Research Projects

Here are a few working titles of projects planned or underway, which would suit honours, MSc and PhD students.

• the relation between language, cognitive and academic abilities in children with hearing loss

• the efficacy of brain-training programs

• the cognitive profiles underlying mental health disorders

• computational models of Hofmann's social anxiety disorder

• the development of executive functions in children

• neuroscience (EEG) and education

• ADHD / ADD using Eye-Tracking technology

• computational models of attentional biases and preferential looking

• using neurosciences to provide objective measures of anxiety and depression

• individual differences in problem-solving and the identification of specific cognitive styles

• computational modelling of the development of categorisation

• on-line measures of typical vs. atypical language development

• measures of school children's academic achievement

• assessing the abilities of preschool and kindergarten children   

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