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You can find more information about the School here. We have an active research programme covering diverse questions relating to neurological and neurodevelopmental conditions including epilepsy, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Tourette syndrome, autism spectrum disorders, and sickle cell disease. We also conduct research with typically-developing children and adults with no known neurological or neurodevelopmental conditions to further our knowledge of the brain and behaviour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/1589541373375-1DRCRG921RTHLDZPOV1T/8137b0be-8e16-43cd-9d65-9057d3203546.jpeg About Our Lab - An electroencephalogram (EEG) is a test which tracks and records brain wave patterns. Small metal discs with thin wires called electrodes are placed on the scalp, and these electrodes send signals to a computer to record the results. An EEG can be done while the child is seated in a chair. A research assistant will attach electrodes to different locations on the scalp using adhesive paste. Each electrode is connected to an amplifier and EEG recording machine. The electrical signals from the brain are converted into wavy lines on a computer screen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/1589541389884-0N30Q5AJZFC7V3XBNJJF/img_20180605_155649-01.jpeg About Our Lab - Here is a photo of one of our baby scientists in action! EEGs are very safe and individuals do not feel any shocks on the scalp or elsewhere during the test. If you have any questions about the EEG procedure, you can email ucdneuropsych@gmail.com, or ask a member of our lab team during the course of an experiment. We are more than happy to answer any queries! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/1589541389990-KUD9QYQKFTEHGLDYOP86/mood-1081334_1920.jpg About Our Lab - Eye tracking is an unobtrusive way to collect eye movement data from infants and children. The Neuropsychology Lab at UCD have a Tobii X120 eye tracker, which basically consists of a little black box that sits on a computer. At the beginning of the experiment, children are shown a series of dots on the screen. This is done to calibrate eye movement and make sure that the eye tracking is picking up your child’s eye movements. Children will then be shown a series of stimuli on the screen and the eye tracker will track their eye gaze patterns. Nothing will be attached to your child and this equipment is extremely safe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/1589541390393-QPEBP877XM44ZTUX2NQB/actigraph.jpeg About Our Lab - Actigraphy is a measure of sleep patterns. Using the actigraph is extremely simple. Just place it on the wrist or ankle (depending on the age of each child), and the actigraph will start recording automatically. There are no lights, beeps or buzzes to interfere with regular day-to-day activity and the only input we require is for the grown-ups to note down what time the children went to bed and got up the next morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/1589541373240-JSVWGEA0BC5W5GYUMH7N/07a0bd97-b902-4b89-b835-804876b9db26.jpeg About Our Lab - When the actigraph is brought back to the lab, the data will be downloaded from it and we will be able to chart the sleep patterns, and calculate the quality of sleep. Children will wear this watch for several nights in order to collect enough data on their individual sleep patterns. Parents are given a quick tutorial with a member of our lab team on how to use the equipment beforehand. We are always happy to go through any questions or concerns you might have! https://ucdneuropsychologylab.squarespace.com/contact daily 0.75 2022-09-28 https://ucdneuropsychologylab.squarespace.com/welcome daily 1.0 2024-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/d84f3b2c-29a3-4414-9a99-f86037f507f3/Research+Partecipants+needed-2.jpg WELCOME - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/2f117c03-6a3e-4f25-8e00-2bce1f8e9726/Research+Partecipants+needed.jpg WELCOME - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/fe342932-d645-42ab-acc2-a38916b53c1c/Ruth-Research-Study.jpg WELCOME - April 2022 We are recruiting child participants between the ages of 8-12 to take part in an online video game. This study looks at a gamified version of the Stop Signal Task, a test used to measure response inhibition, which is often used in measuring impulsive behaviours such as in ADHD. This task is designed in such a way to look like a video game that children often play and we hope they will find enjoyment engaging with it! The study will be completely online via Zoom, therefore parents and their children are free to participate from the comfort of their own home and at a time that suits them. There will be two steps to the study. Firstly, a parent/guardian of the child will fill out a questionnaire on behalf of their child (5 mins). Afterwards, the child will take part in the Gamified Stop-Signal Task on a laptop or computer which will take no longer than 15 minutes. Email Ruth at ruth.gallagher1@ucdconnect.ie to register your interest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/95aea9c5-b5ac-4e84-be0b-510d50f75cdf/image-asset.png WELCOME - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/9b9cde3e-e9e3-44eb-a1ca-b10514e79e44/1.png WELCOME - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/63df70ce-d905-492e-b866-eb3eb4a3c9b6/PENNI+LOGO.png WELCOME - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/1631189634602-NEEEP64L7A8ZJ2S3X35O/Phase+1+%28Online+Tasks%29+Twitter+Flyer.png WELCOME - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/1602089144279-EACQCTR0QYH5VD6WSHQL/TS+Group+Questionnaire+Flyer.jpg WELCOME - Parents of children with Tourette syndrome can complete the online study here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/1603196466755-LEHJ11DPT5FTJCKNQJY6/Control+Group+Questionnaire+Flyer.jpg WELCOME - Parents of children with no history of Tourette syndrome / other developmental conditions can complete the online study here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/1589990287685-55DXDGGJSGV48XKM6N6N/Neuropsychlogo.jpg WELCOME - Welcome to our brand new website! Everything from our previous site has been moved here under a new domain name: www.ucdneuropsychologylab.com We hope you enjoy scrolling through our new platform! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/1590832579115-9DS3CNKHLKOU6UFLVM79/JenKeating.gif WELCOME - PhD student Jennifer Keating created this GIF to share some findings from recent research at our Babylab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/1590759961316-GSITN02TM8DLKTIAS1DG/LisaKeenan.gif WELCOME - PhD student Lisa Keenan created this GIF to provide an overview of our TIC-ToCS project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/1590760182381-24GQ8645FT5719C1Z1Y0/ClaraSherlock.gif WELCOME - PhD student Clara Sherlock created this GIF to provide an overview of our PENNI project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/1590833572606-AIGQO2POL36FCNIAHDCJ/AmyMcGrane.gif WELCOME - MPsychSc student Amy McGrane created this GIF to share some findings from our research on neuropsychological assessment in primary school classrooms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/1589541396786-SG08DL4XP3K6ADIP2OUS/picture1.png WELCOME - The UCD Neuropsychology Lab received the 2019/2020 Supporting Partnership and Realising Change (SPARC) award from the UCD Careers Network. With this funding, we designed a project called Journey Through Your Brain, which aims to share knowledge from our lab with the public. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/1589540417615-LVY3GK528DXUKH34BD4X/orange-flyer-jen-email-1.png WELCOME https://ucdneuropsychologylab.squarespace.com/baby-brains-lab daily 0.75 2024-10-01 https://ucdneuropsychologylab.squarespace.com/meet-our-team daily 0.75 2025-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/1589540424317-GTUVPJG2OV5ZXMYX3MF9/michelle-downes-neuropsych-website.jpeg Meet Our Team - Assoc Prof Michelle Downes is an Associate Professor and Ad Astra Fellow at UCD School of Psychology. She is Director of the UCD Babylab and Director (rotating) of the Neuropsychology Lab. Prior to joining UCD in 2016 she worked as a research associate at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, where she also obtained a PhD in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. Her PhD investigated the development and assessment of executive functions in typically developing children as well as preschool children with sickle cell disease using electroencephalography, eye-tracking, and behavioural methods. She completed an Msc in Paediatric Neuropsychology at UCL (with distinction) and holds a 1.1 BA (Hons) degree in Psychology from the National University of Ireland, Galway. She completed a neuropsychology research internship at the Brain Tumour Clinic at Children’s Hospital Boston in 2010. She is particularly interested in the development of executive functions and early learning skills in young children. Her research also focuses on the impact of disease-related and environmental factors, such as sleep and family function, on brain and behaviour development in children. She investigates brain and cognitive development in typically developing children and paediatric patient populations (including children with epilepsy, sleep issues, sickle cell disease, ADHD, Tourette’s Syndrome, and children born pre-term). Research interests key words: executive functions, attention, learning, infancy, toddler, preschool, educational neuroscience, developmental cognitive neuroscience, sleep https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/1589540424131-5I704ETPVKEX71S77DIJ/jessica-bramham-neuropsych-website.jpg Meet Our Team - Prof Jessica Bramham is a Professor in Clinical Neuropsychology and Deputy Head of the UCD School of Psychology. As an undergraduate, she studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge University, then completed a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology followed by a PhD in Neuropsychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London. Jessica worked as a clinical psychologist in the Neuropsychiatry Department at the Maudsley Hospital and co-ordinated the UK National Adult ADHD Service. She became a Clinical Lecturer at King's College London in 2004. Jessica was appointed at UCD in January 2008. Her main research area is adulthood ADHD and its co-morbidities. She teaches neuropsychology at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/1597757491715-0WVXI6P2Q6WEGZ39HEVL/Murcia.jpg Meet Our Team - Dr Flavia H. Santos is an Ad Astra Fellow and Assistant Professor at the UCD School of Psychology. She obtained a PhD in Science at the Federal University of São Paulo and completed a PhD exchange at Durham University, UK. Her PhD investigated neuroplasticity of working memory in children with cerebral palsy using MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and neuropsychological measures. Dr Santos completed a residency in Child Neurology at AACD and an MSc in Paediatric Psychology at the Federal University of São Paulo. Before joining UCD, she worked as an Associate Professor at the University of Murcia in Spain. She also founded and directed the Laboratory of Neuropsychology at UNESP, São Paulo State University (2004-2013). In Brazil, she edited three bestselling books in Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation and authored the book Developmental Dyscalculia, published by Pearson in 2017. Beyond instilled research in memory (prospective, emotional, and working memory), she is interested in numerical cognition and mathematics anxiety. Her research focuses on enhancing mathematics learning through computer-assisted instruction and musical training in schoolchildren with developmental dyscalculia and preschoolers. She aims to uncover the mechanisms of mathematics learning and the neurophysiological responses to interventions, for instance, through tRNS (transcranial random noise stimulation) experiments. Dr Santos has led projects funded by the Irish Research Council, the European Commission, and the Leverhulme Trust. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/1605610882974-POVRT9ENMLXVVUL9T3TW/ChristinaProfile.png Meet Our Team - Christina Seery is an MLitt/PhD student under the supervision of Professor Jessica Bramham, in collaboration with the HSE’s National Clinical Programme for ADHD in Adults and ADHD-Ireland. Her research explores digital health psychoeducation-based interventions for adults with ADHD and she will be developing and evaluating a smartphone app and workshop series. Christina graduated with a first-class honours BA (Hons) in Psychology from University College Dublin, during which she compared mental health attitudes between categorical and formulation approaches to mental health. She has worked on a variety of projects as a research assistant in differing topics, including the emotional burden of peer mentoring, psychological interventions in clinical supervision and the stigmatising effects of psychiatric diagnoses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/87aaa38c-fa42-4104-af84-714bcdafb39c/Neuropsych+Photo.jpg Meet Our Team - Christine Boyd is a PhD student under the supervision of Professor Jessica Bramham (School of Psychology) and Professor Aisling Mulligan (School of Medicine). Her research is funded by the HSE and aims to establish the efficacy and acceptability of the new National Clinical Programme for Adults with ADHD being rolled out across the country. Christine completed an MSc in Psychological Science in Queen’s University Belfast in 2018 and has since worked as a research assistant in various fields including empathetic technology, positive psychology, and student satisfaction research. Alongside this she has spent time working as an assistant psychologist in an educational setting and is interested in the applied clinical aspects of psychology. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/f9ed0c92-de82-4ffd-848f-c1985201199d/Clara_profile.jpg Meet Our Team - Clara Stein (she/her) is an Irish Research Council Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholar. Her PhD research investigates the impact of cognitive reserve on cognitive functioning in people with multiple sclerosis. This research is supervised by Professor Jessica Bramham and Dr Fiadhnait O’Keeffe, and conducted in collaboration with St. Vincent’s University Hospital. Clara’s PhD builds on her MSc Behavioural Neuroscience research (first class honours, UCD School of Psychology), which investigated the role of estimated premorbid cognitive functioning in differences between self-reported cognitive difficulties and cognitive assessment in people with multiple sclerosis. In addition to conducting research on brain and cognitive functioning, Clara enjoys communicating science to general audiences via articles, blog posts, social media, and volunteering with science outreach organisations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/2dc3d8bb-e987-4187-a8bc-6add253e0cb4/Abigail+O+Connell.jpg Meet Our Team - Abby is a PhD candidate with the School of Psychology at UCD under the supervision of Dr Michelle Downes. She is a graduate of the BSc Psychology from UCD and the MSc in Clinical Neuroscience from the University of Galway. Her Masters' dissertation focused on the cognitive abilities of patients with schizophrenia, with a major focus on the influence of childhood trauma, parental bonding, and inflammatory biomarkers. Abby is interested in research in developmental neuropsychology and working with young children. This interest has progressed from her undergraduate studies to now, having represented the University of Galway's School of Neuroscience at primary school workshops, to joining the UCD BabyLab. Abby is very excited to begin her PhD work, as part of the ECHO project, investigating the neurocognitive development of infants exposed to E-cigarettes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/65bcebf9-10cc-42e2-95c5-3251001e2501/Isabel.jpg Meet Our Team - Isabel Williams is a current final year student of the UCD BSc in Psychology, and wrote our blog post on "how systematic reviews help us to advance research in neuropsychology". Her final year research project is investigating how language ability, emotion regulation and gender contribute to empathy development in toddlers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/9a4b98c5-5a4d-4705-ab43-697a87cf9766/Olivia.jpg Meet Our Team - Olivia is a recent graduate of the BSc Applied Psychology course at IADT and is currently a student on the Masters of Psychological Science program at UCD. Olivia is interested in Developmental Psychology and is especially interested in investigating the factors which encourage engagement in young children. This interest developed during Olivia’s time as a volunteer at the Children’s Unit in the National Rehabilitation Hospital and during her time coaching and encouraging young children to develop through sport. Olivia is delighted to join the team as a Research Assistant on a project exploring parents’ experience of inattention in the first years of formal education. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/1589541401081-ZW1FF8LEIQKWJAY9TE83/nabil.jpg Meet Our Team - Nabil Hasshim Nabil Hasshim’s research background is in psycholinguistics and executive function development. He conducted research at the Psycholinguistics Lab at the National University of Singapore where he did his Bachelor’s degree, and at the Applied Cognitive Development Lab at the National Institute of Education in Singapore as a research assistant. Prior to joining UCD, Nabil was based at Bournemouth University where he completed his PhD at the Cognitive Control Lab, followed by a postdoctoral position at the Centre for Face Processing Disorders. Nabil’s PhD examined the measurement of inhibition using behavioural and eye-tracking methods. His broader research interests include: quantitative psychology, experimental methods, cognitive development, visual word recognition, executive functions, and attention. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/781a9655-4cd1-492d-bd8c-ac31048e34d0/Sophie+Lab+photo.jpg Meet Our Team - Sophie Leonard Sophie Leonard is a PhD candidate studying under the supervision of Dr Flavia H. Santos. Her research investigates the development of numerical cognition and spatial reasoning in children with and without developmental dyscalculia. Sophie also completed her Undergraduate and Masters degrees in UCD, during which time she conducted research in the areas of social cognition, perception, embodiment and perspective-taking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/1601038917708-9YYGP3NX79WU9XIQZUK2/LK_Profile.jpg Meet Our Team - Lisa Keenan Lisa Keenan completed her PhD under the supervision of Dr Michelle Downes and Prof Jessica Bramham. Her research, which was funded by the Irish Research Council, explored sleep and executive function in children with Tourette syndrome. Lisa obtained a first class honours BA (Hons) in Psychology from Maynooth University in 2017, where she conducted research piloting a novel neuropsychological tool to assess learning and memory. In 2018, she graduated with a first class honours Master’s in Psychological Science from UCD. Her Master’s research focused on primary school teachers’ experiences with executive dysfunction and neuropsychological reports in classroom settings. Twitter: @lisa_keenan1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/e71fccd3-2b4f-4482-9261-f445c945dc8a/Clara+Sherlock+PhD+student+UCD+Neuropsychology+Lab.jpg Meet Our Team - Clara Sherlock Clara Sherlock completed her PhD under the supervision of Dr Michelle Downes (UCD), Dr Christine Linehan (UCD) and Dr Cathy Madigan (TSCUH). Her research was funded by the Temple Street Foundation, and aimed to establish rates and trends in neuropsychological assessment and treatment of Irish children with epilepsy. Clara completed a BEd in Education and Psychology in 2016, researching teachers’ attitudes towards children with ASD in her final year. She then spent two years teaching children in special education settings. Clara recently graduated with distinction from the MSc in Paediatric Neuropsychology programme in University College London, during which time she investigated behavioural and neuroimaging differences between boys and girls with ADHD and DCD. Twitter: @Clara_Sherlock_ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/1589540429825-YQRDSA9QW9T0E4EVBBZ5/headshot-jen-e1538067150520.jpg Meet Our Team - Jennifer Keating Jennifer Keating completed her PhD under the supervision of Dr Michelle Downes and Prof Jessica Bramham. Her research focused on sensory processing in infants and children with a family history of ADHD, and its links to temperament and attention development. Jennifer had previously graduated with first class honours from the BA in Psychology programme at UCD, during which time she investigated perspective taking and theory of mind in the general population and the effect of autism tendencies and psychosis proneness. Twitter: @jenkeatss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/1591364209080-UWWW2K4VKZNOP7DPTYH3/Rebecca+Gaffney Meet Our Team - Rebecca Gaffney Rebecca Gaffney completed a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology in UCD. Rebecca investigated potential early markers of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) with infants who are at risk of developing ADHD. Within this study she examined the relationship between language development, early adaptive behaviours and social/emotional development in infants two years of age and younger whose parents or siblings have ADHD compared to age matched controls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/5063cebf-ce96-4d24-bbd6-5e3510c0ff10/Maria_profile.png Meet Our Team - Maria Dinca Maria Dinca completed her MSc Behavioural Neuroscience under the supervision of Dr Michelle Downes. Her research explored sleep patterns in children with ADHD and children with Tourette syndrome. Maria had previously graduated with first class honours from the BSc Psychology programme at University College Dublin, during which she completed a summer internship in the lab in 2019 through the UCD COSSL Student as Partners Development Award with Dr Michelle Downes exploring early markers of sleep and attention development. Her undergraduate research project focused on the area of divided attention and executive functions. Twitter: @Maria_Dinca_ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/015677ab-a77d-44ae-91aa-5c0a0f66bc47/Ruth+G_profile.jpg Meet Our Team - Ruth Gallagher Ruth Gallagher completed her MSc Behavioural Neuroscience under the supervision of Prof. Jessica Bramham. Her Master’s thesis investigated the effects of impulsivity and ADHD on a newly developed gamified version of the Stop-Signal task in children. Ruth graduated with a BA (International) from University College Dublin in 2020, having studied for a year at l’Université Catholique de l’Ouest, Angers. Her undergraduate thesis examined accent-based prejudices towards those who speak English as a foreign language. Ruth has also worked as a data assistant with the Growing Up in Ireland longitudinal project on children, carried out by the ESRI and Trinity College Dublin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/1589541379293-C7MNG3810NL89C9F1IZO/mypic-e1527843283746.jpg Meet Our Team - Sarah Conroy Sarah Conroy holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from National University Ireland, Galway (NUIG) and an MSc in Applied Psychology from Trinity College Dublin (TCD). She worked as a research intern at Goldsmiths University London, where she assisted in the Neuropsychology lab with the running of various EEG experiments. She also interned at the Birkbeck University Babylab, where she was part of the research team investigating the early development of siblings with Autism, ADHD and typical development. At the UCD Neuropsychology Lab, Sarah worked on our project investigating attention development in ADHD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/1589540445360-71I0JGZ5BKQ0FXXREJ8Z/emma-cullen-headshot.jpg Meet Our Team - Emma Cullen Emma Cullen graduated from the Master’s in Psychological Science at UCD in 2017. As a Research Assistant at the UCD Neuropsychology Lab, Emma worked on a project on executive functioning in preschool-aged children, under the supervision of Dr Michelle Downes. Her role included individually assessing four to six-year- old children’s executive functioning using measures such as the Preschool Executive Task Assessment (PETA), an ecologically valid measure of executive functioning, and the NEPSY. As part of this research, Emma was assisting in the development of a B version of the PETA, which will be used in phase two of the project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/1589540445859-FHIKFSGTUAIB8BEZ3KEE/kathybiopic.jpg Meet Our Team - Kathy Trinh Kathy Trinh was an undergraduate Cognitive Science student pursing her BA degree at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, USA. Her interests lie in the interdisciplinary patterns between sciences and the medical field. She contributed to the Neuropsychology & Babylab for the summer as an intern in 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/1589541400886-965KGWTD8CMANY0TA1AI/img_6762.jpg Meet Our Team - Tom Herrnsdorf Tom Herrnsdorf was an undergraduate psychology student and originally from Germany. His home university was the Freie Universität in Berlin but he decided to study in UCD for a semester. As a research intern, Tom was thrilled to become part of the Neuropsychology team in the Babylab in 2017. He helped set up the new lab with neuropsychological assessment tools and get a closer insight of research processes. https://ucdneuropsychologylab.squarespace.com/previous-research daily 0.75 2020-07-24 https://ucdneuropsychologylab.squarespace.com/current-projects daily 0.75 2024-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/1589541396187-98P3IY0EEMVHWYT0041E/brain_behavior_research_foundation_logo.png Current Projects - brain_behavior_research_foundation_logo.png (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/1589541396087-N1W38BRLFTBZP33UL164/the_waterloo_foundation.png Current Projects - the_waterloo_foundation.png (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/1589541396883-M99G9UBJ1ZKVZV4SZH3Q/tscuhf-main-identity_rgb.jpg Current Projects - tscuhf-main-identity_rgb.jpg (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/1589541396786-SG08DL4XP3K6ADIP2OUS/picture1.png Current Projects - picture1.png (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/1589541396388-5AEE6G1HFRZ0K9VXQZA5/teaching-council-logo.png Current Projects - teaching-council-logo.png (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/1603200666761-DE1REEZ5FJMKQW5ON9MH/IRC+LOGO+%28with+website%29.jpg Current Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/1589543349683-HXSKF1X9IMUFTOKJ3HRF/picture1-3-e1587567455119.jpg Current Projects - This project, funded by the Irish Research Council, aims to build a more accurate picture of neuropsychological profiles in children with Tourette syndrome. We are particularly interested in how sleep and executive functioning difficulties might affect this population. We are currently looking for children with Tourette syndrome aged between 8 and 12 to take part in this project - visit the Take Part page for further details! See below for a GIF overview of this project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/1590759961316-GSITN02TM8DLKTIAS1DG/LisaKeenan.gif Current Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/015548ce-1528-4fc6-84b3-823e87c04aa7/PENNI+LOGO.png Current Projects - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/1589540441866-B2WBNOHJAWB1X7UXF1C1/img_20180821_132547-01.jpeg Current Projects IMG_20180821_132547-01.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/1589540429513-0X0EHGJY0BOVCTVMTXA7/mapyourbrain.jpeg Current Projects mapyourbrain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/1589540435969-ZR3QEVXOUC7EZQXBX3T3/black-white-1444737_1920.jpg Current Projects black-white-1444737_1920 https://ucdneuropsychologylab.squarespace.com/take-part daily 0.75 2022-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebe6a556747aa7f9cefd9ea/7c85c691-e4e2-49db-ac30-2cef9865e9b1/poster-2_56569688.jpg Take Part - Outcomes of Childhood Epilepsy Study The UCD Neuropsychology Lab, in conjunction with Children’s Health Ireland at Temple Street, are running a research study to learn more about long-term outcomes of childhood epilepsy in Ireland and the UK. We are looking for adults who experienced epilepsy during childhood, and one of their siblings, to complete our online survey. The survey is entirely anonymous and should only take 15 minutes to complete. If you think you might be interested, simply click the ‘Take Part’ button below. 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