Lauren Emberson, University of British Columbia

Research

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Latest papers

Infants' lexical comprehension and lexical anticipation abilities are closely linked in early language development.
Infancy : the official journal of the International Society on Infant Studies · 2023 · senior author
Attrition rate in infant fNIRS research: A meta-analysis.
Infancy : the official journal of the International Society on Infant Studies · 2023 · senior author
Using functional near-infrared spectroscopy to study the early developing brain: future directions and new challenges.
Neurophotonics · 2023

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Neural correlates of the infant experince: Research embedded in sociocultural contexts
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$52,554
Development of the Large-Scale Neural Networks in Infancy
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$132,000
Development of the Large-Scale Neural Networks in Infancy
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$12,500

All 3 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Infants' lexical comprehension and lexical anticipation abilities are closely linked in early language development.

Reuter T, Mazzei C, Lew-Williams C, Emberson L

Infancy : the official journal of the International Society on Infant Studies2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/infa.12534 PMID: 36808682

02

Attrition rate in infant fNIRS research: A meta-analysis.

Baek S, Marques S, Casey K, Testerman M, McGill F, Emberson L

Infancy : the official journal of the International Society on Infant Studies2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/infa.12521 PMID: 36748788

03

Using functional near-infrared spectroscopy to study the early developing brain: future directions and new challenges.

Gervain J, Minagawa Y, Emberson L, Lloyd-Fox S

Neurophotonics2023

DOI: 10.1117/1.nph.10.2.023519 PMID: 37020727

04

Temporal Predictability Modulates Cortical Activity and Functional Connectivity in the Frontoparietal Network in 6-Month-Old Infants.

Baek S, Jaffe-Dax S, Bejjanki VR, Emberson L

Journal of cognitive neuroscience2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_01828 PMID: 35139200

Neural correlates of the infant experince: Research embedded in sociocultural contexts

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Emberson, Lauren L.

Keywords: infancy; neurocognitive development; fnirs; learning and memory; language acquisition; perception

$52,554

Development of the Large-Scale Neural Networks in Infancy

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Emberson, Lauren

Keywords: fnirs; developmental cognitive neuroscience; task-based functional connectivity; resting-state functional connectibity; fronto-parietal network; experience-based development; global fnirs; diverse populations; interactive specialization; social cognition

$132,000

Development of the Large-Scale Neural Networks in Infancy

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Emberson, Lauren

$12,500

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Emberson, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Infants' lexical comprehension and lexical anticipation abilities are closely linked in early language development." (2023), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Neural correlates of the infant experince: Research embedded in sociocultural contexts" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]