Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Lab - UBC
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Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience is an interdisciplinary field devoted to understanding how children’s minds change as they grow up, interrelations between that & how the brain is changing, and environmental and biological influences on that. Our lab specializes in studying a region of the brain known as prefrontal cortex (PFC) and the cognitive abilities that depend on it, especially in young
05/21/2015
Our lab director, Prof. Adele Diamond, with Dr. Rania Okby, the world's first female Bedouin physician. Dr. Okby is currently doing a fellowship in advanced obstetrics at Toronto's Sunnybrook Health Science Centre.
Prof. Diamond recently co-hosted with Prof. Judy Illes a presentation by Dr. Okby at UBC.
She was recently featured in The Globe and Mail, alongside other faces of Sunnybrook. You can read more about her by visiting http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/advsunnybrook/sunnybrookabout/we-are-sunnybrook/article23638743/?page=all
05/04/2015
Our lab Director, Prof. Adele Diamond, sharing a smile with Scott Shaw (an active member of Social Venture Partners [SVP], which partners with innovative non-profits that support children in-need and youth at-risk, providing not just funds but business and professional expertise to strengthen the non-profits and increase their impact) as they spent a rainy afternoon touring terrific non-profit organizations in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside supported by SVP.
Check out the great work SVP is doing online: http://www.socialventurepartners.org/vancouver/
The day ended with Prof. Diamond sharing her expertise on how different programs can positively impact children and youth in the community.
04/28/2015
Our lab Director, Prof. Adele Diamond, with Avi Furst (left), first journalist at Channel 1 TV Israel, and Avner Kirsh, an independent producer.
Avi and Avner traveled from Israel to interview Prof. Diamond in connection with her receiving an honorary degree from Ben Gurion University early next month.
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The start of the new year came with great news for two of our lab members: Prof. Adele Diamond and Daphne Ling just received news their study--"Test of the Efficacy of Modified Kangaroo Care by a Non-Relative for Outcomes of Infants in Neonatal Intensive Care"--has been awarded US$100,000 by the Bezos Family Foundation.
Congratulations!
Thank you, Bezos Family Foundation, for funding our work!
12/24/2014
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from all of us at DevCogNeuro! Stay warm, stay healthy, stay safe, and thank you for all your support.
We will see you in the new year!
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