Previous Research

Here, you can find some research publications from our lab members. If you would like to learn more about any of the research listed here, just get in touch with us!

Journal Articles

  • Keenan, L., O’Sullivan, A., & Downes, M. (2020). Teachers’ experiences and understanding of executive functions in Irish primary school classrooms: Findings from a mixed-methods questionnaire. Irish Educational Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/03323315.2020.1794927.

  • Downes, M., de Haan, M., Telfer, P. T., & Kirkham, F. J. (2019). The role of family functioning in the development of executive functions in preschool children with sickle cell anemia. Developmental Neuropsychology, 44(6), 452–467. https://doi.org/10.1080/87565641.2019.1660779.

  • Keenan, L., Conroy, S., O'Sullivan, A., & Downes, M. (2019). Executive functioning in the classroom: Primary school teachers’ experiences of neuropsychological issues and reports. Teaching and Teacher Education, 86, 102912. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2019.102912.

  • Downes, M., Kirkham, F. J., Berg, C., Telfer, P., & de Haan, M. (2019). Executive performance on the preschool executive task assessment in children with sickle cell anemia and matched controls. Child Neuropsychology, 25(2), 278–285. https://doi.org/10.1080/09297049.2018.1491962.

  • Hasshim, N., Downes, M., Bate, S., & Parris, B. (2019). Response time distribution analysis of semantic and response interference in a manual response stroop task.Experimental Psychology, 66(3), 231–238. https://doi.org/10.1027/1618-3169/a000445.

  • Downes, M., Kirkham, F. J., Telfer, P. T., & De Haan, M. (2018). Assessment of executive functions in preschool children with sickle cell anemia. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 24(9), 949–954. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1355617718000255.

  • Downes, M., Kelly, D., Day, K., Marlow, N., & de Haan, M. (2018). Visual attention control differences in 12-month-old preterm infants. Infant Behavior and Development, 50, 180–188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infbeh.2018.01.002.

  • Downes, M., de Haan, M., O’Leary, T., Telfer, P. T., & Kirkham, F. J. (2018). Temperament in preschool children with sickle cell anaemia. Archives of Disease in Childhood. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2018-315054

  • Stotesbury, H., Kirkham, F. J., Balfour, P., Koelbel, M., Inusa, B., Chakraborty, S., Rees, D. C., Downes, M., & Kawadler, J. (2017). Attention deficits in paediatric sickle cell disease; links with nocturnal oxygen desaturation in adolescents, but not children. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 102 (Suppl 1).

  • Strasser, L. Downes, M., Kung, J., Cross, H. J., & de Haan, M. (2017). Prevalence and risk factors for autism spectrum disorder in epilepsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 60, 19–29. https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.13598.

  • Downes, M., Kirkham, F. J., Telfer, P. T., & de Haan, M. (2017). Altered neurophysiological processing of auditory attention in preschool children with sickle cell disease. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 43(8), 856–869. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsx115

  • Downes, M., Berg, C., Kirkham, F. J., Kischkel, L., McMurray, I., & de Haan, M. (2017). Task utility and norms for the Preschool Executive Task Assessment (PETA). Child Neuropsychology, 24(6), 784–798. https://doi.org/10.1080/09297049.2017.1333092

  • Downes, M., Bathelt, J., & de Haan, M. (2017). Event-related potential measures of executive functioning from preschool to adolescence. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 59, 581–590. https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.13395

  • Downes, M., Platten, L., Kelly, D. J., Marlow, M., & de Haan, M. (2014). Development of visual selective attention and inhibition in very pre-term infants. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 56 (Suppl 27). https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.12460

  • Downes, M., de Haan, M., Kirkham F. J., & Berg, C. (2014). The preschool kitchen task assessment: An ecologically valid task of executive functions for preschool children. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. Supplement, 56 (Suppl 39). https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.12460

  • Downes, M., de Haan, M., Kirkham, F. J., Kaya, B., & Telfer, P. (2014). Disease-related factors and family functioning as predictors of executive functioning in preschool children with sickle cell anaemia: A preliminary analysis. Blood, 124(21), 4941–4941. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.V124.21.4941.4941.

  • Downes, M., Greenaway, R., Clark, M., Cross, H., Jolleff, N., Harkness, W., Kaliakatsos, M., & Neville, B. G. (2015). Outcome following multiple subpial transection in Landau-Kleffner syndrome and related regression. Epilepsia, 56(11), 1760–1766. https://doi.org/10.1111/epi.13132. 

  • Downes, M., Greenaway, R., Clark, M., Cross, H., Jolleff, N., Harkness, W., Kaliakatsos, M., & Neville, B. G. (2016). In response: Comment on outcome following multiple subpial transection in Landau-Kleffner syndrome and related regression. Epilepsia, 57(4), 674–675. https://doi.org/10.1111/epi.13349.

  • Downes, M., de Haan, M., Kirkham, F., Telfer, P. (2016). Parent reported sleep problems in preschool children with sickle cell anemia and controls in East London. Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 64(6), e26337. https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.26337.

  • Grogan, K., & Bramham J. (2016). Demographic, developmental and psychosocial predictors of the development of anxiety in adults with ADHD. Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders, 8(1), 35–44. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12402-015-0183-0.

  • Moran, A., Bramham, J., Collet, C., Guillot, A., & MacIntyre, T. (2015). Motor imagery in clinical disorders: Importance and implications. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 6(Article 23), 1–4. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2015.00023.

  • Belfort, T., Bramham, J., Simões Neto, J. P., Barroso de Sousa, M. F., dos Santos, R. L., Lima Nogueira, M. M., Torres, B., Dias Lopes da Rosa, R., & Nascimento Dourado, M. C. (2015). Cross-cultural adaptation of the Social and Emotional Questionnaire on Dementia for the Brazilian population. Sao Paulo Medical Journal, 133(4), 358–366. https://doi.org/10.1590/1516-3180.2014.00180501.

  • Ortiz, N., Parsons, A., Whelan, R., Brennan, K., Agan, M. L. F., O'Connell, R., Bramham, J., & Garavan, H. (2015). Decreased frontal, striatal and cerebellar activation in adults with ADHD during an adaptive delay discounting task. Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis, 75(3), 326–338. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26581388/. 

  • Salomone, S., Fleming, G. R., Shanahan, J. M., Castorina, M., Bramham, J., O'Connell, R. G., Robertson, I. H. (2015). The effects of a Self-Alert Training (SAT) program in adults with ADHD. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 9(Article 45). https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2015.00045.

  • Grogan, K., & Bramham, J. (2015). An investigation into the accuracy of retrospective self-reports of childhood ADHD symptoms in an ADHD adult sample for comparison with a non-ADHD adult sample. Journal of Applied Psychology.

  • Harrington, B., Bramham, J., & O'Connell, M. (2015). The developmental course of the empathy-altruism hypothesis: The relationship between the development of children’s empathic concern and altruistic behaviours. Journal of Applied Psychology.

  • Morris, R., Bramham, J., Smith, E., Tchanturia, K. (2014). Empathy and social functioning in anorexia nervosa before and after recovery. Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, 19(1), 47–57. https://doi.org/10.1080/13546805.2013.794723.

  • Kerley, C. P., Dolan, E., Bramham, J., Faul, J. L., Cormican, L. J. (2014). Nocturnal dietary nitrate for obstructive sleep apnoea: A pilot, randomized, controlled, crossover 2 week trial. Irish Journal of Medical Science, 186(Suppl 498).

  • Grogan, K., & Bramham, J. (2014). Current mood symptoms do not affect the accuracy of retrospective self-ratings of childhood ADHD symptoms. Journal Of Attention Disorders, 20(12), 1039–1046. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054714528536.

  • Lennon, A., Bramham, J., Carroll, A., McElligott, J., Carton, S., Fortune, D., Waldron, B., Burke, T., Fitzhenry, M., Benson, C. (2014). A qualitative exploration of how individuals reconstruct their sense of self following acquired brain injury in comparison with spinal cord injury. Brain Injury, 28(1), 27–37. https://doi.org/10.3109/02699052.2013.848378.

  • Scully, C., Young, S., & Bramham, J. (2014). Characterising the psychiatric comorbidities among adults with ADHD who have a history of offending. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, 25(5), 535–555. https://doi.org/10.1080/14789949.2014.940058.

  • Ó’Donnchadha, S., Burke, T., Bramham, J., O’Brien, M. C., Whelan, R., Reilly, R., Kiiski, H., Lonergan, R., Kinsella, K., Kelly, S., McGuigan, C., Hutchinson, M., & Tubridy, N. (2013). Symptom overlap in anxiety and multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis, 19(10), 1349–1354. https://doi.org/10.1177/1352458513476742.

  • Ó’Donnchadha, S., Burke, T., Bramham, J., O’Brien, M. C., Reilly, R., Kiiski, H., Whelan, R., Lonergan, R., Kinsella, K., Kenny, O., Kelly, S., McGuigan, C., Hutchinson, M., & Tubridy, N. (2013). Reliable change indices for the Brief International Cognitive Assessment for Multiple Sclerosis (BICAMS). Multiple Sclerosis, 19(7), 971.

  • Johnston, K., Dittner, A., Bramham, J., Murphy, C., Knight, A., & Russell, A. (2013). Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms in adults with autism spectrum disorders. Autism Research, 6(4), 225–236. http://doi.org/10.1002/aur.1283.

  • Bramham, J., Murphy, D. G. M., Xenitidis, K., Asherson, P., Hopkin, G., Young, S. (2012). Adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: An investigation of age-related differences in behavioural symptoms, neuropsychological function and co-morbidity. Psychological Medicine, 42(10), 2225–2234. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291712000219.

  • Kiiski, H., Reilly, R. B., Lonergan, R., Kelly, S., O’Brien, M. C., Kinsella, K., Bramham, J., Burke. T., Ó’Donnchadha, S., Nolan, H., Hutchinson, M., Tubridy, N., & Whelan, R. (2012). Only low frequency event-related EEG activity is compromised in multiple sclerosis: Insights from an independent component clustering analysis. PLoS ONE, 7(9). http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0045536.

  • Lunt, L., Bramham, J., Morris, R. G., Bullock, P., Selway, R. P., Xenitidis, K., & David, A. S. (2012). Prefrontal cortex dysfunction and jumping to conclusions: Bias or deficit? Neuropsychology, 6(1), 65–78. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-6653.2011.02005.x.

  • Salomone, S., Shanahan, J. M., Bramham, J., O’Connell, R. G., & Robertson, I. H. (2012). A biofeedback-based programme to improve attention and impulsivity in adults with ADHD. The Irish Journal of Psychology, 33(2), 86–93. https://doi.org/10.1080/03033910.2012.708899.

  • Kiiski, H., Reilly, R. B., Lonergan, R., Kelly, S., O’Brien, M. C., Kinsella, K., Bramham, J., Burke, T., Ó’Donnchadha, S., Nolan, H., Hutchinson, M., Tubridy, N., & Whelan, R. (2012). Only low frequency event-related EEG activity is compromised in multiple sclerosis: Insights from an independent component clustering analysis. PLoS ONE, 7(9), e45536. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0045536.

  • Bramham, J., Murphy, D. G. M., Xenitidis, K., Asherson, P. A., Hopkin G., & Young, S. (2012). Adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: An investigation of age-­related differences in behavioural symptoms, neuropsychological function and co­morbidity. Psychological Medicine, 42(10), 2225–2234. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291712000219.

Books

  • Young, S. J. & Bramham, J. (2013). Terapia poznawczo-behawioralna dla ADHD u młodzieży i dorosłych. Poland: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN.

  • Young, S. J. & Bramham, J. (2012). Cognitive-behavioural therapy for ADHD in adolescents and adults. UK: Wiley.

  • Young, S. J., & Bramham, J. (2012). Cognitive-behavioural therapy for ADHD in adolescents and adults: A psychological guide to practice. UK: Wiley-Blackwell. 

  • Young, S. J., & Bramham, J. (2009). TDAH en adultos. Una guia psicologica para la practica. Mexico: Manual Moderno.

  • Young, S. J., & Bramham, J. (2007). ADHD in adults: A psychological guide to practice. UK: Wiley.

Book Chapters 

  • Xenitidis, K., Paliokosta, E., Pappas, V., & Bramham, J. (2012). ADHD in adults with intellectual disabilities. In J. K. Buitelaar, C. C. Kan, & P. A. Asherson (Eds.), ADHD in adults: Characterization, diagnosis and treatment. UK: Cambridge University Press.

  • Bramham, J., & O’Ceallaigh, S. (2009). The neuropsychology of violence and aggression. In S. J. Young, G. Gudjonsson, & M. K. Kopelman (Eds.). Forensic neuropsychology in practice. UK: Oxford University Press.

  • Morris, R. G., Kotitsa, M., & Bramham, J. (2007). Planning in patients with focal brain damage: From simple to complex task performance. In R. G. Morris & G. Ward (Eds.). The psychology of planning: Cognitive and neuropsychological perspectives. UK: Taylor and Francis.

  • Morris, R. G., Bramham, J., & Rowe, A. (2003). Social cognition following prefrontal cortical lesions. In M. Brune, H. Ribbert, & W. Schiefenhovel (Eds.). The social brain: Evolution and pathology. UK: Wiley.