Studying relationships between circadian rhythms, physical activity, mental health and social behaviour
According to the WHO, Unipolar Depressive Disorder is projected to be the single largest global burden of health on humanity by 2030. Moreover, poor mental health is connected to multiple diseases, being a consequence of, and a contributor to many chronic diseases. Mental health is also intimately connected to circadian rhythms and sleep. In this research we are developing objective metrics to identify relationships between circadian rhythms, physical activity, mental health and social behaviour. Working closely with the Departments of Psychiatry and Opthalmology at the new Wellcome Trust Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute, we are developing multi-modal non-intrusive health monitoring metrics to aid timely patient-specific clinical interventions and mental health monitoring.