How do you build 3D pictures of the most inaccessible of organs - the brain?

When you hear the word "nuclear" what do you think of? For Dr Adriana Tavares, it’s changing perceptions. Adriana uses an imaging technique called PET to look at brain cell activity and function to learn more about how healthy brains work and what goes wrong when a person has a neurological condition. She develops radioactive molecules that allow her to trace which parts of the brain are most active and when. Research has shown that our brains change throughout our lives. What Adriana is learning has the potential to influence how brain conditions are treated and understood in the future depending on what PET images show. Join us to hear more about Adriana's nuclear medicine research. 

Speaker: Dr Adriana Tavares is an imaging scientist who leads work at the Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh. 

Host: Hazel Lambert

Recorded 02/03/22 via Zoom

Subtitles are automated but will be corrected by mid March 2022.