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Seminario Matematico e Fisico di Milano
Alain Goriely
University of Oxford
Mathematics vs Dementia
www.mate.polimi.it/smf/index.php?settore=home&id_link=25

Monday, February 01 2021, at 11:45
https://polimi-it.zoom.us/j/83674264668
Abstract
Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s are devastating conditions with poorly understood mechanisms and no cure. Yet, a striking feature of these conditions is the characteristic pattern of invasion throughout the brain, leading to well-codified disease stages associated with various cognitive deficits and pathologies. How can we use mathematics to gain insight into this process and, doing so, gain understanding about how the brain works? In this talk, I will show that by linking new mathematical theories to recent progress in imaging, we can unravel some of the universal features associated with dementia and, more generally, brain functions.