Robyn Johnson
I have recently submitted my Psychology PhD thesis, in the area of motor learning and how performance may be improved with the non-invasive brain stimulation technique, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) with particular application to those who experience motor difficulties such as stroke. and I am now awaiting viva (anticipated early September 2014).
I have practical experience with the non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) techniques of tDCS and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), the use of neuroimaging techniques of MEG, fMRI and MRI and associated analysis tools of beamforming, SPM and FSL.
I have worked with research participants who have had a stroke, older healthy adults, young healthy adults and children with motor control deficits (predominantly developmental coordination disorder) and through paid and voluntary work I have worked with children with special needs (predominantly autism) and adults with mental health issues (depression, schizophrenia) learning disabilities, physical disabilities, visual impairments, cognitive deficits and those undergoing neuro-rehabilitation.
Building upon the skills I have acquired during my research degrees and work experiences, and fostering my enthusiasm for cognitive neuroscience and neuropsychology, I wish to further develop my research and academic career within these fields, using neuro-modulatory, neuroimaging and electrophysiological techniques, to investigate brain functions in controls and patient populations, contributing to scientific knowledge and understanding, with the ultimate goal of developing therapeutic interventions and treatments for deficits.
Supervisors: Dr. Richard Wilkie, Professor Mark Mon-Williams, and Dr. Melanie Burke
Address: Institute of Psychological Sciences,
University of Leeds,
University Road,
Leeds,
West Yorkshire,
LS2 9JT
I have practical experience with the non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) techniques of tDCS and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), the use of neuroimaging techniques of MEG, fMRI and MRI and associated analysis tools of beamforming, SPM and FSL.
I have worked with research participants who have had a stroke, older healthy adults, young healthy adults and children with motor control deficits (predominantly developmental coordination disorder) and through paid and voluntary work I have worked with children with special needs (predominantly autism) and adults with mental health issues (depression, schizophrenia) learning disabilities, physical disabilities, visual impairments, cognitive deficits and those undergoing neuro-rehabilitation.
Building upon the skills I have acquired during my research degrees and work experiences, and fostering my enthusiasm for cognitive neuroscience and neuropsychology, I wish to further develop my research and academic career within these fields, using neuro-modulatory, neuroimaging and electrophysiological techniques, to investigate brain functions in controls and patient populations, contributing to scientific knowledge and understanding, with the ultimate goal of developing therapeutic interventions and treatments for deficits.
Supervisors: Dr. Richard Wilkie, Professor Mark Mon-Williams, and Dr. Melanie Burke
Address: Institute of Psychological Sciences,
University of Leeds,
University Road,
Leeds,
West Yorkshire,
LS2 9JT
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