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 Dr Liana Machado

Email liana.machado@otago.ac.nz
Tel 64 3 479 7622
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Cognitive Psychology and Neuropsychology

My laboratory researches the mechanisms and machinery underlying healthy brain functions and the cognitive deficits that emerge as a result of brain disease and advanced aging.

Understanding Brain Function and Dysfunction

To this end, we study patients suffering from neurological conditions (such as stroke and Parkinson's disease), as well as neurologically healthy young and aging adults. We then combine the knowledge gained from each of these groups so that we can advance the current understanding of brain function and brain dysfunction.

Visual Orienting

My main interest is in visual orienting, including attention and eye movements, with a particular focus on how more advanced brain structures orchestrate the activities of more primitive brain structures in order to generate strategic behaviours.

Publications

Nasrollahi, N., Jowett, T., & Machado, L. (2024). Effects of wearing a surgical face mask on cognitive functioning and mood states: A randomised controlled trial in young adults. Cognitive Processing. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s10339-024-01238-5 Journal - Research Article

Ramos, A. A., Bertola, L., Figueiredo da Mata, F. A., Barbosa, M. G., Boaventura, V., Machado, L., … Ferri, C. P. (2024). Socioeconomic determinants of cognition among older adults in the Brazilian longitudinal study of aging (ELSI-Brazil): A life-course approach. Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s00127-024-02734-x Journal - Research Article

Stenling, A., Quensell, J., Kaur, N., & Machado, L. (2024). Stair climbing improves cognitive switching performance and mood in healthy young adults: A randomized controlled crossover trial. Journal of Cognitive Enhancement. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s41465-024-00294-1 Journal - Research Article

Alexander, M., & Machado, L. (2024). Chronic exercise and neuropsychological function in healthy young adults: A randomised controlled trial investigating a running intervention. Cognitive Processing. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s10339-024-01177-1 Journal - Research Article

Ramos, A. A., & Machado, L. (2024). 3-Year test-retest reliability in Parkinson's disease and healthy older adults: The Parkinson's progression markers initiative study. Applied Neuropsychology: Adult. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/23279095.2024.2303718 Journal - Research Article

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