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
I completed my BA in Psychology at the University of Copenhagen, followed by an MSc in Cognitive Neuropsychology at University College London. I then did my PhD in Psychology at the Centre for Brain & Cognitive Development at Birkbeck. I have held three externally funded fellowships (from the ESRC, British Academy and MRC) - at King’s College London, the University of Essex and the University of Oxford. In August 2021 I started as a Lecturer at the University of Bristol.
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
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
