Ayda Tekok-kilic
Associate Professor
Department of Child and Youth Studies
Brock University
Canada
Biography
Dr. Tekok-Kilic is a clinical/cognitive neuroscientist. She worked with children, youth and adults with various emotional and neurological exceptionalities. Her current research program involves the investigation of neural networks underlying visual-spatial working memory using dense array EEG. Dr. Tekok-Kilic is interested in mapping the developmental trajectories of visual spatial WM organization and possible reasons of deviancies from typical developmental progression. One of her long-term research goal is to study the effects of anxiety on cognitive functions. She is the director of Developmental Neuroscience Lab (DNLab) which is equipped with integrated dense-array EEG and eye tracking technology. Her research has been supported by Canada Foundation for Innovation, and Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation.
Research Interest
Maturation of visual-spatial working memory networks using; oculomotor delayed-response tasks; Effects of generalized anxiety, trait anxiety and worry on working memory systems; Functional connectivity analyses in EEG research.
Publications
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Tekok-Kilic, A., Benedict, R.B., Weinstock-Guttman, B.,et al. (2007). Independent contributions of cortical gray matter atrophy and ventricle enlargement for predicting neuropsychological impairment in multiple-sclerosis.NeuroImage, 36,1294-1300.
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Shucard, J.L., Tekok-Kilic, A., Shiels, K., & Shucard, D. (2009). Stage and load effects on ERP topography during verbal and spatial working memory. Brain Research, 1254, 49-62.
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Tekok-Kilic, A., & Elmastas-Dikec, B (2010). Visual-Motor Integration in Children ages between 6-15 years. Turkish Psychiatry Journal, 21, 97-104.
