
Megan Spencer-Smith
@m_spencersmith
developmental psychology | cognition and plasticity in childhood | cognitive training | typical and atypical development
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20-05-2015 22:26:32
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Curious about which children benefit from working memory training? đ§ đȘ Read our new paper! Prof Jon Quach Gehan Roberts Susan Gathercole Melissa Wake Peter Anderson Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/âŠ

JOB! I'm looking for a postdoc to support our 3-yrs ESRC/ORA-funded project "Cognitive Training Across the Lifespan: A Diffusion Modelling Approach". More info: claudiavonbastian.com/people_ora_pos⊠Full ad & details: jobs.shef.ac.uk/sap/bc/webdynp⊠@sheffieldpsy ESCoP #phdchat Please retweet :)

Welcoming a newborn into the family comes with so many changes, and cognitive/#brain changes are so under-researched. Help Sharna Jamadar and Winnie Orchard reach Australia-based birthing parents 0-24 months postpartum for their study đ monash.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3râŠ


Do you have passion for research work or you know someone that might be? Two research fellows vacancies are now open. APPLY NOW Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health Monash University seek.com.au/job/52753316?tâŠ


Interested in brain plasticity đ§ ?! Our new paper is out NeuroImage -> is.gd/Kwgftv On functional reconfiguration of the brain in the absence of a corpus callosum With a great teamđ€© Younes Farouj Anjali Tarun Vicki Anderson Amanda Wood Megan Spencer-Smith Dimitri Van De Ville


Itâs here. Ready for release tomorrow at an event at Council House in Perth. A big thank you to everyone involved in making this happen. The Australian Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline for #ADHD #knowadhd Mark Bellgrove @sciberras_emma Dr Lou Brown



We are recruiting! We are looking for a proactive Research Officer to help with recruitment on a large-scale brain imaging project. Come join the fantastic team Neural Systems and Behaviour Lab! Deets: careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/job/âŠ

Have a read of our article in the Canberra Times: bit.ly/3x9fuaR. If you're an educator and are interested in participating in our short survey, please click this link âĄïžbit.ly/3CcBViG

Very proud of Winnie Orchard on the publication of her review on the #ParentalBrain in Trends in Cognitive Sciences. Her paper made the cover! Look at this gorgeous artwork! Paper here: doi.org/10.1016/j.tics⊠Monash Biomedical Imaging Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health Helena Rutherford @AvramHolmes




Does working memory training in children need to be adaptive? We're going to find out! Regine Lau Peter Anderson Joshua F Wiley, PhD Susan Gathercole Monash Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health

If you would like to do a PhD in developmental cognitive neuroscience/developmental psychology/educational neuroscience at Psychological Sciences University of Melbourne to work on an ARC funded project on the development of metacognition, get in touch! sites.google.com/site/idcnlab/oâŠ


Curious about cognitive training in kids? Our new trial with 201 school kids and follow-up to 6-month is out! Great team âïž Regine Lau Peter Anderson Susan Gathercole Joshua F Wiley, PhD Monash Psychology MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit Society for Research in Child Development srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/RFMPN33YâŠ