Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Lab - UBC

We are looking to enroll young people 8-12 years old in the Greater Vancouver, BC area in a research study.

The same, or substantially overlapping brain systems, subserve both executive functions & balance. Thus, improving that brain system by practicing balance, might improve both executive functions & balance. Music improves mood and a happy mood leads to better EFs. Thus, listening to much-loved music might improve executive functions.

Some children in the study will be randomly assigned to do simple balance exercise (like standing on one foot or walking while balancing a book on your head) or to watch music videos of their choice.

Perks:
- This training is FREE
- This training is ONLY 15-min a day, a few days a week, at your own HOME.
- Those in the Balance-Training Group will get a balance beam, wobble board, etc. to keep for free.
- Those in the Watching-Music-Videos Group will get several music videos of their choice to keep for free.
- Feedback on your child’s executive functions and balance will be provided before & after.

To find out more, contact Dr. Priscilla Paz at [email protected] or (604)-649-0702. Contacting us in no way obligates you or your child to participate.

Important: If you comment on this post, or “like” this post, you will be publicly identified with the study.

Priscilla Paz, MD; Master’s student in the Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Lab of Prof. Adele Diamond, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

Principal Jeff Hopkins and students from the Pacific School of Innovation and Inquiry in Victoria, BC, visited our lab today to learn about dev. cog. neurosci. from Prof. Diamond.

Now that they’ve experienced the neurocognitive tests, Hearts & Flowers and Flanker & Reverse Flanker, they have a better sense of what these assess.

A Reminder for Mother’s Day that all the ‘little’ things parents do for their children mean so very much.

It’s the simple, everyday things we do for our children that tells them we love them and that’s the most valuable message a child can get:

http://www.joinvroom.org/superheroes

Indeed, the Vroom website has lots of very useful info for parents of young children:
www.joinvroom.org/science-and-facts

Superheroes | Vroom Every day, in homes across the country, parents and caregivers do something extraordinary: They help build the foundation for their child’s lifelong learning.

From our lab to all of you, welcome to a new school year!

Come say hello. We are in Detwiller Pavilion @ UBC.

Our lab director, Prof. Adele Diamond, with Dr. Rania Okby, the world's first female Bedouin physician. Dr. Okby is currently doing a fellowship in advanced obstetrics at Toronto's Sunnybrook Health Science Centre.

Prof. Diamond recently co-hosted with Prof. Judy Illes a presentation by Dr. Okby at UBC.

She was recently featured in The Globe and Mail, alongside other faces of Sunnybrook. You can read more about her by visiting http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/advsunnybrook/sunnybrookabout/we-are-sunnybrook/article23638743/?page=all

Our lab director, Prof. Adele Diamond, was awarded an honorary doctorate by Ben Gurion University (BGU) this week.

BGU sent a videographer and interviewer to each of the 7 awardees to make a short, little video about them prior to the ceremony.

Here's Prof. Diamond's clip. Check it out!

Conferment Ceremony of Honorary Doctoral Degrees at BGU - Prof. Adele Diamond Conferment Ceremony of Honorary Doctoral Degrees at BGU - Prof. Adele Diamond, Canada Professor of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of ...

Our lab Director, Prof. Adele Diamond, sharing a smile with Scott Shaw (an active member of Social Venture Partners [SVP], which partners with innovative non-profits that support children in-need and youth at-risk, providing not just funds but business and professional expertise to strengthen the non-profits and increase their impact) as they spent a rainy afternoon touring terrific non-profit organizations in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside supported by SVP.

Check out the great work SVP is doing online: http://www.socialventurepartners.org/vancouver/

The day ended with Prof. Diamond sharing her expertise on how different programs can positively impact children and youth in the community.

Our lab Director, Prof. Adele Diamond, with Avi Furst (left), first journalist at Channel 1 TV Israel, and Avner Kirsh, an independent producer.

Avi and Avner traveled from Israel to interview Prof. Diamond in connection with her receiving an honorary degree from Ben Gurion University early next month.

Stay tuned!

Prof. Adele Diamond will be giving a talk at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle, WA today. She will be speaking on "Research insights into promoting the well-being of children and their families."

Geneviève Milord, a journalist with Radio-Canada/CBC TV, and camera man, Harold Dupuis, visited our lab on Monday to interview our PI, Prof. Adele Diamond. They were working on a story about mindfulness in schools and the impact on children.

To hear the interview, visit http://goo.gl/BxBUQ3 (min 3:17 onwards). Note that although Dr. Diamond's portion is in English, the rest of the story is in French.

The start of the new year came with great news for two of our lab members: Prof. Adele Diamond and Daphne Ling just received news their study--"Test of the Efficacy of Modified Kangaroo Care by a Non-Relative for Outcomes of Infants in Neonatal Intensive Care"--has been awarded US$100,000 by the Bezos Family Foundation.

Congratulations!

Thank you, Bezos Family Foundation, for funding our work!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from all of us at DevCogNeuro! Stay warm, stay healthy, stay safe, and thank you for all your support.

We will see you in the new year!