RSS 1.0Psychology (Theses and Dissertations)
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Functional MRI in Asleep and Awake Infants - New Frontiers
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2025)In recent years, the improved survival of very/extremely preterm infants has led to a higher prevalence of neurodevelopmental impairment. As such, increased attention has turned towards biomarkers for early diagnosis/prognosis. ... -
Development of Guidelines for Adolescent Involvement in Health Research
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2025)Adolescent involvement in health research has gained increased recognition over the past two decades, rooted in Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). Despite this progress, adolescents remain ... -
A smartphone-based approach to understanding how dementia risk factors relate to cognitive impairment
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2025)As populations age and dementia prevalence increases, promoting brain health has become more important than ever before. Non-modifiable factors such as age, genes, and sex affect the risk of dementia, but they are not fully ... -
The Effect of Peripheral Nerve Stimulation on Implicit Motor Learning
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2025)Applying brain stimulation to motor learning and recovery has been a primary goal since the field was established. Using transcranial alternating current stimulation, electrical current is hypothesized to enter the brain ... -
Longitudinal brain connectivity derived from the Stop-Signal Task as a predictor of substance use
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2025)Adolescence is a critical period of brain development and may involve a propensity to engage in risky behaviours, such as substance use. Substance use, including cigarettes and cannabis, is associated with impairments in ... -
I'll Know It When I See It: Bridging Perception and Conceptual Learning in Minds and Machines
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2025)Recognising and understanding what we see is essential throughout life, from infancy to adulthood. While advances in brain imaging and computational models have shed light on how the adult brain processes visual information, ... -
The role of brands as frames for engagement in meeting pro-social goals : a multi-study investigation
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2016)There is a crisis of trust in our world and this is compromising our ability to meet prosocial goals. Brands were originally conceived as signals of trust and can be an interesting lens to explore pro-social engagement. ... -
The spatial and non-spatial properties of single-units in the anterior retrosplenial cortex of the freely-moving rat
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2016)The purpose of this study was to describe the spatial and non-spatial properties of single-units in the anterior retrosplenial cortex (RSC) of the freely moving rat. A total of five male Lister Hooded rats were implanted ... -
The neural determinants of perceptual decision-making in the human brain
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2017)Perceptual decision making is the process through which sensory information is translated into adaptive action. It is a fundamental brain function that is at the heart of human behaviour and is necessary for the successful ... -
Leadership and organisational justice : propostions for improving human resources for health outcomes in the public sector in Uganda - a case for Sub-Sahara Africa
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2016)Background and Justification: The health situation of Africans has been suggested as one of the most critical impediments to the economic development of the region (Kaseje, Juma, & Oindo; 2005). Healthcare workers are ... -
Electrophysiological and functional responses to paired associative brain stimulation
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2016)Non invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) methods have exploded in popularity over the last two decades. Despite exhibiting an exponential growth in the number of publications over that period, the field of NIBS research remains ... -
Exploring bilingual cognition in younger and older adults and second language learners
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2017)There is extensive research investigating the benefits of bilingualism on the ways that basic cognitive abilities develop, function and change throughout the lifespan, particularly from cohorts at either end of the ... -
A PREDICTIVE CODING ACCOUNT OF AUDITORY FALSE PERCEPTION
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2024)The Predictive Coding theory posits that the brain actively predicts upcoming sensory input through a hierarchical neural architecture and optimises the internal prediction model through prediction errors (PEs). This ... -
Metacognition: A Transdiagnostic Mechanism of Psychopathology
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2024)Cognitive dysfunction is a pervasive, pathological feature of mental illness. Yet, precise cognitive mechanisms underlying psychiatric disorders remain elusive. Despite decades of research from thousands of independent ... -
Assessment of Children's Mental Health in Irish Primary Schools
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, School Of Psychology, 2024)Background: Numerous studies examine teachers' implementation of mental health interventions in schools (Franklin,et al., 2012). However, there are a paucity of studies which examine assessment of mental health in schools. ... -
A Micro-Level Investigation of Parent-Child Interaction and Social Communication Development Following Full-Term and Preterm Birth
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin, School of Psychology, 2024)Preterm birth is a risk factor for poorer social-cognitive and language development, yet there is wide within-group variation. From the bioecological (Barra & Coo, 2023) and transactional perspectives (Sameroff, 2009), ... -
Investigating an interplay between respiration and attention via the locus coeruleus - noradrenaline system
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2024)The intricate interplay between respiration and attention, a cornerstone of yogic practices for millennia, is now gaining recognition in contemporary cognitive neuroscience. Recent research is shedding light on how respiration ... -
Neurons, networks, and behaviour: Investigating multiscale interactions between brain regions and their behavioural correlates
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2024)Understanding the interactions between different brain regions is vital for unravelling the complexities of brain disorders and brain functions such as cognition, behaviour, and memory. While previous investigations of ... -
A Developmental Systems Investigation of Language Development in the Context of Preterm Birth
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2024)Preterm birth (< 37 weeks gestation) affects approximately 10% of births worldwide and is a public health concern given the developmental risks that it poses (World Health Organisation, 2023). While preterm birth is ... -
Parent-Child Interaction and the Developmental Profile of Children following Neonatal Encephalopathy
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Psychology. Discipline of Psychology, 2024)Neonatal Encephalopathy (NE) is a clinical condition characterised by disturbed neurological functioning in newborn infants and is associated with unfavourable outcomes including developmental delay. It is estimated that ...
