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Rebecca Dewey

Senior Research Fellow in Neuroimaging, Faculty of Science

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Biography

Rebecca obtained an undergraduate master's degree in physics with theoretical physics from the University of Manchester in 2008. From there, she moved to the 糖心原创 to study for her PhD in advanced functional neuroimaging in the Division of Radiological and Imaging Sciences, which was conferred upon her in 2012. She now works as a research fellow in neuroimaging at the Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, School of Physics and Astronomy, collaborating closely with the NIHR Nottingham Hearing Biomedical Research Unit.

Expertise Summary

With a background in magnetic resonance physics, Rebecca spent her PhD studies developing advanced functional magnetic resonance imaging techniques to observe the changes in brain activity, functional connectivity and cerebral perfusion caused by the onset of disease or the administration of a drug. More specifically, she conducted a study into the effect of the peripherally acting beta-blocker, Nadolol, on the arterial spin labelling (ASL) perfusion and blood-oxygen level dependent (BOLD) fMRI response to emotional visual stimuli.

Rebecca spent 2012-2016 conducting a study using the functional neuroimaging technique of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) in combination with fMRI to measure activation patterns in the auditory network in response to non-auditory sensory stimuli in profoundly deaf individuals, and to investigate whether these patterns change with cochlear implant use.

Rebecca now works on a project managed collaboratively between the Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre (SPMIC) in the school of Physics and Astronomy, the Hearing Sciences theme of the the NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Hearing Sciences in the Division of Mental Health and Clinical Neurosciences in the School of Medicine, and the School of Psychological Sciences at the University of Manchester. The project aims to use MRI and electrophysiology to investigate the neural bases of noise exposure, aging, and hearing loss, and to characterise damage to the auditory system that is currently undetectable by regular audiological testing methods.

Rebecca's other work includes MR imaging of individuals with auditory implantable prostheses (e.g., cochlear implants), and the effect of the MR environment on the human balance system.

Research Summary

I am interested in new techniques that can be used to observe how external influences alter how the brain works. Drugs and prosthetics, as well as illnesses and disease can change how the brain… read more

Recent Publications

  • TRAN, V D, PHAM, D T, CAO, T T N, BAHLOL, M, DEWEY, R S, LE, M H and NGUYEN, V A, 2021. Perspectives on COVID-19 prevention and treatment using herbal medicine in Vietnam: A cross-sectional study. Annali di igiene : medicina preventiva e di comunita.
  • DEWEY, REBECCA SUSAN, DINEEN, ROBERT A., CLEMENCE, MATTHEW, DICK, OLIVIER, BOWTELL, RICHARD and KITTERICK, PADRAIG T., 2021. Parametric Assessment of the Effect of Cochlear Implant Positioning on Brain MRI Artefacts at 3 T OTOLOGY & NEUROTOLOGY. 42(10), E1449-E1456
  • VAN DE TRAN, DUY TOAN PHAM, TRAN NHAT PHONG DAO, KIEU ANH THO PHAM, PHUONG THAO NGO and DEWEY, REBECCA SUSAN, 2021. JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH.
  • PARABHOI, LAMBODARA, SAHU, RAMANI RANJAN, DEWEY, REBECCA SUSAN, VERMA, MANOJ KUMAR, SETH, ARBIND KUMAR and PARABHOI, DAMODAR, 2021. BMC MEDICAL INFORMATICS AND DECISION MAKING. 21(1),

Current Research

I am interested in new techniques that can be used to observe how external influences alter how the brain works. Drugs and prosthetics, as well as illnesses and disease can change how the brain responds to its environment. Functional neuroimaging can help us to understand how these external influences alter normal brain function. Functional neuroimaging can often be enhanced by using multiple imaging modalities simultaneously (multi-modal imaging) to obtain the most information about a process. I am currently using novel methods of imaging the brain and nerves in the head to understand the long-term effects of noise exposure.

I also work to try and improve the way that people with implanted auditory prostheses (e.g., cochlear implants) can undergo brain imaging, improving the safety of the procedures and the quality of the resulting images.

  • TRAN, V D, PHAM, D T, CAO, T T N, BAHLOL, M, DEWEY, R S, LE, M H and NGUYEN, V A, 2021. Perspectives on COVID-19 prevention and treatment using herbal medicine in Vietnam: A cross-sectional study. Annali di igiene : medicina preventiva e di comunita.
  • DEWEY, REBECCA SUSAN, DINEEN, ROBERT A., CLEMENCE, MATTHEW, DICK, OLIVIER, BOWTELL, RICHARD and KITTERICK, PADRAIG T., 2021. Parametric Assessment of the Effect of Cochlear Implant Positioning on Brain MRI Artefacts at 3 T OTOLOGY & NEUROTOLOGY. 42(10), E1449-E1456
  • VAN DE TRAN, DUY TOAN PHAM, TRAN NHAT PHONG DAO, KIEU ANH THO PHAM, PHUONG THAO NGO and DEWEY, REBECCA SUSAN, 2021. JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH.
  • PARABHOI, LAMBODARA, SAHU, RAMANI RANJAN, DEWEY, REBECCA SUSAN, VERMA, MANOJ KUMAR, SETH, ARBIND KUMAR and PARABHOI, DAMODAR, 2021. BMC MEDICAL INFORMATICS AND DECISION MAKING. 21(1),
  • DEWEY, R. S. and KITTERICK, P. T., 2021. Cochlear implant user perceptions of magnetic resonance imaging COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL.
  • VONG, PISEY, BANCHONHATTAKIT, PANNEE, SIM, SAMPHORS, PALL, CHAMROEN and DEWEY, REBECCA S., 2021. Unhygienic stool-disposal practices among mothers of children under five in Cambodia: Evidence from a demographic and health survey PLOS ONE. 16(7),
  • DEWEY, REBECCA S., HALL, DEBORAH A., PLACK, CHRISTOPHER J. and FRANCIS, SUSAN T., 2021. Comparison of continuous sampling with active noise cancelation and sparse sampling for cortical and subcortical auditory functional MRI MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN MEDICINE.
  • PHUC HUNG NGUYEN, VAN DE TRAN, DUY TOAN PHAM, TRAN NHAT PHONG DAO and DEWEY, REBECCA SUSAN, 2021. Use of and attitudes towards herbal medicine during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study in Vietnam EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE. 44,
  • JAIN, SUNIL and DEWEY, REBECCA S., 2021. The Role of "Special Clinics" in Imparting Clinical Skills: Medical Education for Competence and Sophistication ADVANCES IN MEDICAL EDUCATION AND PRACTICE. 12, 513-518
  • DEWEY, REBECCA S., WARD, CLAIRE, JUNOR, ANDREA and HOROBIN, ADELE, 2021. Talk to us! Communication is a key factor in improving the comfort of MRI research participants HEALTH EXPECTATIONS. 24(4), 1137-1144
  • TRAN, VAN D., PAK, TATIANA V., GRIBKOVA, ELENA I., GALKINA, GALINA A., LOSKUTOVA, EKATERINA E., DOROFEEVA, VALERIA V., DEWEY, REBECCA S., NGUYEN, KIEN T. and PHAM, DUY T., 2021. Determinants of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in a high infection-rate country: a cross-sectional study in Russia PHARMACY PRACTICE-GRANADA. 19(1),
  • MOKHTARI, ALI MOHAMMAD, BAROUNI, MOHSEN, MOGHADAMI, MOHSEN, HASSANZADEH, JAFAR, DEWEY, REBECCA SUSAN and MIRAHMADIZADEH, ALIREZA, 2021. Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of universal hepatitis B virus vaccination in Iran: a Markov model analysis HUMAN VACCINES & IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS. 17(6), 1825-1833
  • BAHLOL, MOHAMED and DEWEY, REBECCA SUSAN, 2021. Pandemic preparedness of community pharmacies for COVID-19 RESEARCH IN SOCIAL & ADMINISTRATIVE PHARMACY. 17(1), 1888-1896
  • DEWEY, REBECCA S., GOMEZ, RACHEL, DEGG, CHRIS, BAGULEY, DAVID M. and GLOVER, PAUL M., 2020. JOURNAL OF VESTIBULAR RESEARCH-EQUILIBRIUM & ORIENTATION. 30(6), 353-361
  • SIRAJ, MD. SANWAR, DEWEY, REBECCA SUSAN and UL HASSAN, A. S. M. FIROZ, 2020. ASIAN BIOETHICS REVIEW. 12(4), 491-502
  • SIM, SAMPHORS, PALL, CHAMROEN, DEWEY, REBECCA S, RACHUTORN, THIWAKORN and VONG, PHI, 2020. Socio-demographic and Lifestyle factors associated with Understanding Fast Food Consumption among Adults in Cambodia Figshare.
  • PALL, CHAMROEN, SIM, SAMPHORS, RACHUTORN, THIWAKORN, DEWEY, REBECCA S and PISEY, VONG, 2020. 1. Dataset 1 Raw data from a survey mental health status and quality of life among Cambodian migrant workers in Thailand.xlsx Figshare.
  • DEWEY RS, FRANCIS ST, GUEST H, PRENDERGAST G, MILLMAN RE, PLACK CJ and HALL DA, 2019. NeuroImage. 204, 116239 (In Press.)
  • GUEST H, DEWEY RS, PLACK CJ, COUTH S, PRENDERGAST G, BAKAY W and HALL DA, 2018. Trends in hearing. 22, 2331216518803213
  • DEWEY RS, HALL DA, GUEST H, PRENDERGAST G, PLACK CJ and FRANCIS ST, 2018. JMIR research protocols. 7(3), e79
  • PRENDERGAST G, MILLMAN RE, GUEST H, MUNRO KJ, KLUK K, DEWEY RS, HALL DA, HEINZ MG and PLACK CJ, 2017. Hearing research. 356, 74-86
  • LAWLER CA, WIGGINS IM, DEWEY RS and HARTLEY DEH, 2015. Cochlear implants international. 16 Suppl 1, S30-2
  • DEWEY RS and HARTLEY DEH, 2015. Hearing research.
  • ASLANIDI OV, DEWEY RS, MORGAN AR, BOYETT MR and ZHANG H, 2008. Conference proceedings : ... Annual international conference of the ieee engineering in medicine and biology society. Ieee engineering in medicine and biology society. Conference. 2008, 141-4
  • ASLANIDI, O. V., DEWEY, R. S., MORGAN, A. R., BOYETT, M. R. and ZHANG, H., 2008. Electrophysiologically Detailed Models of the Right and Left Rabbit Atria: Pharmacological Impacts on Propagation and Arrhythmogenesis COMPUTERS IN CARDIOLOGY 2008, VOLS 1 AND 2. 69-+

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