The test of everyday attention reveals significant sustained volitional attention and working memory deficits in Friedreich Ataxia, Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS [E], vol 17, issue 1, Cambridge University Press, UK, pp. 196-200.

Addamo, P.K., Farrow, M.A., Hoy, K.E., Bradshaw, J.L., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., 2009, A developmental study of the influence of task characteristics on motor overflow, Brain and Cognition, vol 69, Academic Press, USA, pp. 413-419.

Georgiou-Karistianis, N., 2009, A peek inside the Huntington's brain: will functional imaging take us one step closer in solving the puzzle?, Experimental Neurology [P], vol 220, issue 1, Academic Press, USA, pp. 5-8.

Klimkeit, E.I., Bradshaw, J.L., Charlton, J.L., Stolwyk, R.J., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., 2009, Driving ability in Parkinson's disease: Current status of research, Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, vol 33, Pergamon, UK, pp. 223-231.

Chee, R., Murphy, A.T., Danoudis, M., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Iansek, R., 2009, Gait freezing in Parkinsons disease and the stride length sequence effect interaction, Brain [P], vol 132, issue Pt 8, Oxford University Press, UK, pp. 2151-2160.

Hoy, K.E., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Farrow, M.A., Fitzgerald, P.B., 2009, Neurological soft signs in schizophrenia: Investigating motor overflow, World Journal of Biological Psychiatry, vol 10, Informa Healthcare, UK, pp. 763-771.

Addamo, P.K., Farrow, M., Hoy, K.E., Bradshaw, J.L., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., 2009, The influence of task characteristics on younger and older adult motor overflow, The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, vol 62, Psychology Press, UK, pp. 239-247.

Hoy, K.E., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Laycock, R., Fitzgerald, P.B., 2008, A transcranial magnetic stimulation study of transcallosal inhibition and facilitation in schizophrenia, Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, vol 15, issue 8, Churchill Livingstone, UK, pp. 863-867.

Winograd-Gurvich, C., Fitzgerald, P.B., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Millist, L., White, O.B., 2008, Inhibitory control and spatial working memory: A saccadic eye movement study of negative symptoms in schizophrenia, Psychiatry Research, vol 157, issue 1-3, Elsevier Ireland Ltd, Ireland, pp. 9-19.

Bohanna, I.K., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Hannan, A.J., Egan, G.F., 2008, Magnetic resonance imaging as an approach towards identifying neuropathological biomarkers for Huntington's disease, Brain Research Reviews, vol 58, issue 1, Elsevier BV, Netherlands, pp. 209-225.

Giummarra, M.J., Gibson, S.J., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Bradshaw, J.L., 2008, Mechanisms underlying embodiment, disembodiment and loss of embodiment, Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, vol 32, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, UK, pp. 143-160.

Gurvich, C., Fitzgerald, P.B., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., White, O.B., 2008, Saccadic impairment in schizophrenia with prominent negative symptoms, NeuroReport, vol 19, issue 14, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, pp. 1435-1439.

Farrow, M.A., Churchyard, A., Chua, P., Bradshaw, J.L., Chiu, E., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., 2007, Attention, inhibition, and proximity to clinical onset in preclinical mutation carriers for Huntington's disease, Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, vol 29, issue 3, Taylor & Francis Inc, USA, pp. 235-246.

Giummarra, M.J., Gibson, S.J., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Bradshaw, J.L., 2007, Central mechanisms in phantom limb perception: The past, present and future, Brain Research Reviews, vol 54, issue 1, Elsevier Science BV, The Netherlands, pp. 219-232.

Thiruvady, D.R., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Egan, G.F., Ray, S., Sritharan, A., Farrow, M.A., Churchyard, A.J., Chua, P., Bradshaw, J.L., Brawn, T., Cunnington, R., 2007, Functional connectivity of the prefrontal cortex in Huntington's disease, Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, vol 78, BMJ Publishing Group, London England, pp. 127-133.

Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Sritharan, A., Farrow, M., Cunnington, R., Stout, J.C., Bradshaw, J.L., Churchyard, A.J., Brawn, T., Chua, P., Chiu, E., Thiruvady, D.R., Egan, G., 2007, Increased cortical recruitment in Huntington's disease using a Simon task, Neuropsycholgia, vol 45, issue 8, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, UK, pp. 1791-1800.

Gurvich, C., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Fitzgerald, P.B., Millist, L., White, O.B., 2007, Inhibitory control and spatial working memory in Parkinson's disease, Movement Disorders, vol 22, issue 10, Wiley Interscience, USA, pp. 1444-1450.

Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Tang, J., Vardy, Y., Sheppard, D.M., Evans, N.E., Wilson, M., Gardner, B.K., Farrow, M.A., Bradshaw, J.L., 2007, Progressive age-related changes in the attentional blink paradigm, Aging Neuropsychology and Cognition, vol 14, issue 3, Psychology Press, UK, pp. 213-226.

Addamo, P.K., Farrow, M., Hoy, K.E., Bradshaw, J.L., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., 2007, The effects of age and attention on motor overflow production-A review, Brain Research Reviews, vol 54, issue 1, Elsevier Science BV, The Netherlands, pp. 189-204.

Hoy, K.E., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Laycock, R., Fitzgerald, P.B., 2007, Using transcranial magnetic stimulation to investigate the cortical origins of motor overflow: a study in schizophrenia and healthy controls, Psychological Medicine, vol 37, issue 4, Cambridge University Press, USA, pp. 583-594.

Fielding, J., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Bradshaw, J.L., Millist, L., Churchyard, A.J., White, O.B., 2006, Accelerated time-course of inhibition of return in Huntington's disease, Behavioural Brain Research, vol 166, issue 2, Elsevier, Amsterdam The Netherlands, pp. 211-219.

Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Tang, J., Mehmedbegovic, F., Farrow, M.A., Bradshaw, J.L., Sheppard, D.M., 2006, Age-related differences in cognitive function using a global local hierarchical paradigm, Brain Research, vol 1124, Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 86-95.

Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Gardner, B.K., Vardy, Y., Evans, N.E., Bradshaw, J.L., Shapiro, K.L., Sheppard, D.M., 2006, Attentional blink in adults with Tourette syndrome, Australian Journal of Psychology, vol 58, issue 3, The Australian Psychological Society Ltd, Carlton Vic Australia, pp. 151-158.

Winograd-Gurvich, C., Fitzgerald, P.B., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Bradshaw, J.L., White, O.B., 2006, Negative symptoms: A review of schizophrenia, melancholic depression and Parkinson's disease, Brain Research Bulletin, vol 70, issue 4-Jun, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford UK, pp. 312-321.

Gurvich, C., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Fitzgerald, P.B., Millist, L., White, O.B., 2006, Ocular motor differences between melancholic and non-melancholic depression, Journal of Affective Disorders, vol 93, issue 1-Mar, Journal of affective disorders, Amsterdam The Netherlands, pp. 193-203.

Farrow, M.A., Chua, P., Churchyard, A.J., Bradshaw, J.L., Chiu, E., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., 2006, Proximity to clinical onset influences motor and cognitive performance in presymptomatic Huntington disease gene carriers, Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, vol 19, issue 4, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philladelphia USA, pp. 208-216.

Fielding, J., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Millist, L., Fahey, M.C., White, O.B., 2006, Saccadic trajectory in Huntington's disease, Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, vol 12, issue 4, Cambridge University Press, New York USA, pp. 455-464.

Winograd-Gurvich, C., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Fitzgerald, P.B., Millist, L., White, O.B., 2006, Self-paced and reprogrammed saccades: differences between melancholic and non-melancholic depression, Neuroscience Research, vol 56, issue 3, Elsevier Ireland Ltd, East Park Shannon Ireland, pp. 253-260.

Winograd-Gurvich, C., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Fitzgerald, P.B., Millist, L., White, O.B., 2006, Self-paced saccades and saccades to oddball targets in Parkinson's disease, Brain Research, vol 1106, Elsevier, The Netherlands, pp. 134-141.

Fielding, J., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Millist, L., White, O.B., 2006, Temporal variation in the control of goal-directed visuospatial attention in basal ganglia disorders, Neuroscience Research, vol 54, issue 1, Elsevier, Ireland, pp. 57-65.

Fielding, J., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., White, O.B., 2006, The role of the basal ganglia in the control of automatic visuospatial attention, Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, vol 12, issue 5, Cambridge University Press, New York USA, pp. 657-667.

Rankins, D., Bradshaw, J.L., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., 2006, The semantic Simon effect in Tourette's syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder, Brain and Cognition, vol 61, issue 3, Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, San Diego USA, pp. 225-234.

Corben, L.A., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Fahey, M.C., Storey, E., Churchyard, A.J., Horne, M., Bradshaw, J.L., Delatycki, M.B., 2006, Towards an understanding of cognitive function in Friedreich ataxia, Brain Research Bulletin, vol 70, issue 3, Elsevier, Kidlington England, pp. 197-202.

Yuen, T., Bradshaw, J.L., Sheppard, D.M., Lee, P., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., 2005, Inhibition of return in children with Tourette's syndrome and comorbid forms: a preliminary study, Child Neuropsychology, vol 11, issue 5, Psychology Press, UK, pp. 393-411.

Georgiou-Karistianis, N., 2005, Inhibitory control in Parkinson's disease, Journal of The Neurological Sciences, vol 238, Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. S375-S376.

Rankins, D., Bradshaw, J.L., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., 2005, Local-global processing in obsessive-compulsive disorder and comorbid Tourette's syndrome, Brain and Cognition, vol 59, Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, San Diego USA, pp. 43-51.

Fielding, J., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Bradshaw, J.L., Millist, L., White, O.B., 2005, No sequence dependent modulation of the Simon effect in Parkinson's disease, Cognitive Brain Research, vol 25, issue 1, Elsevier, The Netherlands, pp. 251-260.

Georgiou-Karistianis, N., 2005, The control of volitional eye movements in Parkinson's disease, Australian Journal of Psychology, vol 57, Australian Psychological Soc, Carlton Vic Australia, p. 15.

Baliz, Y., Armatas, C., Farrow, M.A., Hoy, K.E., Fitzgerald, P.B., Bradshaw, J.L., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., 2005, The influence of attention and age on the occurrence of mirror movements, Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, vol 11, issue 7, Cambridge University Press, New York USA, pp. 855-862.

Bilney, B., Morris, M.E., Churchyard, A.J., Chiu, E., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., 2004, Evidence for a disorder of locomotor timing in Huntington's disease, Movement Disorders, vol 20, issue 1, Wiley-Liss, New York USA, pp. 51-57.

Fielding, J., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Bradshaw, J.L., Millist, L., Churchyard, A.J., Chiu, E., White, O., 2004, Impaired modulation of the vestibulo-ocular reflex in Huntington's disease, Movement Disorders, vol 19, issue 1, Wiley-Liss, New York USA, pp. 68-75.

Fielding, J., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Bradshaw, J.L., Millist, L., Churchyard, A.J., Chiu, E., White, O.B., 2004, Impaired modulation of the vestibulo-ocular reflex in Huntington's disease, Movement Disorders, vol 19, issue 1, Wiley Interscience, New York NY USA, pp. 68-75.

Rankins, D., Bradshaw, J.L., Moss, S.A., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., 2004, Inhibition of return in obsessive-compulsive disorder, Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, vol 10, issue 1, Cambridge University Press, UK, pp. 54-59.

Hoy, K.E., Fitzgerald, P.B., Bradshaw, J.L., Armatas, C.A., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., 2004, Investigating the cortical origins of motor overflow, Brain Research Reviews, vol 46, issue 3, Elsevier, Amsterdam The Netherlands, pp. 315-327.

Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Hoy, K.E., Bradshaw, J.L., Farrow, M.A., Chiu, E., Churchyard, A.J., Fitzgerald, P.B., Armatas, C.A., 2004, Motor overflow in Huntington's disease, Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, vol 75, issue 6, BMJ Publishing Group, London UK, pp. 904-906.

Hoy, K.E., Fitzgerald, P.B., Bradshaw, J.L., Farrow, M.A., Brown, T.L., Armatas, C.A., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., 2004, Motor overflow in schizophrenia, Psychiatry Research, vol 125, issue 2, Elsevier, Ireland, pp. 129-137.

Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Smith, E., Bradshaw, J.L., Chua, P., Lloyd, J.H., Churchyard, A.J., Chiu, E., 2003, Future directions in research with presymptomatic individuals carrying the gene for Huntington's disease, Brain Research Bulletin, vol 59, issue 5, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford England, pp. 331-338.

Winograd-Gurvich, C.T., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Evans, A., Millist, L., Bradshaw, J.L., Churchyard, A.J., Chiu, E., White, O.B., 2003, Hypometric primary saccades and increased variability in visually-guided saccades in Huntington's disease, Neuropsychologia, vol 41, issue 12, Pergamon, England UK, pp. 1683-1692.

Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Howells, D., Bradshaw, J.L., 2003, Orienting attention in obsessive-compulsive disorder, Cognitive and Behavioural Neurology, vol 16, issue 1, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, pp. 68-74.

Goh, A., Bradshaw, J.L., Bradshaw, J.A., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., 2002, Inhibition of Expected Movements in Tourette's Syndrome, Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, vol 24, issue 8, Swets & Zeitlinger BV, Netherlands, pp. 1017-1031.

Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Churchyard, A.J., Chiu, E., Bradshaw, J.L., 2002, Reorientation of attention in Huntington disease, Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology and Behavioral Neurology, vol 15, issue 4, Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia PA USA, pp. 225-231.

Churchyard, A.J., Morris, M.E., Georgiou, N., Chiu, E., Cooper, R., Iansek, R., 2001, Gait dysfunction in Huntington's Disease: Parkinsonism and a disorder of timing, Advances in Neurology, vol 87, Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia USA, pp. 375-385.

Johnson, K.A., Cunnington, R., Iansek, R., Bradshaw, J.L., Georgiou, N., Chiu, E., 2001, Movement-related potentials in Huntington's diesease: movement preparation and execution, Experimental Brain Research, vol 138, Springer-Verlag, New York USA, pp. 492-499.

Johnson, K.A., Bennett, J.E., Georgiou, N., Bradshaw, J.L., Chiu, E., Cunnington, R., Iansek, R., 2000, Bimanual co-ordination in Huntington's disease, Experimental Brain Research, vol 134, Springer-Verlag, New York NY USA, pp. 483-489.

McLennan, N., Georgiou, N., Mattingley, J.B., Bradshaw, J.L., Chiu, E., 2000, Motor imagery in Huntington's disease, Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, vol 22, 3, Swets Zeitlinger Publishers, Lisse Netherlands, pp. 379-390.

Sheppard, D., Bradshaw, J.L., Georgiou, N., Bradshaw, J.A., Lee, P., 2000, Movement sequencing in children with Tourette's Syndrome and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Movement Disorders, vol 15, 6, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia PA USA, pp. 1184-1193.

Georgiou, N., Bradshaw, J.L., Chiu, E., Tudor, A., O'Gorman, L., Phillips, J.G., 1999, Differential clinical and motor control function in a pair of monozygotic twins with Huntington's disease, Movement Disorders, vol 14, 2, Lippincott William and Wilkins, Philadelphia PA USA, pp. 320-325.

Georgiou, N., Bradshaw, J.L., Phillips, J.G., 1998, Directed attention in Gilles de la Tourette syndrome, Behavioural Neurology, vol 11, IOS Press, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 85-91.

Georgiou, N., Bradshaw, J.L., Phillips, J.G., Chiu, E., 1997, Effect of directed attention in Huntington's disease, Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, vol 19, Swets & Zeitlinger, Netherland, pp. 367-377.

Georgiou, N., Bradshaw, J.L., Phillips, J.G., Cunnington, R., Rogers, M., 1997, Functional asymmetries in the movement kinematics of patients with Tourette's syndrome, Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, vol 63, BMJ Publishing Group, UK, pp. 188-195.

Georgiou, N., Phillips, J.G., Bradshaw, J.L., Chiu, E., 1997, Impairments of movement kinematics in patients with Huntington's disease: A comparison with and without a concurrent task, Movement Disorders, vol 12, Lippincott-Raven, New York NY USA, pp. 386-396.

Conference Proceedings

Fielding, J., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Millist, L., Churchyard, A., White, O., 2005, Saccadic trajectory in Huntington's disease, Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 5-11 November, 2005, Elsevier, Amsterdam The Netherlands, p. 321.

Hoy, K.E., Fitzgerald, P.B., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., 2005, Using transcranial magnetic stimulation to investigate the cortical origins of motor overflow in schizophrenia, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 7 December 2005 - 9 December 2005, Blackwell Publishing, Australia, p. A60.

Johnson, K.A., Cunnington, R., Iansek, R., Chiu, E., Georgiou, N., Bradshaw, J.L., 1999, Movement preparation and execution in Huntington's disease - a movement related potential study, Australian Journal of Psychology, Sydney NSW 9-11 April 1999, The Australian Psychological Society Ltd, Carlton Vic Australia, p. 31.

Georgiou, N., Bradshaw, J.L., Chiu, E., Phillips, J.G., 1997, Effect of directed attention in Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, and Tourette's syndrome, Australian Journal of Psychology, Geelong, Vic., 03-05/04/1997, The Australian Psychological Society, Carlton Vic Australia, p. 9.

Other

Georgiou, N., 1997, Movement and attentional dysfunctions in basal ganglia disorders.

Grants

Title:: A Study Addressing Motor, Cognitive and Attentional Deficits in Presymptomatic Gene Carriers for Huntington's Disease.
Investigators:: Georgiou-Karistianis, N, Bradshaw, J, Chiu, E, Churchyard, A, Lloyd, J
Funding:: (2002 - 2004). National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

Title:: A longitudinal neuroimaging study investigating reorganisation of cerebellar-cerebral networks in Friedreich ataxia.
Investigators:: Georgiou-Karistianis, N, Egan, G, Delatycki, M, Churchyard, A, Corben, L
Funding:: (2013 - 2017). National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

Title:: A neuroimaging study investigating brain structure, function and connectivity in pre-diagnosis and early symptomatic Huntington's disease individuals using functional magnetic resonance imaging.
Investigators:: Georgiou-Karistianis, N, Egan, G, Stout, J, Hannan, A, Chiu, E, Churchyard, A
Funding:: (2010 - 2014). CHDI Foundation, Inc. (USA).

Title:: A neuroimaging study investigating brain structure, function, and connectivity in pre-diagnosis and early symptomatic Huntington's disease individuals using functional magnetic resonance imaging..
Investigators:: Georgiou-Karistianis, N, Egan, G, Stout, J, Churchyard, A, Chiu, E, Hannon, T
Funding:: (2008 - 2012). CHDI Foundation, Inc. (USA).

Title:: An event related functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study of cognitive deficits in Huntington's disease.
Investigators:: Georgiou-Karistianis, N, Egan, G, Cunnington, R, Bradshaw, J, Chiu, E, Churchyard, A, Chua, P, Jackson, G
Funding:: (2004 - 2008). National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC).; (2004 - 2011). National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

Title:: Are neurobehavioural and neuromotor impairments associated with FMR1 gene expansion?.
Investigators:: Cornish, K, Metcalfe, S, Trollor, J, Georgiou-Karistianis, N, Wen, W, Iansek, R, Fielding, J, Bradshaw, J, Delatycki, M, Hackett, A
Funding:: (2011 - 2014). Australian Research Council (ARC).; (2011 - 2015). Australian Research Council (ARC).; (2011 - 2015). The University of Melbourne.; (2011 - 2015). University of New South Wales.

Title:: Attention dysfunctions in Tourette's syndrome and Huntington's disease.
Investigators:: Georgiou-Karistianis, N, Bradshaw, J
Funding:: (1998 - 1998). Australian Research Council (ARC).

Title:: Binocular rivalry system, Stereoscopic visual feedback system.
Investigators:: Miller, S, Fitzgerald, P, Georgiou-Karistianis, N, Hohwy, J, Nunn, A, Ngo, T
Funding:: (2009 - 2013). National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

Title:: Chronic pain and functional impairment following traumatic injury: An investigation into the impact of compensation status and experience.
Investigators:: Georgiou-Karistianis, N, Giummarra, M, Cameron, P, Gibson, S, Ponsford, J, Fielding, J, Jennings, P
Funding:: (2012 - 2016). Australian Research Council (ARC).; (2012 - 2016). Caulfield Hospital.; (2012 - 2016). Transport Accident Commission.

Title:: MRI and TMS compatible EEG system; TMS System.
Investigators:: Georgiou-Karistianis, N, Fitzgerald, P, Stout, J, Cornish, K, Maller, J, Rossell, S, Miller, S, Enticott, P, Rinehart, N, Bourne, J, Hourigan, K, Rajan, R, Hohwy, J, Dubaj, V, Zhang, J
Funding:: (2009 - 2014). National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

Title:: Movement and Attention Dysfunction in Patients With Tourette's Syndrome, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Comorbid Forms.
Investigators:: Georgiou-Karistianis, N, Bradshaw, J
Funding:: (1999 - 2003). Tourette Syndrome Association Inc.

Title:: Roche Light Cycler 480/Victor Multilable Plate Reader/Biological Safety Cabinet.
Investigators:: Bellgrove, M, Egan, G, Hawi, Z, Fitzgerald, P, Georgiou-Karistianis, N, Ponsford, J, Rinehart, N, Stout, J, Fielding, J, Enticott, P
Funding:: (2012 - 2016). National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC).; (2012 - 2017). Monash University.

Title:: Somedic AB SENSEBox System.
Investigators:: Miller, S, Ngo, T, Giummarra, M, Gray, M, Gibson, S, Nunn, A, Georgiou-Karistianis, N
Funding:: (2011 - 2015). National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

Title:: To Present a Paper At the International Neuropsychological Society 26th Annual Meeting, Hawaii.
Investigators:: Georgiou-Karistianis, N
Funding:: (1998 - 1998). Monash University.

Title:: A comparative cognitive and neuroimaging study of pre-diagnosis and symptomatic individuals with Huntington's disease.
Investigators:: Georgiou-Karistianis, N, Egan, G, Stout, J, Chiu, E, Churchyard, A
Funding:: (2010 - 2013). National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC).; (2010 - 2014). Florey Neuroscience Institutes.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: A TMS-EEG study of cortical inhibition in premanifest and symptomatic Huntington's disease.
Supervisors:: Georgiou-Karistianis, N (Main), Fitzgerald, P (Associate), Cummins, T (Associate).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Divided-Attention in Huntington's Disease.
Supervisors:: Stout, J (Main), Georgiou-Karistianis, N (Associate).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: Investigating motor overflow in Multiple Sclerosis.
Supervisors:: Georgiou-Karistianis, N (Main), Fielding, J (Associate).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: The Effects of Neurodegeneration on Emotion Processing.
Supervisors:: Georgiou-Karistianis, N (Joint), Stout, J (Joint-co).

Program of Study:: (DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:: The use of transcranial magnetic stimulation in increasing working memory function in Huntington's.
Supervisors:: Georgiou-Karistianis, N (Main).

Completed Supervision

Student:: Addamo, P.
Program of Study:: The influence of task demands on effort-induced motor overflow across the life span. (PHD) 2010.
Supervisors:: Georgiou-Karistianis, N (Main), Farrow, M (Associate).
Student:: Corben, L.
Program of Study:: An examination of the temporal and kinematic components of voluntary movement in people with Friedreich ataxia. (PHD) 2011.
Supervisors:: Georgiou-Karistianis, N (Main), Delatycki, M (Associate).
Student:: Fielding, J.
Program of Study:: Visuospatial attention and the role of the basal ganglia in the resolution of response conflict: insights from Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases. (PHD) 2005.
Supervisors:: Georgiou-Karistianis, N (Main).
Student:: Fitzgibbon, B.
Program of Study:: A clinical and neurophysiological investigation of acquired synaesthetic pain in amputees. (PHD) 2011.
Supervisors:: Enticott, P (Main), Bradshaw, J (Associate), Georgiou-Karistianis, N (Associate).
Student:: Giummarra, M.
Program of Study:: Phantom limb phenomena: the unity of self and body. (PHD) 2011.
Supervisors:: Bradshaw, J (Main), Georgiou-Karistianis, N (Associate).
Student:: Goh, A.
Program of Study:: Inhibitory control, impulsivity, and anger among young adult offenders in a maximum security prison. (PHD) 2006.
Supervisors:: Georgiou-Karistianis, N (Main), Ogloff, J (Associate).
Student:: Gurvich, C.
Program of Study:: A closer look at negative symptoms in schizophrenia, melancholic depression and Parkinson's disease: A saccadic eye movement study. (PHD) 2006.
Supervisors:: Georgiou-Karistianis, N (Main), Fitzgerald, P (Associate).
Student:: Henderson, T.
Program of Study:: Attentional control of smooth pursuit eye movements: insights from Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases. (PHD) 2010.
Supervisors:: Georgiou-Karistianis, N (Main), Fielding, J (Associate).
Student:: Hoy, K.
Program of Study:: A functional correlate of deficient cortical inhibition in schizophrenia: investigating motor overflow. (PHD) 2007.
Supervisors:: Georgiou-Karistianis, N (Main), Fitzgerald, P (Associate).
Student:: Rankins, D.
Program of Study:: FRONTO-STRIATAL MECHANISMS IN ADULTS WITH TOURETTE'S SYNDROME AND OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER. (PHD) 2001.
Supervisors:: Georgiou-Karistianis, N (Main), Bradshaw, J (Associate).
Student:: Tang, J.
Program of Study:: An electrophysiological (P3) study of selective and divided attention in ageing. (PHD) 2007.
Supervisors:: Georgiou-Karistianis, N (Main), Sheppard, D (Associate).
Student:: Thiruvady, D.
Program of Study:: Modeling Connectivity in the Brain: An Application in Huntington's Disease. (Masters) 2006.
Supervisors:: Ray, S (Joint-Co), Cunnington, R (Joint), Georgiou-Karistianis, N (Joint).
Student:: Yuen, T.
Program of Study:: INHIBITORY AND ATTENTIONAL FUNCTIONING IN CHILDREN WITH TOURETTE'S DISORDER, ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER AND COMORBID FORMS. (PHD) 2003.
Supervisors:: Georgiou-Karistianis, N (Main), Bradshaw, J (Associate), Sheppard, D (Associate).