Melanie Lam, St. Francis Xavier University

Research

cognitive-based empathy co-representation electroencephalography (EEG)group cohesion joint action mirror neurons mu suppression older adults

Latest funding

An exploration of the behavioural, electrophysiological, and neural mechanisms underlying joint action
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$138,000
An exploration of the behavioural, electrophysiological, and neural mechanisms underlying joint action
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$12,500

All 2 grants and awards

An exploration of the behavioural, electrophysiological, and neural mechanisms underlying joint action

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Lam, Melanie

Keywords: joint action; social interaction; co-representation; older adults; cognitive-based empathy; perspective-taking; group cohesion; electroencephalography (eeg); mirror neurons; mu suppression

$138,000

An exploration of the behavioural, electrophysiological, and neural mechanisms underlying joint action

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Lam, Melanie

$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: cognitive-based empathy Dear Professor Lam, 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]. Your research on cognitive-based empathy 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 NSERC-funded project "An exploration of the behavioural, electrophysiological, and neural mechanisms underlying joint action" (2019), 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]