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Kessler Foundation scientists present cognitive research findings at European MS conference

October 2nd, 2012

Researchers at Kessler Foundation are presenting new findings in multiple sclerosis (MS) research at The European Committee for the Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) conference at the Lyon Convention Center in Lyon, France, October 10-13. Research scientists James Sumowski, PhD, Lauren Strober, PhD, and Victoria Leavitt, PhD, will discuss their clinical studies of cognitive reserve, outdoor temperature effects and self-efficacy. ECTRIMS is an independent representative European-wide organization devoted to multiple sclerosis.

Dr. Sumowski will present collaborative research on cognitive reserve in MS with colleagues in Milan: Brain reserve and cognitive reserve in MS patients. Lifetime maximal brain size and early life cognitive leisure independently protect against disease-related cognitive decline; J.F. Sumowski, M.A. Rocca, V.M. Leavitt, G. Riccitelli, G. Comi, J. DeLuca, M. Filippi (West Orange, US; Milan, IT)

Dr. Leavitt will provide new insights into the negative impact of warmer outdoor temperatures on cognition in MS:

Warmer outdoor temperature is associated with increased fMRI BOLD activation in multiple sclerosis. V. M. Leavitt, J. F. Sumowski, G. Wylie, N. Chiaravalloti, J. DeLuca

Dr. Strober will discuss the role of self-efficacy, a person's belief in his or her ability to succeed, in overall health and quality of life of individuals with MS:
Function is in the eye of self-efficacy. L. Strober, J. DeLuca, N. Chiaravalloti Kessler Foundation conducts rehabilitation research in multiple sclerosis, stroke and brain injury, and spinal cord injury.

John DeLuca, PhD, vice president of Research and Training at the Foundation, is an expert in the cognitive effects of brain injury and MS. He is the keynote speaker at the Dutch Society of Neurorehabilitation conference in Amsterdam. On October 4, Dr. DeLuca will address attendees on "Cognitive Fatigue: Behavioral and Neuroimaging Findings."

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