Dr Karla Holmboe
BA, MSc, PhD
Expertise
My research focuses on the development of attention and executive functions in infancy and early childhood. I study these questions longitudinally using behavioural and neuroimaging techniques.
Current positions
Associate Professor in Developmental Science
School of Psychological Science
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Biography
Research interests
My research focuses on the development of attention and executive functions in infancy and early childhood. I study these questions longitudinally using behavioural and neuroimaging techniques.
If you are interested in doing a PhD in my lab, feel free to get in touch.
Projects and supervisions
Publications
Selected publications
02/12/2021The early childhood inhibitory touchscreen task
PLoS ONE
Dynamic modulation of frontal theta power predicts cognitive ability in infancy
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
The neural correlates of inhibitory control in 10-month-old infants
NeuroImage
Recent publications
01/01/2025Neural Markers of Attention at 6 Months Associate With Later Attentional Control Performance
Developmental Science
Oscillatory But Not Aperiodic Frontal Brain Activity Predicts the Development of Executive Control from Infancy to Toddlerhood
Developmental Science
Early executive function development: The first three years
Mother-infant interaction characteristics associate with infant falling reactivity and child peer problems at pre-school age
PLoS ONE
Early executive function in context
Infant Behavior and Development
