Development of Social & Emotional Communication Lab @QueensU.
Joined June 2020
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We are looking for youth ages 12-15 for a neuroimaging study (2 x 2 hour visits; bring a friend & caregiver to the 1st visit)! Teens receive $100 ($40 for friend $20 for caregiver) and will be asked to return 1 year later ($120). See details in attached poster! #YGKfamilies
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The @DSECLab sends out triannual newsletters sharing information about our ongoing studies, recent findings, and fun activities for youth. Download them at our website or subscribe if you want to learn more about youth's social and emotional communication!
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The DSEC Lab will be transitioning from X to Bluesky. We’re excited to continue sharing our work on a new platform! Stay connected with us there @ DSECLab.bsky.social 🎉
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Léa Francoeur (she/her) – Léa is a third-year student in Biology & Psychology. She is super excited to be joining the DSEC Lab as a research assistant this year. Léa is particularly interested in learning about the various neurobiological aspects of a child’s development!
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Think back to the last conversation that you had: what did you notice? 🤔 Maybe you noticed a smile, or maybe they avoided eye contact. These are examples of nonverbal cues! 🙊 This post explains nonverbal cues and their importance in communication. (✒️Selena Gabrielli)
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Kyla Campbell (she/her) – Lab Coordinator. Kyla is the joint coordinator for the DSEC Lab and EELab. She graduated from Queen’s in 2023. Kyla is excited to enhance the accessibility of scientific research and support the DSEC team in all of their ongoing projects. 😊
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Does a history of depression affect vocal emotional expression? 🗣️ Research assistant Navid Shabani Barzegar describes the findings from former Honours thesis student and lab coordinator, Emma Ilyaz’s undergraduate thesis. Watch this video 🎬 to discover what they found! #scicomm
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One of our directed lab students, Sophie Ye, wrote a blog post describing a recent paper by Dr. Morningstar and colleagues (published in Neuropsychologia). Check it out on our blog here! ✍️
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Have you ever wondered what our brain is doing when we are reading? 📖 This video describes the Dual-Route Model of reading, which proposes one possible explanation. Watch this video as it explores how our brains use the lexical reading route. (✒️ @MitacsCanada intern Ada Cheung)
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#FunFactFriday: Establishing common ground during a conversation improved participants’ memory in an experimental task. 🗣️ This finding from @DanielNault_'s MSc work supports the idea that common ground and memory are linked conversational processes! (📷Jake Hartwig-MacDonald)
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