A5024743070- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Language Development and Disorders
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
- Neurological disorders and treatments
- Infant Health and Development
- Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Resilience and Mental Health
University of Cambridge
2020-2024
University of Greenwich
2022-2024
University of Macau
2024
Birkbeck, University of London
2022
Great Ormond Street Hospital
2019-2020
University College London
2019-2020
NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital
2013
Cornell University
2013
The first 1,000 days of life are a critical window vulnerability to exposure socioeconomic and health challenges (i.e. poverty/undernutrition). Brain Imaging for Global Health (BRIGHT) project has been established deliver longitudinal measures brain development from 0 24 months in UK Gambian infants assess the impact early adversity. Here results Habituation-Novelty Detection (HaND) functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) task at 5 8 presented (N = 62 UK; N 115 Gambia). In cohort...
Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) methodologies are commonly used to illuminate the predictors and impacts of experiencing subjective stress in course daily life. The validity inferences from this research is contingent on availability measures perceived that can provide valid reliable scores. However, studies development validation such have been lacking. In study, we use an EMA data collection design examine within- between- person reliability criterion between-person gender...
Over the past 25 years, functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) has emerged as a valuable tool to study brain function, and it is in younger participants where found, arguably, its most successful application. Thanks infant-friendly features, technology helped shape research neurocognitive development field by contributing our understanding of neural underpinnings sensory perception socio-cognitive skills. Furthermore, provided avenues exploration for markers compromised development....
Habituation and novelty detection are two fundamental widely studied neurocognitive processes. Whilst neural responses to repetitive novel sensory input have been well-documented across a range of neuroimaging modalities, it is not yet fully understood how well these different modalities able describe consistent response patterns. This particularly true for infants young children, as assessment might show differential sensitivity underlying processes age. Thus far, many neurodevelopmental...
Infants and children in low- middle-income countries (LMICs) are frequently exposed to a range of environmental risk factors which may negatively affect their neurocognitive development. The mechanisms by such as undernutrition poverty impact development cognitive outcomes early childhood poorly understood. This lack knowledge is due part paucity objective assessment tools can be implemented across different cultural settings very young infants. Over the last decade, technological advances,...
The first 1000 days from conception to two-years of age are a critical period in brain development, and there is an increasing drive for developing technologies help advance our understanding neurodevelopmental processes during this time. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) has enabled longitudinal infant function be studied multitude settings. Conventional fNIRS analyses tend occur the channel-space, where data equivalent channels across individuals combined, which implicitly...
Adolescence is a critical period for the development of mental health disorders, making early identification during this time essential enabling targeted interventions and preventing long-term adverse consequences. Globally, one in seven adolescents experiences poor health, including depression anxiety, yet many countries, especially sub-Saharan Africa, face scarcity healthcare provisions. Tools like Strengths Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), which assesses emotional behavioural problems...
Infants and children in low- middle-income countries are frequently exposed to a range of poverty-related risk factors, increasing their likelihood poor neurodevelopmental outcomes. There is need for culturally objective markers, which can be used study infants from birth, thereby enabling early identification ultimately intervention during critical time neurodevelopment.
Maternal prenatal stress places a substantial burden on mother's mental health. Expectant mothers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have thus far received less attention than high-income settings. This is particularly problematic, as range of triggers, such exposure to traumatic events (e.g. natural disasters, previous pregnancy losses) adverse life circumstances poverty, community violence), put at increased risk experiencing stress. The ten-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10)...
<ns3:p>There is a scarcity of prospective longitudinal research targeted at early postnatal life which maps developmental pathways early-stage processing and brain specialisation in the context adversity. Follow up from infancy into one-five year age range key, as it constitutes critical gap between infant childhood studies. Availability portable neuroimaging (functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) electroencephalography (EEG)) has enabled access to rural settings increasing diversity...
There is substantial diversity within and between contexts globally in caregiving practices family composition, which may have implications for the early interaction's infants engage in. We draw on data from Brain Imaging Global Health (BRIGHT, www.globalfnirs.org/the-bright-project) project, longitudinally examined UK rural Gambia, West Africa. In The households are commonly characterized by multigenerational, frequently polygamous structures, which, part, reflected of caregivers a child...
There is a need of expanding infant mental health research to encompass diverse global populations. However, few measures appropriate for use from birth in cultural contexts exist. We present data rural Gambia and the UK using Neonatal Behavioural Assessment Scale (NBAS). In Phase 1, scale was piloted The Gambia, highlighting great utility this setting. Adaptations included 1) additional explanation some items caregivers 2) omission where home environment necessitated do so. 2, NBAS...
There is a scarcity of prospective longitudinal research targeted at early postnatal life which maps developmental pathways early-stage processing and brain specialisation in the context adversity. Follow up from infancy into one-five year age range key, as it constitutes critical gap between infant childhood studies. Availability portable neuroimaging (functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) electroencephalography (EEG)) has enabled access to rural settings increasing diversity our...
Across cultures, imitation provides a crucial route to learning during infancy. However, neural predictors which would enable early identification of infants at risk suboptimal developmental outcomes are still rare. In this paper, we examine associations between ERP markers habituation and novelty detection measured 1 5 months infant age in the UK (
Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) methodologies are commonly used to illuminate the predictors and impacts of experiencing subjective stress in course daily life. The validity inferences from this research is contingent on availability measures perceived that can provide valid reliable scores. However, studies development validation such have been lacking. In study, we use an EMA data collection design examine within- between- person reliability convergent between-person gender...
Background: Previous research shows that 61% of children younger than 6 months in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are not exclusively breastfed. Although data on the role pre- postnatal depression breastfeeding exclusivity is mixed, fetomaternal attachment might foster exclusivity. Thus, we tested potential mediating relationship between maternal prenatal exclusive breastfeeding. Materials Methods: Data were collected as part a prospective, cross-cultural project, Evidence for...
<ns4:p>Infants and children in low- middle-income countries (LMICs) are frequently exposed to a range of environmental risk factors which may negatively affect their neurocognitive development. The mechanisms by such as undernutrition poverty impact development cognitive outcomes early childhood poorly understood. This lack knowledge is due part paucity objective assessment tools can be implemented across different cultural settings very young infants. Over the last decade, technological...
Well-being across the early years plays an important role for life-long quality or life and learning. We examine measurement invariance of a school well-being measure (How I Feel About My School [HIFAMS]) UK Hong Kong. In context closures during COVID-19 pandemic, we also assessed cohorts tested online in-person in both found configural, metric partial-scalar countries assessment modalities. Child HIFAMS scores were inversely related to parental SDQ ratings UK, but not restrictions strongly...
Abstract Cognitive control is a predictor of later‐life outcomes and may underpin higher order executive processes. The present study examines the development early cognitive during first 24‐month. We evaluated tablet‐based assessment among infants aged 18‐ also examined concurrent longitudinal associations between attentional disengagement, general skills control. Participants ( N = 60, 30 female) completed tablet‐task at 24‐month age. Attentional disengagement were assessed 5‐, 8‐, 12‐,...
Cognitive control is a predictor of later-life outcomes and may underpin higher order executive processes. The present study examines the development early cognitive during first 24-months. We evaluated tablet-based assessment among infants aged 18- also examined concurrent longitudinal associations between attentional disengagement, general skills control. Participants (N=60, 30 female) completed tablet-task at 24-months age. Attentional disengagement were assessed 5-, 8-, 12-, using an...