NeuroLab

giuseppe iaria (DIRECTOR)

is the director of NeuroLab. He is Assistant Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience at the Department of Psychology of the University of Calgary. He is a member of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute and Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Department of Clinical Neurosciences in the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Calgary. Dr. Iaria graduated in 1997 with a bachelors degree in Experimental Psychology, completed further training in Neuropsychology in 1999, and a Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience in 2003. He has conducted behavioural and neuroimaging studies in both healthy individuals and brain-damaged patients and in different academic/research locations such as the University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada), the University of Rome "La Sapienza" (Rome, Italy), the Montreal Neurological Institute at McGill University (Montreal, Canada) and Le College de France (Paris, France). iaria@neurolab.ca (Phone: +1 403 220 8482).

irene liu (GRADUATE STUDENT)

I am a graduate student in the Clinical Psychology Program at the University of Calgary. My research interest focuses on investigating the effect of age and gender on the ability to use different orientation strategies. I am interested in investigating the development of orientation skills in children, that is the developmental aspects of our ability to form and make use of cognitive maps. iliu@ucalgary.ca (Phone: +1 403 220 4069).

aiden arnold (GRADUATE STUDENT)

My research at NeuroLab aims to explore the neurological basis of individual variability in orientation skills. Coupling neuroimaging techniques with behavioural experiments that target orientation strategies, I hope to develop an enriched understanding of the interaction between neural processing and spatial cognition. aarnold@ucalgary.ca (Phone: +1 403 220 3828).

ford burles (GRADUATE STUDENT)

My main project at NeuroLab focuses on investigating the behavioural and structural neural changes following training of topographical orientation skills. In addition, I am responsible for the construction of www.gettinglost.ca, which will be the first website that will assess the ability to use a wide variety of orientation strategies cross-culturally. This will create a very large database that will allow us to gain insight into the processes used by individuals as they navigate and orient in the surrounding. ford@paintkillers.com (Phone: +1 403 220 3828).

veronica guadagni (INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE)

My research interest at NeuroLab focuses on the effects of sleep and sleep-deprivation on human empaty. I joined NeuroLab as Visiting Scholar in April 2011 after graduating with a bachelors degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of L'Aquila (L'Aquila, Italy) veronica@neurolab.ca (Phone: +1 403 220 3715).

edward (TED) SLONE (GRADUATE student)

I joined NeuroLab as a PhD student to investigate the neural mechanisms responsible for our ability to orient in spatial surroundings. My projects involve using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Voxel Based Morphometry. etgslone@ucalgary.ca (Phone: +1 403 220 4069).

Taya Krivoruchko (HONOURS STUDENT)

I am an undergraduate psychology student at the University of Calgary. I joined Neurolab to work on my Honours thesis (2011/2012). My project focuses on investigating the familial effects of topographical orientation skills as well as its developmental consition, that is Developmental Topographical Disorientation.
taya00@gmail.com (Phone: +1 403 220 3715).

Andrea moir (HONOURS STUDENT)

I am an undergraduate psychology student at the University of Calgary. I joined Neurolab to work on my Honours thesis (2011/2012). My project focuses on investigating hippocampal orientation skills in adolescents suffering from major depressive disorder. ammoir@ucalgary.ca (Phone: +1 403 220 3715).

rachel sharkey (HONOURS STUDENT)

My research interest at Neurolab focuses on investigating the neural mechanisms related to the individual variability in processing facial expressions and identities. I am currently an undergraduate BSc Neuroscience student at the University of Calgary. I joined NeuroLab as a Summer Student in May 2011 and I will continue working on my project as Honours Student for the academic year 2011/2012. My summer scholarship is sponsored by Alberta Innovates Health Solutions and the Program for Undergraduate Research Experience (Pure). rjsharke@ucalgary.ca (Phone: +1 403 220 3715).