Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Current Research Interests
- Theory of mind
- Cognitive development, learning
- Development of functionally specialized brain regions
- Role of experience in cognitive & brain development
My research in a nutshell
As children get older, they acquire new facts, memories and skills, build and revise intuitive theories about people, objects, and space, and develop and foster social relationships with others. How does the brain support these remarkable achievements? My research uses a variety of methods, including child-friendly neuroimaging experiments, to address this question. In particular, I investigate the relationship between social cognitive development (i.e., how we think about people) and brain development in childhood. I ask: (1) when do we develop specialized brain regions for thinking about other people? (2) what computations do these brain regions carry out? (3) what kinds of neural changes support social cognitive development? (4) what environmental & genetic factors promote & hinder this development? My research aims to inform theories of cognitive development and address basic science questions about the human brain.
Education/Academic qualification
Cognitive Neuroscience, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Developing a Theory of Mind: Insights from FMRI Studies of Children, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Award Date: 9 Jun 2018
Brain, Behavior, and Cognitive Science, Bachelor of Science, University of Michigan
Award Date: 1 May 2010
External positions
Lecturer in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Edinburgh Neuroscience
Keywords
- BF Psychology
- fMRI
- cognitive development
- theory of mind
- social cognition
- fNIRS
- conceptual change
- cognitive neuroscience
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Preterm birth as a determinant of neurodevelopment and cognition in children (PRENCOG): protocol for an exposure-based cohort study in the United Kingdom
Boardman, J. P., Andrew, R., Bastin, M. E., Battersby, C., David Batty, G., Blesa Cabez, M., Cox, S. R., Hall, J., Ingledow, L., Marioni, R. E., Modi, N., Murphy, L., Quigley, A. J., Reynolds, R. M., Richardson, H., Stock, S. J., Thrippleton, M. J., Tsanas, A. & Whalley, H. C., 16 Sept 2024, In: BMJ Open. 14, 9, e085365.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Epigenetic scores derived in saliva are associated with gestational age at birth
Mckinnon, K., Conole, E. L. S., Vaher, K., Hillary, R. F., Gadd, D. A., Binkowska, J., Sullivan, G., Stevenson, A. J., Corrigan, A., Murphy, L., Whalley, H. C., Richardson, H., Marioni, R. E., Cox, S. R. & Boardman, J. P., 29 Jun 2024, In: Clinical Epigenetics. 16, 1, 84.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Feature similarity gradients detect alterations in the neonatal cortex associated with preterm birth
Galdi, P., Blesa Cabez, M., Farrugia, C., Vaher, K., Williams, L. ZJ., Sullivan, G., Stoye, D. Q., Quigley, A. J., Makropoulos, A., Thrippleton, M. J., Bastin, M. E., Richardson, H., Whalley, H., Edwards, A. D., Bajada, C. J., Robinson, E. C. & Boardman, J. P., 15 Mar 2024, In: Human Brain Mapping.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open dataset of theory of mind reasoning in early to middle childhood
Sotomayor-Enriquez, K., Gweon, H., Saxe, R. & Richardson, H., Feb 2024, In: Data in brief. 52, 109905.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An unexpected ferromagnetic foreign body in a paediatric research participant undergoing 3T MRI
McKinnon, K., Jardine, C., Barclay, G., Thrippleton, M., Abel, S., Wardlaw, J. M., Bastin, M. E., Whalley, H., Richardson, H. & Boardman, J. P., 24 Jan 2024, In: BMJ Case Reports.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Developing a theory of mind: Insights from fMRI studies of children
Hilary Richardson (Assessor)
21 Aug 2024Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Developing a theory of mind: Insights from fMRI studies of children
Hilary Richardson (Assessor)
11 Jun 2024Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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52nd Annual Meeting of the Jean Piaget Society
Hilary Richardson (Advisor)
1 Jun 2023 → 3 Jun 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Developing a theory of mind: Insights from fMRI studies of children
Hilary Richardson (Assessor)
30 Mar 2022Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Developing a theory of mind: Insights from fMRI studies of children
Hilary Richardson (Assessor)
22 Feb 2022Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Establishing longitudinal MRI research with school-aged children born preterm
1/08/23 → 31/12/24
Project: University Awarded Project Funding
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Preterm birth, Neurodevelopment and Cognition in Children: Causal Evidence and Mechanisms
Boardman, J., Cox, S., Marioni, R., Reynolds, R., Richardson, H., Tsanas, T. & Whalley, H.
1/11/22 → 31/10/27
Project: Research
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Structural and Functional Neural Mechanisms of Theory of Mind Development
1/09/22 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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Wellcome Trust, INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIC SUPPORT FUND: Early life determinants of neurodevelopment, cognition and mental health through data science
Boardman, J., Richardson, H., Bastin, M. & Whalley, H.
Project: University Awarded Project Funding
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Jennifer Brown Research Lab: Investigating mechanisms of brain and cognitive development in children born preterm
1/03/21 → 28/02/22
Project: University Awarded Project Funding
Datasets
Press/Media
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Brain scans show children as young as 3 can understand people’s feelings
12/03/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press Release
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Study finds early signatures of the social brain
12/03/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press Release