Manning, Carol A.
Primary Appointment
Associate Professor, Neurology
Education
- BA, Psychology, University of Michigan
- PhD, Clinical Psychology, University of Texas
Contact Information
PO Box 800394
Telephone: 982-1012/924-1980
Email: cm4r@virginia.edu
Research Disciplines
Neuroscience
Research Interests
Dementia neurodegenerative disease & cognition
Research Description
The major aim of Dr. Mannings research is to investigate the interface between cognitive and neurobiologic conceptualizations of memory. Of particular interest are individuals with memory deficits resulting from a variety of conditions including old age, Alzheimers disease, and Parkinsons disease. Extrapolating from work with rodents, glucose ingestion has been found to enhance performance on a variety of memory tasks in individuals with memory deficits. In addition, individual differences in glucose regulation are correlated with overall memory performance. Examination of the strategies affected by glucose provides insight into the accuracy of current mapping conceptualizations of both cognitive and neurobiologic understanding of memory processes.