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Models of neurodegeneration in the hippocampus : molecular and behavioural factors promoting neuroprotection and neuropathology
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2003)
We investigated the consequences of brain insult after ischemia and kainic acid using different behavioural tasks, because both ischemia or KA model induce a similar
neurodegenerative process to that resulting from traumatic ...
Increasing emotional intelligence
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2008)
The aim of this thesis was to evaluate a programme to develop emotional intelligence in
work teams. The thesis is presented in two studies. Study 1 describes the design,
application and evaluation of a training programme ...
The contribution of cognitive biases to the development and maintenance of smoking-related addiction in adolescents and adults
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2013)
Anomalies between self-reported smoking intentions and actual smoking behaviour are common, yet few studies investigate both the explicit and implicit measurement of smoking cognitions within the same sample. Nor do many ...
Characterisation of executive deficits in attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder and avenues for their remediation
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2007)
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder that affects both children and adults and is associated with a range of behavioural and cognitive difficulties. This thesis aims to ...
Parental anxiety, child anxiety and father-child interactons : a longitudinal, multi-method investigation
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2014)
Childhood anxiety represents a serious mental health concern, and there is a great need to identify risk factors influencing both its development and maintenance in order to design effective therapeutic interventions. ...
High-resolution imaging of the human amygdala : role of basolateral and centromedial complexes in reward processing and associative learning .
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2012)
The amygdala is an inherently heterogeneous aggregation of nuclei. Although
the animal literature has revealed some segregation of function within these nuclei, it
has not been possible to investigate the role of human ...
An investigation into the role of impulsivity in addiction
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2013)
Impulsivity typically refers to actions made without sufficient forethought or
consideration of their consequences. This dissertation focuses on the neural
underpinnings of this trait from a perspective of a striatal-based ...
Acculturation, adolescent mental health & youth suicide in modern Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2004)
Since 1990, Ireland has witnessed a 400% increase in young, male suicide (Beagley, 1999) such that Ireland ranks 24th internationally in terms of its youth suicide rate (WHO, 2002) and 25th highest of 35 countries across ...
Neuroanatomy of executive functions, cognitive control processes and their interactions using functional magnetic resonance imaging
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2005)
Human behaviour, though appearing seamless, is comprised of a number of differing
and interacting cognitive processes. In this dissertation I attempted to establish the
anatomical networks subserving a number of different ...
The behavioural neurophysiology of stress : effects on hippocampal formation mechanisms of spatial representation
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Psychology, 2011)
In the fast-paced world we live in we encounter stressful situations on a continuous basis. Some stressors may cause chronic stress whereas others act only on a relatively short time basis and are regarded as acute stressors. ...