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Prof Torsten Baldeweg
Professor of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
Developmental Neurosciences Dept
UCL GOS Institute of Child Health
- Joined UCL
- 1st Apr 2002
Research summary
I am a cognitive neuroscientist based at the UCL Institute of Child Health with an interest in the plasticity of the developing brain to neurological insults, such as epilepsy and hypoxia-ischaemia. I use a combination of methods, such as electrophysiology (ERP and EEG), neuroimaging (functional and structural MRI) to map changes in brain function and structure in relation to cognitive development. I am also involved in improving non-invasive diagnostic neuroimaging for children who are candidates for neurosurgery and conduct longitudinal studies in patients who underwent such treatment, with the aim of improving their cognitive and educational development in the long-term.
Teaching summary
I teach on the MSc course 'Clinical and Applied Paediatric Neuropsychology' at the UCL Institute of Child Health (Module organiser and Chair of the Exam Board). I am member of the UCL Center for Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience.
Education
- Humboldt-Universitat Berlin
- Other Postgraduate qualification (including professional), Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training | 1990
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- Doctorate, Doctor of Medicine | 1988
- Moscow Medical Institute
- Other Postgraduate qualification (including professional), Diploma | 1985
Biography
I am member of the British Association for Cognitive Neuroscience (chairman from 2006-2013) and founding member of the European Society for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (ESCAN).
I am co-editor of the journal Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience.