Projects per year
Personal profile
Areas of Expertise
Psychology, Neurology, Dementia, Ageing, Human Biology
Video: Dementia: the new challenge for our society lecture trailer (UEA London Lectures 2017)
Video: Dementia: the new challenge for our society (UEA London Lectures 2017)
Video: Healthy ageing and dementia | University of East Anglia (UEA)
Biography
Michael is the Professor of Applied Dementia Research at the Norwich Medical School and the Associate Dean of Innovation, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. His research focuses on improving diagnosis, disease progression tracking and symptom management in dementia.
His research group employs various research methodologies (clinical, cognition, sensor technology, neuroimaging and genetics) as well as disease interventions (pharmacological and non-pharmacological) for their research studies. His current research is particularly focused on spatial orientation and navigation deficits in dementia and how this has an impact on people's outdoor activities such as driving and walking safely.
Michael is originally from Germany but gravitated soon to England where he did his PhD at University College London before working at Cambridge University. He spent six years in Sydney (Australia) before returning to Cambridge and finally arriving at UEA in November 2015. In his spare time he loves listening to Jazz, playing passionately - though badly - the violin and going cycling.
Key Research Interests
- Ageing and Dementia
- Cognitive test development
- Novel assessment technologies
- Neuroimaging
Education/Academic qualification
University College London
2002 → 2006
University of Vienna
1998 → 2001
University of Osnabruck
1996 → 1998
Media Expertise
- Healthy Ageing
- Elderly care
- Dementia
Network
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Maxine Saunders donation for M Hornberger for Dementia research/navigation project
31/12/20 → 30/06/23
Project: Research
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The Earle and Stuart Charitable Trust Donation for studentship
Earle & Stuart Charitable Trust
1/10/20 → 28/02/24
Project: Research
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Data-driven assessment of driving behaviour in cognitive vulnerable elderly
Hornberger, M., Aung, M. H., Khondoker, M. & Jeffs, S.
28/06/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Cognitive impairment in the immune-mediated inflammatory diseases compared with age-matched controls: systematic review and meta-regression
Gwinnutt, J. M., Toyoda, T., Barraclough, M., Verstappen, S. M. M., Hornberger, M. & Macgregor, A., Feb 2023, In: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. 58, 152131.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Explaining world-wide variation in navigation ability from millions of people: Citizen science project Sea Hero Quest
Spiers, H. J., Coutrot, A. & Hornberger, M., Jan 2023, In: Topics in Cognitive Science. 15, 1, p. 120-138 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
8 Citations (Scopus) -
Hormone Replacement Therapy is associated with improved cognition and larger brain volumes in at risk APOE4 women: Results from the European Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease (EPAD) cohort
Saleh, R. N. M., Hornberger, M., Ritchie, C. W. & Minihane, A-M., 9 Jan 2023, In: Alzheimer's Research & Therapy. 15, 10.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Downloads (Pure) -
Spatial orientation – a stable marker for vascular cognitive impairment?
Lowry, E., Coughlan, G., Morrissey, S., Jeffs, S. & Hornberger, M., 2023, In: Cerebral Circulation - Cognition and Behavior. 4, 100155.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
A protocol paper for the MOTION Study—A longitudinal study in a cohort aged 60 years and older to obtain mechanistic knowledge of the role of the gut microbiome during normal healthy ageing in order to develop strategies that will improve lifelong health and wellbeing
Phillips, S., Watt, R., Atkinson, T., Rajan, S., Hayhoe, A., Savva, G. M., Hornberger, M., Burton, B. J. L., Saada, J., Cambell-Kelly, M., Rushbrook, S., Carding, S. R. & Bayer, A. (ed.), 18 Nov 2022, In: PLoS One. 17, 11, e0276118.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile
Datasets
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Peripheral reaching in Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment
Mitchell, A. G. (Creator), McIntosh, R. D. (Creator), Rossit, S. (Creator), Pal, S. (Creator) & Hornberger, M. (Creator), Open Science Framework, 1 Oct 2020
Dataset
Press / Media
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People sleep least in their early 30s to early 50s: Research (Dec 22)
Michael Hornberger & Alpar Lazar
22/12/22 → 31/12/22
66 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Your Navigation Skills Depend on Where You Grew Up (May 2022)
23/05/22 → 24/05/22
3 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Good Sense of Direction? Where You Grew Up Is Key (Apr 2022)
1/04/22 → 18/04/22
29 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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GPS trackers to help dementia sufferers (Apr 2022)
11/04/22 → 14/04/22
18 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Growing up in rural or suburban areas improves spatial navigation (Apr 2022)
30/03/22 → 31/03/22
27 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media