Introducing the BLOCS project LEGO® is a popular and accessible toy which features in many homes and classrooms, and thus the use of Lego in research is met with enthusiasm for both practical and motivational reasons. Research has consistently shown a relationship between children’s block construction skills (using Lego or similar toys) and their maths abilities. […]
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Katie Gilligan from the CoGDeV lab attended Me, Human: The Big Discussion at the Science Museum on September 19th. Her blog below outlines some of the highlights of the event. Overview of the eventThe Me, Human event has been running in the Science Museum for the past two months. This event which is open to members of the public, […]
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Katie Gilligan and Ashley Williams from the CoGDev lab attended this year’s Down Syndrome Research Forum. Ashley’s brilliant blog below highlights the take home messages from the event. Overview of ForumThe 2019 Down Syndrome Research Forum was hosted at UCL by Dr. Jo Van Herwegen and Prof. Sue Buckley. The event was an excellent opportunity […]
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NDAS was hosted this year by co-founder and CoGDeV Lab Director Professor Emily Farran at the University of Surrey. Across 28 talks and 25 posters, the day attracted a wide array of fascinating research from large-scale genetics studies to neuroimaging research to research on transitioning between primary and secondary school, which facilitated much discussion about […]
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The NDAS workshop was the second part of a two-day Neurodevelopmental Disorders Annual Seminar (NDAS19) showcasing the progress of research in neurodevelopmental disorders in the UK. Morning sessions introduced many open science and reproducibility concepts in the context of neurodevelopmental disorder research and beyond. Hannah Hobson discussed the difficulty of achieving substantial power due to […]
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Spatial ability involves being aware of the location and dimensions of objects and their relationships to one another. It is core to everyday living (e.g., giving directions, or packing a suitcase). Research from my group and others has shown that it is also a strong predictor of a person’s mathematics and science abilities – those […]
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