Our research
The goals of NISAN and the themes of its research are:
- Advancing knowledge in the field of brain health, through high quality innovative research on the epidemiology and prevention of stroke and other major neurological disorders
- Trials of prevention and improvement outcome interventions, to test affordable and widely applicable treatment strategies to inform health care providers and policy makers
- Population-wide research (for example epidemiological studies) and systematic reviews, to inform policy makers and future clinical trials
- Fostering collaborative public health research into prevention and improvement outcomes of neurological illness and brain injury
- Exploring the impact of neurological disease (including stroke, dementia, TBI) and impairment on people and their family/whanau, in relation to their ability to participate in activities and roles that are important to them
- Encouraging students to undertake research in epidemiology/public health and prevention
- Promoting and disseminating findings of population health and epidemiological research at a national and international level
- Developing and promoting professional and public brain health education
Our research areas
This theme encompasses all of our currently running and planned digital health-related projects.
Advancing knowledge in the field of health, prevention and rehabilitation through high-quality innovative research.
Research projects that aim to improve how we understand and categorise brain injuries, to develop and test innovative new treatments
The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Neurological Centre was established in 2019.
This programme aims to advance knowledge of dementia.
These include neuropsychology, muscular disorders, and diseases such as polio and autism.
Collaborations and partnerships
NISAN has the potential to generate new research and new academic expertise. Development and/or expansion of collaborations will be enhanced through ongoing and new planned joint research projects.