A5079941682- Reading and Literacy Development
- Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
- Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills
- Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function
- Spatial Cognition and Navigation
- Art Education and Development
- Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction
- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience
- Education Methods and Practices
- Language Development and Disorders
- Writing and Handwriting Education
- Visual perception and processing mechanisms
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Educational and Psychological Assessments
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Neuroscience and Music Perception
- Disability Education and Employment
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- School Choice and Performance
- Color perception and design
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Tactile and Sensory Interactions
- Aesthetic Perception and Analysis
Middlesex University
2009-2024
University College London
2000-2015
Middlesex University
2011
UCL Australia
2000
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
2000
Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging
2000
University of Warwick
1994-1997
The recognition of dyslexia as a neurodevelopmental disorder has been hampered by the belief that it is not specific diagnostic entity because variable and culture-specific manifestations. In line with this belief, we found Italian dyslexics, using shallow orthography which facilitates reading, performed better on reading tasks than did English French dyslexics. However, all dyslexics were equally impaired relative to their controls phonological tasks. Positron emission tomography scans...
Two groups of male university students who had been diagnosed as dyslexic when younger, and two control subjects similar age IQ to the dyslexics, were scanned whilst reading aloud during a task where was implicit. The dyslexics performed less well than their peers on range literacy tasks strikingly impaired phonological tasks. In experiment, simple words pseudowords presented at slow pace so that accuracy equal for controls. Relative rest, both normal activated same peri- extra-sylvian...
Some art students, despite being at school, cannot draw very well, and would like to be able well.It has been suggested that poor drawing may a particular problem for students with dyslexia (and high proportion of school is dyslexic).In Study 1 we studied 277 using questionnaire assess self-perceived ability range background measures, including demography, education, history dyslexia, self-administered spelling test, personality educational variables.In 2 gave detailed tests sample 38 the...
Individuals with drawing talent have previously been shown to exhibit enhanced local visual processing ability. The aim of the current study was assess whether biases associated ability result from a reduced cohere stimuli into global forms, or an increased disregard aspects image. Local and assessed in art students controls using Group Embedded Figures Task, Navon shape stimuli, Block Design Task Autism Spectrum Quotient, whilst controlling for nonverbal IQ artistic appear arise enhancement...
Abstract Eight dyslexic subjects, impaired on a range of tasks requiring phonological processing, were matched for age and general ability with six control subjects. Participants scanned using positron emission tomography (PET) during three conditions: repeating real words, pseudowords, rest. In both groups, speech repetition relative to rest elicited widespread bilateral activation in areas associated auditory processing speech; there no significant differences between words pseudowords....
Educational experiences often influence self‐concept. Thus, readers with dyslexia can have low self‐esteem and self‐efficacy, perceive themselves as less intelligent than their peers. They may develop creativity to succeed despite difficulties but findings are inconsistent rarely consider the effect of age assessment on self‐perception. This study included 145 university students ( M = 24.43 years), 72 dyslexia; these, 53% had been assessed in childhood 11.89 47% adulthood 27.38 years). A...
People vary in their ability to make accurate representational drawings. Cohen and Jones (2008) have suggested that individuals who draw poorly problems the perception of objects, so extent shape constancy (phenomenal regression) correlates with drawing ability, there being a “robust negative relation between perceptual errors resulting from accuracy.” The present article describes two attempts replicate finding, 30 non-art students Study 1 106 art 2. found correlation was statistically...
Research suggests that expertise typically is acquired as a result of deliberate practice and flexible approach to strategies for learning. Representational drawing complex skill which underpins performance in many branches the visual arts has characteristics other domains expertise. It therefore likely approaches learning certain types characterize development this domain. The current study aimed investigate how differences acquisition representational could be explained by individual...
The supervision of counsellors, counselling psychologists, and psychotherapists is generally perceived to be an invaluable component training practice. present study analysed this process explore the meanings consider implications for clinical practice training.This presents accounts 19 psychological therapists who experienced while working at a London-based women's therapy centre.Demographic information was collected by questionnaire, semi-structured interviews were conducted aspects...
Specific learning and attention difficulties are often first identified in childhood, but they can cause lifelong academic occupational challenges. We explored the prevalence of these representation sex ethnicity amongst all first-year students UK higher education across 12 years—almost 5.7 million students—and compared course preferences University destinations those with without difficulties. Students declaring learning/attention were more likely to be White or Mixed least Asian. They...
Abstract Background: Following recent moves to relax the requirements for clinical mental health trainees undergo personal therapy, this qualitative project explored effects of therapy on volunteer counsellors. Method: Interviews were conducted with 19 counsellors at a women's community centre, and data analysed using thematic analysis. Findings : Emerging themes included importance trainee development, key elements idea that is ‘a double‐edged sword’. Discussion: Allowing evident...
In 1943 Theron Cain studied art students’ ability to draw a series of simple two-dimensional shapes, and found this be correlated with formal drawing assessments at school. This provided evidence that some aspects could quantified, performance on tasks predict higher level attainment. The current study sought validate Cain’s findings by exploring the validity shape analysis techniques for measuring accuracy reproduction angles proportions in rendering nonrendering task. Drawing derived from...