Current Studies

Exploring the Experiences of Young People with FND and Autism, and Their Parents A team from King’s College, London are looking for autistic children and adolescents living in the UK who have Functional Neurological Disorder and are aged 12-17, and their parents to take part in an interview! The goal of the study is to […]

Implicit Motor Learning in Functional Movement Disorder We are excited to be able to share the invitation for this online study investigating the way movement is controlled in the brains of people with FND who have motor (movement) symptoms. The study is being run by researchers from Bates College and SUNY Downstate in New York, […]

Event-Related Potentials in People with Functional Movement Disorder Before and After Aerobic Exercise and Yoga We are excited to be able to share a new study based at Colombia University, New York, USA, investigating how the brainwaves (EEG signals) of people with FND and how they change with exercise. The study is being performed in […]

The Lived Experiences Of Autistic People With Functional/ Dissociative Seizures FND Research Connect is delighted to be assisting with recruitment for this study by researchers at The University of Sheffield in the UK, investigating the experiences of autistic people who experience functional/dissociative seizures. The information provided by the researchers is below. Participation is open to […]

STRESS-FND: Understanding How Stress Affects the Brain in Women with Functional Neurological Disorder We are excited to be able to share the invitation for this in-person investigating how stress affects the brains of women with functional neurological disorder (FND). The study is being run by researchers at the University of Melbourne, and involves a brain […]

Studying the Use of Complementary and Alternative Treatments by People with FND FND Research Connect is excited to be assisting with recruitment for this study by researchers at The University of Bristol, in the UK, investigating the opinions and use of complementary and alternative treatments by people with FND. The information provided by the researchers is […]