Objective The understanding of human brain development is a crucial challenge in today’s society. It is fundamental to determineappropriate political and social policies in Education and Health for the future of our society: our children. Specifically,we need to be able to measure and understand how basic cognitive processes, such as the Executive Function (EF),operates in children. Basic research in visual foraging tasks has revealed essential knowledge about EF in adults, but it hasnever been applied in children. In the present project, I will apply for the first time in psychological science an innovativeand multidisciplinary, theoretically-based paradigm to understand and measure EF in children: foraging. The research isbased on theoretical models, behavioral data, eye-movement recordings and neuroimaging (fMRI). At my TC host,Wolfe’s Lab (Harvard), we will create new child-friendly, videogame-based foraging tasks, and I will be trained inforaging and eye-movement data analyses. With my Host at UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID, in Fernando Maestú’s Lab, wewill assess the new tasks to determine their validity and applications to train EF in children by means of behavioral andneuro-functional measures using fMRI. My aim is to advance the theoretical knowledge about EF processes in children,and improve cognitive assessment products. Commercialization of the newly developed tests will be exploited togetherwith the industrial partner, Cambridge Cognition, a company producing cognitive assessment tools. I will be trained in thedifferent steps of preparing a business plan to transfer our product to society. The outcome will be significant for thedevelopment of technology, products, and strategies to meet the needs of the youngest members of our population. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdata sciencesocial sciencespsychologycognitive psychology Programme(s) H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility Topic(s) MSCA-IF-2017 - Individual Fellowships Call for proposal H2020-MSCA-IF-2017 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MSCA-IF-GF - Global Fellowships Coordinator UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID Net EU contribution € 257 191,20 Address Avenida de seneca 2 28040 Madrid Spain See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 Participants (1) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE Participation ended United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address Trinity lane the old schools CB2 1TN Cambridge See on map Region East of England East Anglia Cambridgeshire CC Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 Partners (1) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all Partner Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement. PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE United States Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address Massachusetts avenue 1350 02138 Cambridge See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 172 130,40
