Past Research
Child Affective Picture System-Reward
The purpose of this study was to develop a better understanding of how children process reward-related images. We were specifically interested in comparing social and non-social reward cues and determining whether distinct patterns of neural reactivity correspond to self-regulation skills.
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Attention, Behavior, Learning, and Emotions
The purpose of this study was to examine the ways that individuals with ADHD process emotions and maintain attention through a variety of computer tasks.
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The purpose of this study was to examine different attention profiles of young drivers with and without ADHD. This two-part study involved one visit to our EEG lab and one visit to the Human Performance Lab's driving simulator.
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iPads and Children's Attention Networks
The purpose of this study was to learn how mobile technology can influence children's cognitive functioning. We were specifically interested in neural and behavioral measures of attention.
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Self-Concept and Children's Attention to the Learning Environment
The purpose of this study was to examine whether young children's performance on a selective attention task could be altered by the perception of a task-related gender bias.
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Child Affective Picture System
The purpose of this study was to learn how preschoolers neurally process emotional storybook pictures. This study was done in collaboration with Dr. Elisabeth Harvey of the UMass Clinical Division.
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Neural Correlates of Emotion Processing
The purpose of this study was to learn about the development of children's emotion processing and selective attention. This study was a two-part, longitudinal study occurring over 2 years.
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Social Comparison, Emotions & Feedback in Young Adults
The purpose of this study was to examine the salience of social comparison feedback for young adults at risk of social anxiety.
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Audio-Visual Feedback Processing in Young Children
The purpose of this study was to examine how different feedback cues are processed in respect to behavioral patterns. We were specifically interested in developmental differences, as well as individual sensitivity to visual and auditory learning cues associated with task performance.
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Reward Feedback and Performance Priming in Young Adults
The purpose of this study was to examine how differences in reward gain and loss feedback young adults task performance and feedback related event-related potentials (ERPs).
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Action Imitation and EEG Alpha Suppression in Children
The purpose of this study was to determine how EEG alpha modulation unfolds over the context and course of executive function demands in young children.
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Contextual Cues and Learning
The purpose of this study was to examine how certain contextual cues impact task performance and perception of success among young adults. This study is currently being replicated.