Beauchamp Miriam
Professor
Department of Psychology
University of Montreal
Canada
Biography
Beauchamp Miriam is an Associate Professor Contact : T elephone 514-343-6111 # 35171 Pav. PAVILION MARIE-VICTORIN \ bur. F-414-6 at University of Montreal, Department of Psychology, Canada.
Research Interest
Her research program aims to better understand child development and the consequences of early brain damage. Several methodological and technological approaches are adopted under four main lines of investigation: Studies of normal child development and predictors of brain and cognitive maturation. Investigation of the effects of perianal brain injury (eg prematurity) and postnatal injury (eg head trauma) on cognition, social competence, quality of life and brain development. Conception and validation of new tasks of cognition and social skills (eg moral reasoning, theory of the mind, executive functions). Development of intervention programs for parents and children / adolescents with head trauma Target populations: healthy populations, head trauma, prematurity, behavioral disorders, child psychiatric disorders, metabolic / genetic diseases, other neuropsychological disorders, etc. Techniques used: MRI, fMRI, PET, DTI, oculometry, neuropsychological evaluation, longitudinal studies, etc.
