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Jun 5, 20226 min read

Embracing complexity in neurodevelopment - Part 4

This is the latest article of our blog series authored by researchers of the 4D lab, Duncan Astle and Sue Fletcher-Watson. The purpose of...

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Feb 24, 20225 min read

Embracing complexity in neurodevelopment - Part 3

Welcome back! This is a blog series on transdiagnostic research approaches to better understand childhood learning difficulties. The last...

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Dec 8, 20217 min read

Embracing complexity in neurodevelopment - Part 2

The 4D lab is continuing its blog series on transdiagnostic research approaches to better understand neurodivergent children. These...

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Oct 13, 20216 min read

Embracing complexity in neurodevelopment - Part 1

This blog is the first of a series. We are embarking on a new project and we want to take you on the journey with us. The purpose of our...

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Jul 9, 20214 min read

Simulating neurodiversity in the brain using simple computational models

Since the advent of modern neuroscience, neuroscientists have been interested in how our nervous systems – at all levels of analysis –...

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Jan 13, 20215 min read

The dangers of being ‘the expert’

We need experts, perhaps now more than ever. Climate change, global pandemics, vegan sausage rolls… in fact, all the major challenges we...

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Feb 20, 20204 min read

No ‘core brain deficit’ underpinning learning difficulties

Is the developing brain linked to children's learning difficulties, and if so how? This is the question we asked in our latest paper:...

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Feb 22, 20196 min read

Alternatives to medication for children and young people with ADHD

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Sep 4, 20184 min read

Poster Perfection

This is the latest in the blog series co-authored by myself and the wonderful Sue Fletcher-Watson. After a brief hiatus we are back with...

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Apr 10, 20188 min read

Bringing home the bacon: how to budget a grant application

Sue Fletcher-Watson and I are continuing our blog series of advice to newly-fledged researchers by focusing on the challenges of costing...

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Feb 28, 20183 min read

Crushed by the ivory tower – a personal account of mental health in academia

The tone was set on my first day at university. After a tough year of sitting exams to get the grades required to be admitted to a...

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Feb 5, 20187 min read

It’s a jungle out there: bagging a post-doc job

The incomparable Sue Fletcher-Watson and I continue our intermittent blog series on academic life today, this time focusing on the...

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Dec 15, 20176 min read

Don’t rule the lab with an iron fist: tips for effective lab management

This is the latest in our semi-regular (trying to be regular) blog series, with the indomitable Sue Fletcher-Watson. The practical skills...

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Nov 17, 20173 min read

Catching up with the Internet Era: Online data collection for researchers

In the world we humans spend a great deal of time connected to the internet, this is especially true for younger people – who are growing...

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Nov 6, 20174 min read

Are early interventions effective?

Early years interventions can seem a particularly powerful way to forestall developmental difficulties. The wide-ranging evidence that...

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Oct 8, 20174 min read

Neurofeedback for adults with ADHD

See my full review at the Mental Elf blog: https://www.nationalelfservice.net/mental-health/adhd/neurofeedback-for-adults-with-adhd/...

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Sep 7, 20177 min read

The Dos and Don’ts of PhD supervision

Myself and Sue Fletcher-Watson (you know, the fabulously clever one…) have been putting our minds to a series of blog posts, attempting...

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Jul 11, 20173 min read

The weather and the brain – using new methods to understand developmental disorders

The latest article was written by our brilliant lab member Danyal Akarca. It describes some of his MPhil research which aims to explore...

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Jul 5, 20172 min read

Data-driven subtyping of behavioural problems associated with ADHD in children

Over 20% of children will experience some problems with learning during their schooling that can have a negative impact on their academic...

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Jun 21, 20176 min read

Reviewer 2 is not your nemesis – how to revise and resubmit

This is a blog piece is written with Sue Fletcher-Watson, a colleague of supreme wisdom and tact, ideally qualified for this particular...

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