Natalia Zdorovtsova

Interests

My research focuses on establishing links between attributes of brain structure, brain function, and behaviour in children with neurodevelopmental conditions like ADHD and autism. I am interested in applying complex systems approaches - such as Connectomics and the analysis of neural dynamics - to brain data collected using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), electroencephalography (EEG), and Magnetoencephalography (MEG).

I am currently working with the Centre for Attention, Learning, and Memory (CALM) cohort to investigate how cognitive and behavioural patterns commonly associated with neurodevelopmental conditions vary across a large group of children. I am doing this with two aims in mind:

1. To understand how brain differences manifest themselves across a "spectrum" of traits and abilities during childhood development.

2. To refine how we think about neurodevelopmental conditions and encourage a more holistic view of individuals' strengths, struggles, and unique needs.

Research Focus

Keywords

Development

MEG

MRI

Connectomics

Attention

Clinical conditions

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Autism

Childhood disorders

Learning disabilities

Equipment

Computational modelling

Cross-sectional and cohort studies

Electroencephalography (EEG)

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Magnetoencephalography (MEG)

Neuropsychological testing

Collaborators

Cambridge

Duncan Astle

Elia Benhamou

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