MADLAb is directed by Dr. Andria Shimi
My research focuses on the neurocognitive development of attentional control and visual working memory in both typical and atypical populations. In particular, I am interested in how attention develops across the lifespan, how attentional mechanisms function in the brain and how attentional deficits affect other cognitive processes such as working memory and learning in various clinical populations (e.g., Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). In my research I use an interdisciplinary approach that combines behavioural measures (including both experimental paradigms and standardized psychological tests) with neuroscience techniques (primarily EEG/ERP) and genetic methodology.