2024

Auditory Science Meeting (ASM) 2024, Cambridge, UK - September 2024

26/09/2024 - "Amplitude and Spectrotemporal rise time sensitivity predicts phonological awareness and literacy in children". Dr Flanagan from the Botnar project gave a talk at the Auditory Science Meeting 2024 in Cambridge, UK.

26/09/2024 - "Neural Processing of Rhythmic Speech in Children with and without Developmental Language Disorder: An EEG Study". Research Associate Keshavarzi from the Yidan project presented a poster at the Auditory Science Meeting 2024 in Cambridge, UK.

Hearing Across the LifeSpan (Heal 2024), Cernobbio, Lake Como, Italy - June 2024

06/06/2024 - "Development of binaural temporal fine structure sensitivity in children with developmental dyslexia and age matched typical readers". Dr Flanagan from the Botnar project gave a talk at the Heal 2024 conference, in Cernobbio, Italy.

06/06/2024 - "Neural responses to envelope modulation enhanced speech in children with and without dyslexia". Dr Mandke gave a talk at the Heal 2024 conference, in Cernobbio, Italy.

47th Annual MidWinter Meeting ARO (Association for Research in Otolaryngology), Anaheim, CA - February 2024

06/02/2024 - "Binaural Temporal Fine Structure Sensitivity Development in Children With Developmental Dyslexia". Dr Flanagan from the Botnar project presented a poster at the ARO (Association for Research in Otolaryngology) 47th Annual MidWinter Meeting, in Anaheim, California, US.

2023

1st Auditory Development Workshop, Paris, France - November 2023

20/11/2023 - "Cocktail Parties and Classrooms: The development of binaural temporal fine structure sensitivity." Dr Flanagan from the Botnar project was invited to give a talk at the First Auditory Development Workshop, in Paris, France.

19th British Academy of Audiology (BAA) Annual Conference - November 2023

02/11/2023 - "Children with developmental dyslexia demonstrate atypical speech production for multisyllabic words and phrases". Research Associate Keshavarzi from the Yidan project presented a poster at the 19th British Academy of Audiology Annual Conference, in Coventry, UK.

17th International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition (ICMPC), Tokyo, Japan - August 2023

26/08/2023 - "Individual differences in infant rhythm perception and production as predictors of typical language acquisition". Dr Rocha-Thomas, former post-doc from the BabyRhythm project, gave a talk at the 17th International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition (ICMPC), in Tokyo, Japan.

International Workshop on Reading and Developmental Dyslexia (IWORDD), San Sebastian, Spain - June 2023

08/06/2023 - "Neural responses to natural and enhanced speech edges in children with and without dyslexia". Dr Mandke from the Botnar project gave a talk at the International Workshop on Reading and Developmental Dyslexia (IWORDD), San Sebastian, Spain.

08/06/2023 - "Binaural Temporal fine structure sensitivity development in children with developmental dyslexia". Dr Flanagan from the Botnar project presented a poster at the International Workshop on Reading and Developmental Dyslexia (IWORDD), San Sebastian, Spain.

Union of European Phoniatricians, Antalya, Turkey - April 2023

29/04/2023 - "Investigating linguistic rhythms and amplitude rise times in children with dyslexia". Dr Mandke from the Botnar project was invited to present a talk at the annual convention of Union of European Phoniatricians, Antalya, Turkey.

The International British Neuroscience Association (BNA 2023) Festival of Neuroscience - April 2023

23/04/2024 - "Children with dyslexia show atypical delta-band phase entrainment in response to rhythmic audio-visual stimuli". Research Associate Keshavarzi from the Yidan project presented a poster at the International British Neuroscience Association Festival of Neuroscience, Brighton, UK.

Experimental Psychology Society Meeting, Plymouth, UK - April 2023

21/04/2023 - "The Development of Binaural Temporal Fine Structure Sensitivity in Children with Developmental Dyslexia". Dr Flanagan from the Botnar project was invited to delivered a talk at the Experimental Psychology Society Meeting, in Plymouth, UK.

BCI & Neurotechnology Spring School - April 2023

17-26/04/2023 - PhD student João Araújo gives a talk at the BCI & Neurotechnology Spring School 2023. Find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6sHaiwytGk

2022

Cambridge Hearing Group Christmas Symposium - December 2022

02/12/2022 - "Atypical speech production of multisyllabic words by children with developmental dyslexia". Research Associate Keshavarzi from the Yidan project delivered a talk at the Cambridge Hearing Group Christmas Symposium, Cambridge, UK.

Language Group meeting, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge, UK - December 2022

01/12/2022 - "Linguistic rhythm timescale deficits in children with dyslexia". Dr Mandke from the Botnar project delivered a talk at the Language Group Meeting, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, in Cambridge, UK. 

Society for Neuroscience (SfN 2022)

12/11/2022 - "Cortical tracking and phase amplitude coupling to sung speech and how they predict language performance; longitudinal data from infant and adults". Dr Attaheri from the BabyRhythm project presented a poster at the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) conference, in San Diego, California.

Advances and Perspectives in Auditory Neuroscience (APAN 2022)

11/11/2022 - "Cortical tracking and phase amplitude coupling to sung speech and how they predict language performance; data from infants and adults". Dr Attaheri from the BabyRhythm project presented a poster at Advances and Perspective in Auditory Neuroscience, APAN 2022, San Diego, California.

Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK.

09/11/2022 - "Slave to the Rhythm? Poor Readers and the Acoustic Structure of Speech". Dr Flanagan from the Botnar project was invited to give a talk at Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK.

Hearing, Audio and Audiology Sciences Meeting (HAAS), University of Southampton, UK.

12-13/09/2022 - "Binaural Temporal fine structure sensitivity in typically developing, normal hearing children". Dr Flanagan from the Botnar project presented a poster at the Hearing, Audio and Audiology Sciences Meeting (HAAS), University of Southampton, UK.

International Congress of Infant Studies (ICIS 2022), Ottawa, Canada.

09/07/2022 - "Language acquisition and the development of preferred phase in cortical tracking of auditory rhythm". Dr. Áine Ní Choisdealbha from the BabyRhythm project gave a talk at the International Congress of Infant Studies, in Ottawa, Canada.

07/07/2022 - "Rhythms in Language and the Developing Brain". Dr. Áine Ní Choisdealbha from the BabyRhythm project gave a talk at the New Methods in Infant Social Neuroscience preconference to the International Congress of Infant Studies, in Ottawa, Canada.

09/07/2022 - "Cortical tracking and low frequency phase measures to nursery rhymes in infants". Dr Attaheri from the BabyRhythm project gave an oral presentation at the International Congress of Infant Studies, in Ottawa, Canada.

09/07/2022 - "Infant and caregiver rhythmic movement to speech and music". Dr Rocha-Thomas from the BabyRhythm project gave an oral presentation at the International Congress of Infant Studies, in Ottawa, Canada.

Organisation of Human Brain Mapping Annual Meeting - June 2022

23/06/2022 - "Speech entrainment deficits in children with dyslexia.". Dr Mandke from the Fondation Botnar project gave an oral presentation at the Organisation of Human Brain Mapping Annual Meeting in Glasgow, UK. 

Workshop on Infant Language Development (WILD 2022)

10/06/2022 - "Cortical tracking and phase amplitude coupling to sung speech in adults vs infants: A developmental comparison.". Dr Attaheri from the BabyRhythm project gave an oral presentation at the Workshop on infant language development, San Sebastian, Spain.

09/06/2022 - "Assessing language development across infancy: Early experimental measures and longitudinal brain-behaviour associations". Dr. Rocha-Thomas from the BabyRhythm project gave an oral presentation at the Workshop on infant language development, San Sebastian, Spain.

09/06/2022 - "Developmental changes in cortical tracking of auditory rhythm in the first year: An EEG study". Dr Ní Choisdealbha from the BabyRhythm project presented a poster at the Workshop on infant language development, San Sebastian, Spain.

09/06/2022 - "Exploring differences between monolingual and multilingual infants on the CDI and ASQ". Research Assistant Maria Alfaro from the BabyRhythm project presented a poster at the Workshop on infant language development, San Sebastian, Spain.

09/06/2022 - "The influence of dyslexia risk status on child language timing measures". Research Assistant Carmel Brough from the BabyRhythm project presented a poster at the Workshop on infant language development, San Sebastian, Spain.

Adams-Sweeting Lecture: Dyslexia, Rhythm, Language and the Developing Brain | University of Surrey - May 2022

30/05/2022 - "Dyslexia, Rhythm, Language and the Developing Brain". Professor Goswami gave a lecture for the Adams-Sweeting lecture series at the University of Surrey, UK. Find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM93KIEb6Q4&t=3720s

Annual Conference of the German Linguistic Society - February 2022
23/02/2022 - "Linguistic rhythm timescale deficits in children with dyslexia". Dr Mandke from the Fondation Botnar project gave an oral presentation at the Annual Conference of the German Linguistic Society.

Phonology and Dyslexia Workshop, Old World Conference on Phonology (OCP19)
26/01/22 - "Neural sampling of the speech signal by children with dyslexia". Dr Mandke from the Fondation Botnar project gave a virtual talk at the Phonology and Dyslexia Workshop, Old World Conference on Phonology (OCP19), San Sebastian, Spain.

12th Annual CEU Conference on Cognitive Development - Budapest, Hungary - January 2022

10-14 January 2022 - "Tracking of rhythmic speech and non-speech stimuli by the developing infant brain". Dr Áine Ní Choisdealbha from the BabyRhythm project gave a virtual presentation at the 12th Annual CEU Conference on Cognitive Development, Budapest, Hungary.

10-14 January 2022 - "Rhythm and language in infants: A motor perspective". Dr Sinead Rocha-Thomas from the BabyRhythm project gave a virtual presentation at the 12th Annual CEU Conference on Cognitive Development, Budapest, Hungary.

2021

Cambridge Hearing Group Christmas Symposium - December 2021

03/12/2021 - "Atypical delta-band phase consistency and pre-stimulus preparation during neural entrainment to rhythmic audio-visual speech in children with dyslexia". Research Associate Keshavarzi from the Yidan project delivered a talk at the Cambridge Hearing Group Christmas Symposium, Cambridge, UK.

46th BUCLD (Boston University Conference on Language Development)
4-7 November 2021 - "Cortical oscillations in pre-verbal infants track rhythmic speech and non-speech stimuli". Dr Áine Ní Choisdealbha gave a virtual poster presentation at the 46th Boston University Conference on Language Development.

LCICD 2021 (Lancaster Conference on Infant and Early Child Development)
25-28 August 2021 - "Cortical tracking of simple rhythmic stimuli across the first year of life". Dr. Áine Ní Choisdealbha from the BabyRhythm project gave a talk at the Lancaster Conference on Infant and Early Child Development.

18^th Biennial Rhythm Perception and Production Workshop
22-25/06/2021 - " Infant sensorimotor synchronisation: A longitudinal analysis of the first year of life". Dr Rocha-Thomas gave a poster presentation at the 18^th Biennial Rhythm Perception and Production Workshop, Oslo, Norway.

Research Staff Symposium, Department of Psychology, Cambridge
14/06/2021 - "The Development of Binaural Temporal Fine Structure Sensitivity". Dr Flanagan gave a talk at the Research Staff Symposium, Department of Psychology, Cambridge, UK.

Research Staff Symposium, Department of Psychology, Cambridge.
14/06/2021 - "Linguistic timescale deficits in children with dyslexia". Dr Mandke gave a talk at the Research Staff Symposium, Department of Psychology, Cambridge, UK.

Cambridge Hearing Group Christmas Symposium, Cambridge
03/02/2021 - "Linguistic timescale deficits in children with dyslexia". Dr Mandke gave a talk at the Cambridge Hearing Group Christmas Symposium, Cambridge, UK.

11th Annual CEU Conference on Cognitive Development.
4-8/01/2021 - "BabyRhythm at Home: The influence of parental sensorimotor synchronization on infant rhythmic timing". Dr Rocha-Thomas gave an oral presentation at the 11th Annual CEU Conference on Cognitive Development, Budapest, Hungary.

2020

International Conference of Infant Studies, Virtual conference.

Ní Choisdealbha, Á., Attaheri, A., Rocha, S., Brusini, P., Mead, N., Gibbon, S., Olawole-Scott, H., Boutris, P., Williams, I., Ahmed, H., Grey, C., Flanagan, S., & Goswami, U. (2020, July 5-9). The development of amplitude rise time detection in the first year [Poster presentation]. International Congress of Infant Studies.

Ní Choisdealbha, Á., Attaheri, A., Rocha, S., Mead, N., Gibbon, S., Olawole-Scott, H., Boutris, P., Flanagan, S., Williams, I., Ahmed, H., Grey, C., Brusini, P., & Goswami, U. (2020, July 5-9). Changes in neural rhythmic entrainment during the first year of life [Symposium talk]. International Congress of Infant Studies.

Rocha, S., Attaheri, A., Ní Choisdealbha, Á., Brusini, P., Flanagan, S., Mead, N., Boutris, P., Gibbon, S., Olawole-Scott, H., Ahmed, H., & Goswami, U. (2020, July 5-9). BabyRhythm: Early infant audio-motor rhythmic synchronisations predicts later language outcomes [Poster presentation]. International Congress of Infant Studies.

FENS 2020
13-15/07/2020 - "Neural oscillations and nursery rhymes; An EEG study into individual differences in infant language development". Dr Attaheri gave a poster presentation and audio teaser talk at the FENS Conference 2020, Virtual Congress.

Brentwood School
09/07/20 - Isabel Williams gave a presentation to and had a discussion with an A-Level student about working in Psychology. 

STEMroller - Empowering Female Students
29/02/20 - An opportunity for students between 11-19 to come and network with fifty women working in STEM fields, as well as watch them compete in a friendly roller derby match. Dr. Áine Ní Choisdealbha was one of the professionals speaking to the students and playing in the ensuing games.

10th Annual CEU Conference on Cognitive Development
8-10/01/2020 - "Infant gross motor rhythmic synchronisation and relationships with language". Dr Rocha-Thomas gave a poster presentation at the 10th Annual CEU Conference on Cognitive Development, Budapest, Hungary.

2015 - 2019

Workshop on Infant Language Development, June 2019, Potsdam, Germany

"Individual differences in auditory entrainment to speech and nonspeech rhythm by infants and relations with early language development". Dr Ni Choisdealbha presented a poster for Workshop on Infant Language Development, 13-15 June, Potsdam, Germany.

Brain and Cognitive Development Day - Emerging Frontiers and Methods in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
18/06/19 - "Motion Capture with Infants". Dr Rocha-Thomas gave an oral presentation at the Brain and Cognitive Development Day - Emerging Frontiers and Methods in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Cambridge, UK.

Stockholm University Brain Imaging Centre
02/10/19 - "Dyslexia, Language, Rhythm and the Brain". Professor Usha Goswami gave an invited address at the opening of the Stockholm University Brain Imaging Centre, Stockholm University, Sweden, in the presence of the Swedish Royal Family.

BASIS Annual Scientific Meeting
21/09/18 - "The BabyRhythm Project: Looking longitudinally at early rhythmic skill and language development". Dr Rocha-Thomas gave an oral presentation at the BASIS Annual Scientific Meeting, London, UK.

Cambridge Science Festival
18/03/17 - "Babies: Rhythm & Language". With evidence to show that brainwave rhythms alter to align with rhythms in speech, the CNE BabyLab team were on hand to explain how they measure ‘rhythmic processing’ in babies’ brains and conduct tours of the CNE's BabyLab EEG and motion capture areas.  

Cambridge Science Festival
12/03/16 - "I don't do maths': Understanding school children's anxiety about maths". An open workshop event linked to the Nuffield Trust's project on Maths Anxiety for parents, teachers, practitioners, and other interested parties. Presented by Dr. Ros McLellan (Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge), Amy Devine and Emma Carey (Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge).
12/03/16 - "Maths and memory: How, when, where and what?". A hands-on event with puzzles, speed maths tricks and visual memory tasks. Members of CNE's maths group explain how having a strong visual short-term memory can make people better at maths

Hay Festival
22/05/15 - "How can neuroscience help us to understand the sensory processing differences that can give rise to learning difficulties like dyslexia?". Professor Usha Goswami was invited to speak at the festival.

Edinburgh International Science Festival
15/04/15 - "A Very Short Introduction to... Child Psychology". A talk given by Professor Usha Goswami about her book.

SMART Cognitive Science Conference
27/03/15 - "Shared Processing in Language and Music". Professor Usha Goswami was an invited speaker at this conference on music cognition.

Salzburg Global Seminar
27/03/15 - "Implications for Early Childhood Development, Education, Public Understanding, and Research". At the Salzburg's conference The Neuroscience of Art: What are the Sources of Creativity and Innovation?, Professor Usha Goswami led a session with Professor Mariale Hardiman (John Hopkins University) and Soo-Siang Lim (National Science Foundation).

Bridging Neuroscience and Learning Workshop
23/01/15 - The White House Office of Science and Technology had convened a policy workshop on neuroscience and learning to which Professor Usha Goswami has been invited. The aim of the meeting was to identify research gaps in neuroscience and education, to highlight innovations in research methodology and data analysis in the field, and to produce ideas for disseminating information about research findings in neuroscience and learning more widely.

2010 - 2015

Festival of Ideas
28/08/14 - "Cambridge Stars - Big Ideas 2". Recently-elected Fellows of the British Academy, including Professor Usha Goswami, talked about their ground-breaking research at this public event.

British Dyslexia Association Conference
28/03/14 - "Speech Rhythm and Temporal Structure". Professor Usha Goswami presented a paper as part of the conference's focus on creating impact through innovation.

Centre for Educational Neuroscience
14/03/14 - "Testing Theories of Developmental Dyscalculia". This one day workshop bought together current research in educational neuroscience so that, primarily, PhD students could learn what was happening in the field. Amy Devine gave a presentation at this workshop, the slides of which can be accessed here.

The British Neuropsychological Society
12/03/14 - "Phonological Deficits in Dyslexia: The Temporal Sampling Framework". Professor Usha Goswami presented a paper as part of the conference's focus on creating impact through innovation.

Oxford Brain Day
22/02/14 - "Language and the Learning Brain". At the 11th annual event Dr. Vicky Leong was invited to give a talk. 

Queen Edith Primary School
28/01/12 - "Science and Technology Saturday". The CNE's Maths Team demonstrated some of the computer games used in their research and explained how they use EEG to measure brain waves.

Cambridge Science Festival
19/03/11 - "Exploring the Mind". This was a day-long event of hands-on activities run by CNE researchers and students from the MRC dyscalculia and dyslexia projects, with the aim of introducing the public to their research.
19/03/11 - "Dyslexia, Reading and Music". A talk presented by Professor Usha Goswami.

2005 - 2010

University of Hertfordshire
02/12/10 - "Rhythm, Rhyme, Reading and Dyslexia". This talk given by Professor Usha Goswami was part of the School of Psychology Seminar Series. 

Oundle School
03/06/09 - "The Impact of Cognitive Neuroscience to Education", "Role of Rhythm in Reading Development" and "The Case of Number and Space: Cognitive and Classroom Measures". Dr. Tim Fosker and Sonia White visited Oundle School, Peterborough to give talks to members of staff and teachers from neighbouring schools.

Cambridge Science Festival
14/03/09 - "Neuroscience & Education: Looking at Learning Difficulties". A public talk in which Professor Usha Goswami explained how EEG can help us to understand the sensory processing differences that can give rise to learning difficulties like dyslexia. 
11/03/09 - "Science on Saturday". The centre offered hands-on activities for children, posters, games, quizzes, demonstrations of experimental computer-based tasks and tours of the EEG lab.
11/03/09 - "Making the Most of Our Minds". A discussion between top scientists Professor Barbara Sahakian (Department of Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Cambridge), Professor Usha Goswami, Professor Felicity Huppert (Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge) and Sandy Thomas (Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge) in a discussion on improving mental capital and wellbeing. This was chaired by Tim Radford from The Guardian.

Cheltenham Science Festival
08/06/08 - Professor Usha Goswami explored in her talk what we know about the causes of dyslexia and how this knowledge can be used to make future diagnosis.

Research Day, St John's College, Cambridge
15/03/07 - "Rhythm and Reading Project". Members of the MRC Project Team gave presentations to an invited audience of headteachers, teachers and support staff, parents of participant children and the children themselves. Professor Usha Goswami provided a background to and overview of the project while Dr. Mathilda (formerly Martina) Huss (Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge) and Dr. Tim Fosker explain how the different tasks are developed and what outcomes might be anticipated.