My research focuses on the behavioral and neural mechanisms of age-related differences in individuals with cognitive and motor difficulties, such as children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and older adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). Current projects examine different approaches to facilitate learning in these populations. Additionally, I am interested in the roles of motor skills in the neurocortical dynamics and clinical outcomes.
Behavioral Research and Imaging Neurodevelopment (BRAIN) Lab: 528 Mark Jefferson
The BRAIN lab is committed to interdisciplinary neuroscience research. In this lab, we are interested in using EEG to provide insight into the electrophysiological correlates of a range of human behavior.
Cognitive Neuroscience Lab: 352D & 352H Mark Jefferson
Research in the Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory combines both clinical and neuroscience approaches to examine symptomologies of a range of clinical population, including children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), survivors of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), and older adults with Mild Cognitive Impairments (MCI). Our emphasis is on understanding behavioral and neural contributions to visuomotor adaptation and sequence learning. In addition, we study the relationships between neuropsychological assessments and experimental measures. Recently, we focus on the relationship between motor performance and the brain networks.
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