Dr Victoria Leong University positionAffiliated Lecturer (CAM) / AProf Psychology (NTU) DepartmentsHome pagehttp://www.baby-linc.psychol.cam.ac.uk/ Research ThemesInterestsI am a developmental cognitive neuroscientist who is interested in the interpersonal neural dynamics of mother-infant interactions. Right now, I am studying the phenomenon of oscillatory coupling or synchronisation between mother and infant brains using dual-EEG (hyperscanning). Significant mother-infant neural synchronisation can be observed during the course of normal social interactions, and the degree of synchronisation appears to be modulated by social cues like eye contact. I am trying to determine whether brain-to-brain (b2b) synchronisation is merely a sensory epiphenomenon, or whether it is a potential neural mechanism for joint attention, which helps babies to learn from significant social partners. Research Focus
EquipmentBehavioural analysis Computational modelling Electroencephalography (EEG) Neuropsychological testing CollaboratorsNo collaborators listed Associated News Items
Publications2014Leong V, Goswami U (2014), “Assessment of rhythmic entrainment at multiple timescales in dyslexia: Evidence for disruption to syllable timing.” Hear Res 308:141-61 Details Leong V, Goswami U (2014), “Impaired extraction of speech rhythm from temporal modulation patterns in speech in developmental dyslexia.” Front Hum Neurosci 8:96 Details in pressLeong V, Kalashnikova M, Burnham D, Goswami U (in press), “Infant-directed speech enhances temporal rhythmic structure in the envelope” Interspeech 2014Leong V, Stone MA, Turner RE, Goswami U (2014), “A role for amplitude modulation phase relationships in speech rhythm perception.” J Acoust Soc Am 136(1):366 Details 2013Goswami U, Mead N, Fosker T, Huss M, Barnes L, & Leong V (2013), “Impaired perception of syllable stress in children with dyslexia: A longitudinal study” Journal of Memory & Language 69:1-17 Goswami U. & Leong V (2013), “Speech rhythm and temporal structure: Converging perspectives?” Laboratory Phonology 4:67-92 Soltész F, Sz?cs D, Leong V, White S, Goswami U (2013), “Differential entrainment of neuroelectric delta oscillations in developmental dyslexia.” PLoS One 8(10):e76608 Details Thomson J, Leong V, Goswami U (2013), “Auditory processing interventions and developmental dyslexia: a comparison of phonemic and rhythmic approaches” Reading and Writing 26:139-161 2011Leong V, Hamalainen J, Soltesz F, Goswami U (2011), “Rise time perception and detection of syllable stress in adults with developmental dyslexia.” Journal of Memory and Language 64: 59–73 2006Ang RP, Neubronner M, Oh S & Leong V (2006), “Dimensionality of Rosenberg’s self-esteem scale among normal-technical stream students in Singapore” Current Psychology, 25(2):120-131 |